A woven rattan chair owes its color to its weaving fibers, not to paint. At Maison Louis Drucker, the frame is made of natural rattan. The seat and back are woven by hand with colored synthetic fibers: glossy Rilsan® (some thirty colors) and satin Raucord® (some twenty) — or natural fiber.
Each of the glossy (Rilsan®) and satin (Raucord®) colors used for the caning of Maison Louis Drucker furniture, on rattan or aluminum structures, is resistant to light, moisture and impact. The color runs through the strand: it does not fade in the sun and does not fear damp.
Woven strand by strand, the same chair can come in a solid tone, in two tones, or in one of more than 50 weaving patterns. Le Fouquet's chair, for example, is woven in a “20 Checkerboard 2/2” pattern.
This guide presents the color ranges, the structure finishes and the weaving patterns — and how to specify them for a home or a hospitality project.
Where the Color Comes From: The Weaving Fibers
A Drucker rattan chair combines two materials with two different roles. The structure is natural rattan — Manila or Malacca — shaped in the atelier. The weaving then attaches strand by strand to this structure, with the fibers that carry the color.
On a painted chair, the color is a layer on the surface. On a woven chair, each fiber is dyed throughout, and the weaver places every strand one by one. The color can therefore change from one strand to the next: this is how checkerboards, stripes and two-tone designs are built — and how combining fiber colors creates a multitude of jacquards.
The Palette: Two Fibers, Two Finishes, Plus Natural
Glossy Finish — Rilsan® (5 mm)
Rilsan® is a 100% French material with a glossy, light-catching finish. Its chart counts some thirty colors — among them white, cream, ivory, gold, black, brick, chocolate, lemon yellow, mandarin, burgundy and red, along with a range of blues and greens such as sky blue, gipsy blue, marine blue, oil blue, water green, jade green, mint green and pine green. The fiber is UV-resistant and keeps its flexibility and color over time.
Satin Finish — Raucord® (5 mm)
Raucord® has a softer, satin surface that reads as more contemporary. Its range counts some twenty colors, including beige, taupe, terracotta, peach, orange, soft blue, blue lagoon, lavender blue, ultramarine blue, royal blue, blue grey, turmeric yellow, bright yellow, light pink, pink, carmine red, scarlet red, ruby red, emerald green, olive green, apple green and tender green. It withstands temperatures from -50 °C to +70 °C.
Natural Fiber
For the unadorned look of the material itself, natural fiber is available in several gauges (2.5, 5 and 9 mm), in its single natural tone.
The Border
Each chair is finished with a woven border in 9 mm fiber, available in ten colors — so the edge can match the seat or deliberately contrast with it, the simplest form of a two-tone weave.
Frame & Structure Colors
Color does not stop at the weave: the structure itself can be specified in several finishes.
| Structure option | Color range | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Natural rattan | Manila (light) or Malacca (dark) | Indoor and semi-outdoor |
| Skinned rattan | Natural tone that develops a honey patina over the years | Indoor |
| Lacquered rattan | RAL shades, on request | Indoor |
| Aluminum / steel | 9 standard tones; custom RAL on request | Outdoor, year-round |
The aluminum structure is finished in epoxy paint, in tones matching those of rattan: Black Matt, Black Sand, Charcoal (RAL 7021), Oxide Red (RAL 3009), Malacca (RAL 8008), Manau (RAL 1011), Fouquet's Light Brown, Cream Nude and Cool White — available from a single unit. It is the option for chairs that stay fully outdoors. For hospitality projects, a custom aluminum RAL color is possible from 200 pieces, with a sample validated before production. The full detail is on the colours of the structures.
Weaving Patterns: Checkerboard, Two-Tone and Beyond
Our collection counts more than 50 weaving patterns, from the simplest to the most sophisticated, organized in five families — Basic, Classic, Prestige, Exception and Masterpiece.
The Checkerboard (Damier)
The most recognizable French café weave. Le Fouquet's chair is woven in a “20 Checkerboard 2/2” — strands crossing two over two to form small squares — the pattern seen on Parisian terraces for generations.
Two-Tone and Multicolor Weaves
A chair can be woven with one color for the field and another for the border or a band, or with several colors forming stripes and motifs. Weaving a chair takes from 3 to 30 hours of work, depending on the complexity of the pattern and the number of colored strands. On aluminum frames, the strands are knotted rather than stapled — and the knots are invisible. To see the patterns themselves, browse the weaves of Drucker.
Create Your Own Jacquard
Some fifty fiber colors and more than 50 patterns are not just a catalog: they are a creative field. By combining colors and weaves, decorators and architects can compose their own jacquard — even an exclusive caning, reserved for their project or their house.
Designer Philippe Model did exactly this for his 2026 collection with Maison Louis Drucker: his own palette, woven into pieces that exist nowhere else. The same approach is open to a hotel, a café or a design studio — from the first color sample to a signature weave.
[IMAGE : pièce de la collection Philippe Model 2026 ou tissage exclusif]
Specifying Colors for Your Project
For a home, a color can be chosen to pick up an accent — a green rattan bistro chair against pale stone, a blue one in a coastal palette. For a café or hotel, the weave can carry the venue's own colors, on a standard or custom structure tone. In every case:
- Fiber color: any shade from the glossy or satin ranges, or a combination for a two-tone or patterned weave.
- Structure color: natural Manila or Malacca rattan, or an aluminum tone for outdoor use.
- Samples: on request, we send fiber colors by post, and can weave 15 cm sample squares for advanced projects.
We work directly with architects and designers on color and weave selection. To go further, explore our rattan chair collection, learn how to spot an authentic chair, or browse the full palette on the colors of Drucker.
