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Our African Loom is produced with authentic
Lloyd Loom Weave imported from the United Kingdom to
create durable furniture principally designed for conservatories,
sunrooms and covered outdoor entertainment areas.
African Loom furniture is created by weaving natural
fibres around a steel core. This gives it a “wicker”
appearance, resulting in attractive, long-lasting furniture. |
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(source: from ‘Lloyd
Loom woven Fibre Furniture', by Lee J. Curtis)
Twisted kraft paper, or ‘art fibre’,
was developed in the early 1900s as a cheaper
and more readily available material for
wicker production, and was extensively used
during the First World War when the shipping
of other traditional materials such as rattan
and cane was disrupted.
In 1922, a new type of furniture appeared
in Britain with the legend ‘neither
cane nor wicker – superior to either’.
‘Lloyd Loom’ derives from
the surname of its American Inventor, Marshall
Burns Lloyd, who in 1917 patented a new
system for the manufacture of wicker products.
Today, all Lloyd Loom furniture is constructed
from this twisted paper and wire material. |
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