• Malawi cane chair with a patterned cushion beside a wooden lamp in a green room
  • Malawi cane chair from the front, showing the woven barrel back
  • Malawi cane chair from the side, showing the tapered legs and open weave
  • Close detail of the handwoven cane across the chair back
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Malawi Cane Chair — Handwoven Bamboo Chair, Natural

Malawi Cane Chair — Handwoven Bamboo Chair, Natural

$697.95
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Woven strip by strip from tropical bamboo over a blue gum hardwood frame, in Malawi, by hand. The pattern is intricate enough to reward looking at and sturdy enough to sit in daily.

This is furniture at the point where craft and function stop being separate questions. It works in a reading corner, at a desk, or as the one piece in a room that everything else defers to.

At a glance

  • Handwoven tropical bamboo over a blue gum wood frame
  • Made in Malawi using traditional weaving
  • Sturdy enough for daily use
  • Intricate detailing, natural finish
  • Each chair varies in weave and tone

How to use it

Keep it indoors or under cover. Natural cane dislikes persistent damp and direct sun over long periods.

Dust with a soft brush and vacuum the weave occasionally with a brush attachment. If the cane dries out in a heated room, a light mist of water once a season keeps it supple.

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Give it a corner rather than a wall. A woven chair casts a pattern of shadow — put a lamp low and to one side and the weave draws itself onto the floor.

Questions we get asked

Is it suitable for outdoor use?

Only under cover. Rain and sustained sun will shorten its life considerably.

How much weight does it take?

The blue gum frame is solid hardwood and made for everyday seating.

Will it look exactly like the photo?

The pattern is handwoven, so tone and detail vary between chairs.

How do I care for the cane?

Dust regularly and mist lightly once a season in dry heated rooms.

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In short

The Malawi Cane Chair is a handwoven chair made in Malawi from tropical bamboo strips over a blue gum hardwood frame. The weave is worked strip by strip using traditional technique, and the frame is solid hardwood built for daily seating in a reading corner, at a desk, or as a single statement piece. It costs $697.95. Weave pattern and tone vary from chair to chair because each is woven by hand. Natural cane is not suited to permanent outdoor exposure — rain and sustained direct sun shorten its life — so it is intended for indoor or covered use.

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