OFF THE SHELF

IT WAS in 2010, after learning that Angraves (England’s last remaining rattan weaving workshop) was due to close its doors forever, that Lulu Lytle, co-founder. Through archival photography, Lulu’s book reveals how designers and craftspeople through the centuries have used this tropical palm; from the decorative styles of the Victorian and Edwardian periods and the art deco geometric shapes of the 1920s to the organic and sculptural forms of the 1960s and 1970s.