Rattan & Light
An architect's Sun Moment at a roadside workshop, and the lamp that followed.
Ayu Kartika, ArchitectCirebon, West Java, Indonesia
Ayu Kartika was on the way to a site visit when the car stopped at a roadside workshop stacked high with baskets. Late afternoon sun was pouring through them.
Ayu bought three baskets that day, hung one over a bare bulb at home, and started sketching.
“The light coming through the weave threw a pattern on the road. I stood there until the sun moved.”
Rattan is a climbing palm that grows back within a few years of harvest. It bends when steamed and sets hard when dry, which is why it has been woven into furniture for generations.
The workshop Ayu found still splits every strand by hand.
The Weave Pendant is shaped over a steamed frame and left to dry for a week, then finished with plant oil. The weave is loose enough to throw that same pattern on the ceiling.
It ships flat and opens into shape.
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