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Resin wicker, also known asall-weather wicker, is a type of heavy-dutytextile made fromsynthetic resin, such aspolyethylene, and woven to imitate traditionalwicker.
It is primarily manufactured for use in outdoorgarden furniture. In theUK, outdoorfurniture made from resin wicker is sometimes referred to as "rattan garden furniture" because the traditionalrattan materials, which were traditionally used have fallen out of fashion.[citation needed]
The term "wicker" is often use in to refer to two things: a type ofmaterial, and the method used to create it. Wicker works are generally meant to be lightweight, flexible, and durable; to achieve this, the materials used must have those properties, and the weave pattern mustreinforce thestructure while using as little material as possible to avoid becoming too heavy or rigid.
Historically, materials derived from plants have been used to manufacture a variety of wicker products, such as baskets, trays, and both indoor and outdoor furniture. One commonly used plant material israttan,[1] which comes the rattan palm, traditionally used to make wickerwork furniture. In common usage, the term "rattan" is sometimes used interchangeably with "wicker"; however, rattan is the name of the specific plant-based fiber often used to create the wicker work. Rattan is somewhat elastic and often used to produce baskets, hampers and chairs.
Resin wicker resembles the appearance of woven rattan by design.Polyethylene is the most common resin material used in resin wicker. Synthetic polyethylene fiber resin wicker is generally durable and resistant tostressors such aswater damage,sun damage (fromUV radiation), and naturaldecomposition.
Resin wicker is often used over analuminum frame to create lightweight outdoor furniture.