The best rattan armchairs, compared.
Top pick: Desser Teardrop wicker chair – Highest score in this set, 85, from a full natural weave and 4.6 from 4 reviews. Not a lab test. Best value: ZRIZAURA Norna rattan armchair – Hand-woven chair with a pad at about £129.99, the lower shelf price among full weaves. Updated October 2026.
A rattan armchair is a woven seat you buy in the UK for a living room, a conservatory, or a patio when the weave is plastic on metal. Hand-woven natural cane is the chair itself. A fabric or wood chair may only show rattan on the arms, the sides or the back. You recognise a suitable chair by the room, the weave and the cushion. Natural cane belongs indoors or in a ventilated conservatory. It rots if it stays wet and dries out in hard sun. Polyethylene is the patio weave. Aluminium resists rust better than steel, and the cushion often still has to come inside. Read the material line before the title. Armrests, sides or a backrest means a panel, not a woven shell. Note width, depth, seat height and whether a cushion is included. Item weight is not a user limit. A pound figure in a bullet is not BS EN 581-2. The checks are in the [rattan armchair buying guide](/hub/garden-furniture/rattan-armchair/sub/rattan-armchair-buying-guide).
A rattan armchair is a woven seat you buy in the UK for a living room, a conservatory, or a patio when the weave is plastic on metal. Hand-woven natural cane is the chair itself.
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What should the weave be?
The Desser Teardrop, model 73075, is a hand-woven natural rattan reading chair at £206.00, sized 81 × 54 × 91 cm, with the seat 41 cm off the floor. Across 4 amazon.co.uk reviews the line is 4.6, and both UK review texts call it good-looking, while one verified review from 13 October 2022 says it feels strange until you add a cushion in the small of the back. The listing states that no cushion is included, and a foam filling attribute conflicts with that line, so you should plan a separate pad. The legs screw on with four included screws, and the arm-style attribute says armless. It is marked indoor, made in Indonesia, with a manufacturer warranty of at least one year in the bullets. Four reviews is a thin sample at this price, and natural cane is not a material for UK rain. It is the top pick here because it is the only listing in this set with a star line and a named full weave, not because anyone sat it in a lab.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A living room or reading corner where you want a full cane weave and will add your own cushion.
Less suitable: A patio, a wide-armed lounge chair, or a buyer who needs a large review sample before paying £206.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the Desser Teardrop come with a cushion?
No. The cushion style says no cushion included. One UK review said a cushion in the small of the back made it more comfortable.
Can it go outside?
The listing says indoor. It is natural rattan.
Is assembly required?
Yes. The legs screw on, and four screws are included.
The ZRIZAURA Norna, model ZR944, is a hand-woven rattan armchair at £129.99, 56 × 58 × 79 cm, with a seat 43 cm wide and 40 cm deep at 45 cm high, and a chair pad in the box. The item weight is 5 kg, so the “easy to reposition” line at least has a figure behind it, though no user weight is stated. The material line names bamboo, rattan and a clear acrylic lacquer, which is a mix rather than cane alone. The indoor attribute says indoor, while the title also names a conservatory, and rain use is not stated. Assembly is required, with no time or tool list. There is no star line and no UK review text. At £76.01 less than the Desser, and with a pad included, it is the best value full weave in this set if you can accept an unreviewed listing and keep it dry.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A small living room or a dry conservatory where you want a woven chair and a pad without paying £206.
Less suitable: Open patio use, or a buyer who will only order a chair that already has reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the frame hand-woven rattan?
The bullets say hand-woven rattan. The material line also names bamboo and a clear acrylic lacquer. A seat pad is included.
Can it stay out in the rain?
The indoor/outdoor attribute says indoor. The title also names a conservatory. Rain use is not stated.
How heavy is the chair?
The item weight is 5 kg. A user weight limit is not stated. Assembly is required.
This RBFGYIOP chair is a solid-wood lounge chair at £97.99, listed at 68 × 69 × 77 cm and 14 kg, with grey linen over high-density foam and natural rattan only on the armrests. The listing says indoor and includes a cushion. A size row says oversized, but there is no seat height and no user-weight line, so the 14 kg figure is the chair, not a user limit. There is no assembly attribute and no star line. The same 68 × 69 × 77 cm and 14 kg block appears on the ARTEMOTUS listing in this set, so treat that shared copy as unverified until the parcel arrives. It is the lowest price here because the weave is a trim, not the frame. You are buying a padded wood armchair with rattan arms, not a cane shell.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A living room where you want a padded wood chair with rattan arms at the bottom of this price list.
Less suitable: Anyone shopping for a hand-woven cane chair or a seat that stays out in the rain.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this chair for outdoor use?
The listing says indoor. Rattan is named on the armrests. The frame is wood and the seat is linen over foam.
Does it include a cushion?
Yes. Included components list a cushion. The listing does not say whether the cover comes off.
What user weight does it state?
It does not state a user weight. The item weight is 14 kg.
The ARTEMOTUS accent chair is £130.99, with a solid hardwood frame, a linen cushion and rattan on the backrest rather than the whole shell. The size block is 68 × 69 × 77 cm and 14 kg, the same figures as the RBFGYIOP row, so do not treat that match as two separate measurements. A bullet says up to 300 lb, which is not a kilogram rating and not a BS EN 581 result. The assembly attribute says no, while the bullets describe a set-up with labelled parts and instructions. Rooms named include a balcony as well as indoor rooms, and no weather rating is stated. There is no star line. A “no wobble” line is a seller claim, not a test you can quote.
Pros
Cons
Best for: An indoor reading chair where a woven back and a stated pound limit matter more than a full cane frame.
Less suitable: A wet balcony, a buyer who needs a kilogram rating, or anyone who wants the chair to arrive with the assembly question already settled.
Specifications
Common questions
Is assembly required?
The attribute says no. The bullets say you set it up with labelled parts and instructions. Both are in the listing.
What user weight does it state?
A bullet says up to 300 lb. The listing does not give a kilogram test rating. The item weight is 14 kg.
Is the whole chair rattan?
The backrest is rattan. The frame is solid hardwood, with a linen cushion.
This generic high-back armchair is £149.99, with rattan on the sides, a hardwood frame, high-density foam and S-shaped springs named in the bullets. The title and the colour field say white boucle, while one bullet says breathable linen, and the listing does not resolve that. Dimensions, item weight and a user limit are all missing, and the listing is dated 9 June 2026 with no star line. A bullet claims set-up in under 10 minutes with tools and instructions included, plus anti-slip foot pads. The rooms named are indoor. At the second-highest price in this set you are paying for an upholstered chair with rattan panels and almost no measurements to check against the room.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A bedroom or reading nook where you want white upholstery with rattan side panels and can check the size after delivery.
Less suitable: A buyer who needs width and seat height before ordering, or a patio chair.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the cover boucle or linen?
The title and the colour field say white boucle. One bullet says linen. The listing does not resolve that.
What size is it?
Dimensions and item weight are not in the listing.
Does it need tools to assemble?
A bullet says set-up in under 10 minutes with tools and instructions included.
Shelf prices and review lines are the amazon.co.uk listings saved on 21 October 2026 for the five chairs in this comparison. There is no lab test. None of these listings cites BS EN 581-2. A 300 lb bullet is the seller’s figure, not a kilogram rating. The score weights Amazon evidence, the weave, the printed specs and the price band. A chair with no rattan in the product text is not in this set.
Amazon evidence
40%If there is no star line, this block scores 8. Otherwise the star rating divided by 5, times 30, is rounded, then the review count is added, capped at 10. The block is capped at 40. Four reviews are the only customer evidence in this set.
Weave
25%A hand-woven natural rattan chair scores 25. A hand-woven rattan frame whose material line also names bamboo or lacquer scores 22. Rattan only on an arm, a back or a side panel scores 12.
Specs
20%Starts at 8. Add 4 when depth, width and height are printed, 4 when a seat height is printed, and 4 when the cushion is clearly included or clearly absent. Add 2 when indoor or outdoor is an attribute. Cap at 20. A size block that matches another chair in this set does not earn an extra point.
Value
15%A hand-woven chair under £150 with a pad scores 15. A rattan-trim chair under £110 scores 12, and one between £110 and £140 scores 9. A hand-woven chair over £200 with no cushion scores 8. Missing dimensions at £140 or more score 6.
Name the room first, then read whether the weave is the chair or only a panel. Confirm the cushion, the size and any user-weight line before the price. A seller pound figure is not BS EN 581-2, and a star rating is not a rain test. Prices below are the amazon.co.uk lines in this file, not a UK-wide index.
A rattan armchair is a single seat with a woven surface. On amazon.co.uk the same words cover a hand-woven natural cane chair, a fabric or wood chair with rattan only on the arms, sides or back, and a polyethylene wicker chair on a metal frame. UK guides put natural cane indoors or in a conservatory, because it rots if it stays wet and dries out in hard sun, and they put polyethylene outdoors. Aluminium frames resist rust better than steel. The cushion often still has to come inside.
Rattan on the arms, the sides or the back is a panel. Hand-woven natural rattan, or PE rattan, means the weave is the chair.
Natural cane rots if it stays wet and dries out in hard sun. A weatherproof weave does not make the cushion safe to leave out all winter.
Item weight is the chair, not a user limit. A 300 lb bullet is not BS EN 581-2. Four reviews, or no reviews, are not a lab test.
Start with the room. A heated living room, a conservatory and an open patio are different jobs. Natural cane belongs indoors or in a ventilated conservatory. Polyethylene on a metal frame is the patio weave. Aluminium resists rust better than steel, and the cushion often still has to come inside. Read the frame line next. Armrests, sides or a backrest means a panel on a wood or fabric chair. Hand-woven natural rattan means the weave is the chair.
Note width, depth, seat height and item weight. Item weight is the chair. A missing kilogram limit is a gap. Do not turn a pound bullet into a certified rating. BS EN 581-2:2015 uses a user basis up to 110 kg for outdoor seating strength. It is not a rain test. A size block copied across two listings, here 68 × 69 × 77 cm and 14 kg, stays unverified until the parcel arrives. On 21 October 2026 the five amazon.co.uk prices in this file run from about £97.99 to about £206.00.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You can add blinds and keep the room ventilated. Daro’s indoor cane guidance says over 18 °C. The ZRIZAURA Norna is hand-woven, includes a pad and weighs 5 kg. The title names a conservatory, and the attribute says indoor, so keep it dry.
You want the weave to be the chair, and you will add your own cushion. The Desser Teardrop is hand-woven natural rattan, 81 × 54 × 91 cm, with the seat 41 cm off the floor, at about £206.00 and 4.6 from 4 reviews. It is marked indoor, and the attribute says armless.
You need to see whether the price is for a full weave or for rattan trim. The RBFGYIOP chair is wood with grey linen and rattan on the arms only, with a cushion included, at about £97.99. There is no star line and no user-weight limit.
The Desser Teardrop wicker chair is the top pick. It has the highest score, 85, at about £206.00, with 4.6 from 4 amazon.co.uk reviews. Best value is the ZRIZAURA Norna rattan armchair at about £129.99, the hand-woven chair with a pad at the lower shelf price. The chair at about £97.99 is rattan on the arms only, so it is not best value. Neither mark is a laboratory result. No listing cites BS EN 581-2.
Desser Teardrop wicker chair
Highest score in this set, 85, from a full natural weave and 4.6 from 4 reviews. Not a lab test.
ZRIZAURA Norna rattan armchair
Hand-woven chair with a pad at about £129.99, the lower shelf price among full weaves.
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