Many people know the ups and downs of retirement. Steve Ambrose, 68, knows the overs and unders as he repairs woven cane chair seats. Working out of his garage in the Avenues area in the west end ...

He started repairing chairs 25 years ago, then opened his own business, Connecticut Cane and Reed Co., following ... needed for reweaving worn-out chair seats. In fact, the Parkinsons’ bustling ...

is a manmade pattern woven from strips of rattan bark. It provides a springy, supportive alternative to cumbersome upholstery or hard (and expensive) solid wood seats. To create a panel of cane ...

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — More than rattan is woven into the chair seats produced by the Chair ... They laced straps of cane through holes, wove it in patterns, positioned pegs to hold the rattan ...

The best chairs for the simple DIY thrift flip have open seats ... chair that's missing the original seat material, you can easily replace it by using a piece of woven material, like rolled cane ...

I caved and bought a cane chair. It’s absolutely beautiful ... or simply browsing Urban Outfitters, the classic woven rattan chair is everywhere. And while they’re beautiful and timeless ...

The popularity of the Chandigarh chair, created by a team led by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, has shone a light on the erasure of local designers in the mid-century modern design narrative.

Elite Furniture Service (3421 Pearl St., McHenry, 815-759-1575) charges about $1.75 per hole for a hand-caned chair and about $125 for pre-woven cane repair. Owner Jeff Kleinschmidt says it can ...

The metal "straps" on one seat have started to come away from the frame of the chair. We use cushions on the seats, so any repair would not show. Do you know of any local metal shops that do this ...

The term Chandigarh chair refers to a series of teak chairs with woven cane seats and backs created to fill the administrative and housing structures of Chandigarh, India. Typically, it refers ...