Craft
Half a century of rattan
In a small Spanish town an hour from Valencia, the last company in Europe still producing rattan furniture by hand employs around fifty craftspeople who cut, mold, weave, upholster and paint each piece.
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Craft
In a small Spanish town an hour from Valencia, the last company in Europe still producing rattan furniture by hand employs around fifty craftspeople who cut, mold, weave, upholster and paint each piece.
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