Sika Design

Sika Design is a Danish furniture manufacturer from Rynkeby, around 15 kilometers east of Odense, and an official partner of TAGWERC. The TAGWERC Design STORE carries selected, handcrafted seating furniture from the Sika Design collection. All other furniture from Sika Design as well as accessories and spare parts are of course also available from TAGWERC.

Sika Design is now run as a second and third generation family business and specializes in hand-woven rattan furniture for indoor and Outdoor use. Proud of its own tradition and craftsmanship, Sika Design says of itself: "Our passion and understanding of rattan goes back decades. We have been around long enough to call ourselves Scandinavia's oldest manufacturer of rattan and wicker furniture."

Reeds and straw

The history of the company actually begins in 1940, when a man named Ankjær Andreasen starts making flower tables, lampshades and baskets as well as other smaller decorative items for interiors from rushes and willow. In Mossø, not far from Horsens in Denmark, there is a shortage of raw materials due to war and high unemployment - as is the case in many other places. Flexibility and inventiveness are required, and so Ankjær Andreasen uses free, unneeded and sometimes free raw materials such as reeds from the marshes and straw lying in the fields after the harvest. When the war was over, wicker baskets were made in the state prison in Horsens. In the 1950s, furniture made of rattan is added to Andreasen's repertoire. In the 1960s, teak furniture was added, which was supported by a metal frame and is still sometimes traded in auction houses today.

Traditional craftsmanship

Materials such as rattan and teak were imported from Asia and Ankjær Andreasen regularly traveled there to acquire materials for domestic production. The special craftsmanship of the basket weavers in the Far East finally prompted Ankjær Andreasen to relocate its production to Malaysia in 1972. Today, the company manufactures in Indonesia and the name has also changed. The name Sika Design is inspired by the Sika deer, a species of deer native to Asia. The animals are delicate, alert and particularly agile. When in danger, sika deer flee into swamps and water, as they are very good swimmers.

Passion for rattan furniture

In 1983, Ankjær Andreasen handed over the management of his company to his son Knud. Nevertheless, the company founder could still be found in the company every day for his so-called 'inspections' until shortly before his death in 1997. "On my tenth birthday, my father allowed me to attend a trade fair where Sika-Design was exhibiting a range of rattan furniture," recalls Knud Andreasen. "That day I knew I wanted to be a part of his company and my passion for rattan furniture began."

Specialization and certification

They are produced in Indonesia using traditional craftsmanship. Rattan sticks from the rattan palm, also harvested by hand, serve as the basis and working material. They are interwoven with individual fibers. Their special anatomy makes rattan sticks particularly light and elastic. To weave armchair, sofas, footstools and hanging chairs, rattan is first steamed for a few minutes before it can be processed into rattan furniture by basket makers. Sika Design states that the entire production process is certified according to the SA8000 standard and complies with the ISO14001 standard. This certification is intended to guarantee maximum ecological and social sustainability.

Icons collection at TAGWERC

In addition to its own Sika Design designs, TAGWERC is particularly interested in the 'Icons' collection, which includes designs by Arne Jacobsen, Nanna Ditzel, Viggo BoesenRobert Wengler and Franco Albini. These furniture designs with names such as 'Fox Lounge Chair', Teddy Lounge Chair', 'Charlottenborg Lounge Chair', 'Paris Chair', 'Nanny Rocking Chair' or 'Hanging Egg armchair' are still unique and timeless design classics today, not least because of their versatility and flexibility. Coupled with their longevity, the chairs, armchair, sofas, tables and accessories from Sika Design are also used in bistros, restaurants, hotels and on cruise ships all over the world.

Modern materials and technologies

Sika Design has remained true to its Danish location to this day and is now run as a family business by the second and third generation. The company is still committed to the values and maxims of its founder. These have been adapted to new materials and technologies. Sika Design is represented with the design classic collection 'Icons' at TAGWERC Design STORE . As an official distribution partner of Sika Design, you can obtain all original designs and accessories from the Sika Design collection from TAGWERC.