When Erica and Lasse craft Josef Frank’s furniture, they begin with the raw material — rattan cane. The hard rattan is heated over a flame and bent into the desired shape. Next, it is cooled with cold water until hardened and the shape is set. For weaving seats and wrapping with rattan, strips are cut from the outer layers of the rattan cane.
In addition to furniture manufacturing, the workshop also undertakes repair work and seat weaving in rattan, seagrass and cord. Long strips are cut from the outer shell of the rattan, which are used for wrapping. These strips are first moistened before being wrapped around the rattan. Sometimes, the wrapping is fastened with a clamp, a tack, or a pin.
