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GERBANG is a lounge chair design base on the concept of splitting rattan and optionally timber. Gerbang terms refers to the things that were most commonly noticed around Malaysia - Cultural Gates | Entrance.
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A long and illustrious history in Malaysia, from the classic traditional furniture to rustic weaved baskets and the infamous rotan in schools. Rattan existed in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Bangladesh. It is said to be famous throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s in Malaysia where most of the family owns a rattan furniture set in their houses.
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INSPIRATION
After several interviews and sight-seeing on Rattan Furniture Industry, it is decided that Rattan furniture needs to be evolve and re-calibrate according to our generation’s trend that is ever-changing.
The trends that we’re talking about refers to modernism, minimalism, pop, elegance, and HIGH-TECH-like. It is something about revival and experimental to make the younger generation appreciate rattan furniture in our ways and proven that there are still a lot of space to develop according to this “Nusantaric Matarial – Rotan”
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There are color options that offered across this product, and even the one with bare rattan wicker and weaving were introduced initially. It was then developed to be seated on a cozy bouncy Polyurethane Foam Cushion that offers more comfortablity alongside cultural product of Malaysia. The lounge interprets luxurious entrance itself. Along with Malaysian famous rattan splitting technique, it is more to fit a Balinese interior. The color scheme of Black and Yellow emphasize modernization and hope. The idea of constructing this “Gerbang” is to promote Malaysia’s rattan to the audience, where it has slowly being overlooked as one the most cultural and famous furniture-making material in Malaysia.
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