Singapore’s Last Maker of Handwoven Rattan Chairs

[@alanw-g5050]

We still have a rocking chair made in 1990 by this man which was made for my wife as a feeding chair for use with our new baby.

[@lildoseofsoph9110]

this is so beautiful. i love what he says at the end about it being beyond livelihood and the customers seeing the maker has fallen in love with each piece. really makes you think of how capitalism in the west has drastically changed the mentality of people and quality of products we buy

[@rehanamaqsood3435]

Plz presrve these skills beautiful art lov it

[@angelad.8944]

I wonder if he would be interested in making video lessons and sharing what he knows with the world. It just kills me to know that all of these amazing people could possibly be the last one of anything. I would watch every single one of his videos. Actually I would watch all the master craftspeople you have showcased so far. It would be amazing to be part of something like that.

[@mohamadyusoff9091]

they are not the last. still have in indo, china, malaysia, philippines..

[@biibikiki1304]

Its not true that he is the last maker of handwoven rattan. There are still quite a few in Singapore.

[@Teewriter]

Just sent my old rocking chair to be recaned and this comes up. I think we have one place in the entire metro where you can get that done.

[@ciaciiq_]

I'm his granddaughterrrrrrrrrrr im so proud of my waigong

[@PrincessSakuno]

I wish I could buy something from him 🥺

[@stoneruler]

This is the ultimate materIal for hot humid countries. I remember there was no need for air conditioning when everyone sat on these.

[@congregationGlobal]

Thanks

[@SuccessforLifester]

I have a shelf made from ratten since 1985

[@simarkalra2150]

Are rattan and cane different??

[@fungusfingergal]

I’m gonna move house soon, I wanna ask my parents to buy some!!

[@CoffeeChai]

Wish to learn from him!👍🏽

[@seraby7151]

Because it's cheaper to buy in neighboring countries. Rattan furniture is still very common here in our country.

[@whywho8887]

Sad that these skills may be lost.

[@leekc2574]

Life is impermanent , just enjoy every moment n everything it offers now, at this moment. Then there will b no regrets. Cheers

[@antoniusho444]

I love rattan furniture

[@mrs.c8122]

I want to be a rattan furniture maker one day... 💭

[@GreenRozes]

🥰

[@kylin3197]

reminds me of HK's bamboo scaffolding, then he mentioned his dad being in HK and I went ohhhhhh

[@Obscurai]

What dialect is he speaking?

[@hermanchow1405]

Mandarin , the official language for mainland China and Taiwan .

[@Obscurai]

@@hermanchow1405 Doesn't sound like standard Mandarin though.

[@PrincessSakuno]

@@Obscurai he just has an accent because it's not his main language

[@Obscurai]

@@PrincessSakuno Interesting. So can you tell from the accent, what his main language would be?

[@weilm]

@@Obscurai His main language is Mandarin, and he probably speaks Hokkien/Teochew as dialect. All Singaporeans speak English to some extent.