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Our passion for and understanding of rattan dates
back decades. We have been around long enough to
call ourselves Scandinavia’s oldest producer of rattan
and wicker furniture.
Te story of our company begins in 1942, when Ankjær
Andreasen produced the frst batch of baskets, lamps,
fower tables and other smaller interior items made
of rush and willow. In the 1950´s, Ankjær expanded
his production to include a series of furniture made
from rattan, and the company Sika-Design was frmly
established.
Te rattan was imported from the Far East, and
Ankjær travelled there to purchase the rattan for his
wicker makers in Denmark. During a trip in 1972, he
was so impressed by the skilled wicker makers that
he decided to establish a wicker furniture factory
in Malaysia. Since then, the Far East has been
essential to our production of furniture. Today, we
manufacture our furniture in our own factory in
Indonesia. Ankjær‘s son, Knud Andreasen, took over
the company in 1983, however Ankjær continued his
daily “inspections” until his death in 1997. On my
10th birthday, my father allowed me to attend a fair
where Sika-Design was exhibiting a series of rattan
furniture.
On that day, I knew I wanted to be a part of his
company, and my passion for rattan furniture began.
Since 1996, my father and I have worked side by side
bringing Sika-Design into the new century with great
design, while never letting go of our strong heritage of
great crafsmanship.
Sika-Design respects human rights and complies
with the SA8000 standard for social accountability,
and we demand the same commitment from our
suppliers. Products from Sika-Design are developed
and marketed in accordance with our management
system for environment and social responsibility ISO
14001/2004 and SA8000/2008. Certifed by Bureau
Veritas Certifcation.
AFFÄIRE
Te Afäire collection is a combination of the amazing
natural resource, rattan and the fantastic man-made
synthetic fbre. Te frames are made of rattan and
the woven seats and backs, and the bindings are all
made of polystrand synthetic fbre. Te designs in this
collection are our own, and some of them date back to
the 50’ties and 60’ties, and you will fnd some of the
same in our Originals collection.
Afäire is designed for the upper end cafés, brasseries
and restaurants in historical European cities and
capitals all over the world.
Afäire is also an elegant choice for Riviera’s along
waterfronts all over the world. Our handcrafed
Afäire café chairs, stools and tables bring you back to
the atmosphere of Paris café life in the 30’ties.
ORIGINAL TEAK COLLECTION
To complement our collection of rattan items we have
developed an original series of teak products. All our
teak items are made of old reclaimed teak from old
houses, fshing boats and railroad supports. Te rustic
teak items will appear with reparations and fllings
and the general characteristic that old wood will have.
LOUISE ANDREASEN
3rd generation,
Sika-Design
SIKA-DESIGN
A PROUD TRADITION OF CRAFTMANSHIP
