QUALITY

ARTELIA designer garden furniture is built to last.

We only use hand-woven, top-quality synthetic rattan for our sets meaning you will be enjoying them for many years to come. ARTELIA furniture is manufactured to exceptional standards. Our skilled weavers use materials which offer superior comfort, strength and durability, whilst being both lightweight and weather resistant. Unfortunately rattan furniture being sold in the UK is flooded with cheap PVC styled rattan which undermines many of the benefits that rattan holds. You can be sure that ARTELIA furniture has been designed and crafted to the highest standard, using only the finest quality materials which are constructed by skilled, experienced craftsmen to create an exceptional standard of furniture that is designed and built to last. As a result there are some great benefits from choosing rattan garden furniture:

FRAME

Material

Aluminium thickness

Frame profile

Type of aluminium

Welding
LOW-BUDGET

Untreated steel, lacquered aluminium

0,8 mm

1,5 x 1,5 cm

Mixed or recycled

Cheap, spot-welded frame
ARTELIA Quality

Powder-coated aluminium or steel

1.2-1.5 mm

2,0 x 2,0 cm

100% new

Strong, fully-welded frame
Recommended

Powder-coated aluminium or steel

1.0 mm

2,0 x 2,0 cm

100% new

Combination of spot- and full-welding

OUTDOOR RATTAN

Anti-oxidants

Composition

Rattan thickness

UV-testing

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LOW-BUDGET

It’s important that there are antioxidants within the rattan fibres to ensure a long-lasting product. Rattan lacking in antioxidants often breaks after the first winter.

Good-quality rattan is absolutely vital for good-quality furniture. Poor-quality fibre will soon warp or tear.

Various styles of outdoor rattan have various thicknesses; nevertheless, a minimum is recommended.

The length of time that the UV-resistance of the fibres is tested in laboratory conditions. An outdoor environment is simulated, thus ensuring that you will be enjoying your furniture for many years to come.

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ARTELIA Quality

Yes

70-100% new

1.2-2.0 mm

2-3 years

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Recommended

Yes

Partly recycled (70% new, 30% recycled)

1.2 mm

2 years

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CUSHIONS

Filling

Foam density

Cushion cover weight

Water resistance
LOW-BUDGET

Poor-quality polyester

11 kg (artificially stretched)

150 g

No
ARTELIA Quality

Quick-dry foam

17-35 kg (pure)

Polyester: 160 – 200 g

Yes
Recommended

High-quality polyester or foam

15 kg

160 g

Yes