The Ginkgo Leaner

Bill Parry first encountered the Vivia del Sud palm leaf mirror in a small design gallery in London. What stopped him was not the scale, but the restraint — the way a single botanical idea had been allowed to become an object without apology or embellishment. The Ginkgo Leaner begins there. The ginkgo leaf — one of the oldest living forms on earth, unchanged for two hundred million years — functional, precise, and quietly extraordinary. The frame is hand-wrapped with rattan, warm to the touch and honest in its making. It leans against the wall. It can also stand freely without one. It asks nothing. It gives everything.

Why You'll Love It

• Full-length leaner format — leans against the wall or stands freely without fixings
• Hand-wrapped skin-on rattan frame with a warm, natural finish
• Design lineage rooted in the botanical mirror tradition of Vivia del Sud
• Generous proportions that work in bedrooms, dressing rooms, and entrance halls
• A considered piece that improves with age

Perfect For

Bedrooms, dressing rooms, entrance halls, and any interior that values craft over convenience.

Specifications

• Height: 130 cm / 51.2 in
• Width: 80 cm / 31.5 in
• Frame: Skin-on rattan
• Hardware: Brass hinges
• Mirror: Clear glass
• Style: Leaner / freestanding

The Making

The Ginkgo Leaner is handcrafted in the Philippines by master rattan weavers with generations of expertise in working with natural fibres. Each frame is wrapped by hand using skin-on rattan — a technique that preserves the natural texture and warmth of the material.

Rattanology is a UK design studio based in Oxford, partnering with master craftspeople around the world to create premium rattan lighting and furniture with intention and integrity.