Shannon Davis, co-founder and creative director of the rattan-based furniture company Woven, sheds a little more light on this material's origins and breadth. "There are over 600 species of rattan ...

Read more here. Whether woven with rattan or ramie, accentuated by scallops or stripes, or plain and simple, place mats do much more than just protect your table against heat, cold, and food ...