Sika Horsnaes

What Sika Horsnaes does

Sika-Design is a Danish family-owned furniture manufacturer founded in 1942 in Jutland as "Jysk Siv og Halmkunst" and now headquartered in Rynkeby on the island of Funen, currently led by third-generation owner Louise Andreasen (who acquired the company in 2015). The company specializes in handcrafted rattan and Indonesian legal teak furniture, produced at its jointly-owned Silcane factory in Indonesia alongside sister company Cane-Line, with additional cushion production at a jointly-acquired factory in Lithuania (2022). Its core technology is the steam-bending and shaping of solid rattan — as distinct from hollow bamboo — combined with a proprietary outdoor material called ArtFibre (a maintenance-free polyethylene fiber introduced in 2003 that withstands -50°C to +80°C) which extends the same iconic designs to weather-resistant outdoor use.

Sika-Design's product portfolio spans Indoor Furniture (dining chairs, lounge chairs, swings, sofas, daybeds, benches, bar stools, headboards) and Outdoor Furniture (garden chairs, sofas, sunbeds, café tables), organized into collections including ICONS (licensed designs by Arne Jacobsen, Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, Franco Albini & Franca Helg, Viggo Boesen, Michel Buffet, and others), Originals (heritage designs from the 1950s–60s including the 1956 Renoir hanging chair), Affäire (French bistro-inspired), Georgia Garden (British colonial-style outdoor), Exterior, Teak, and the acquired Atmosphere brand. The company serves two principal customer segments: residential consumers seeking premium, durable, sustainably-sourced furniture, and the hospitality sector (hotels, resorts, restaurants, spas) — with named installations at Four Seasons, Hotel Il Pellicano, Beaverbrook, Goodtime Hotel, Rock House, and Zuri Zanzibar, among others.

The business model is multi-channel and asset-light on the sales side: direct-to-consumer e-commerce (sika-design.com), a dedicated B2B trade portal (b2b.sika-design.com) for professionals and hospitality projects with custom solutions, a flagship showroom in Rynkeby (430 m², opened 2020), owned sales subsidiaries in France (2004), USA (2015), and China (2015), and a network of 100+ authorized retailers plus exclusive regional agents spanning Europe, Scandinavia, North America, South America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales at premium unit prices (€385–€3,119 for chairs; €789–€2,895 for sofas and daybeds), with customization services (cushions, colors, weaving styles, sizes) available for B2B projects. The company holds ISO 14001 (since 2012) and SMETA ethical trade certifications, and the firm has not publicly disclosed revenue or taken external funding.

Name

Sika Horsnaes

Legal name

Sika-Design

Website

https://sika-design.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1942

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sika-Design is a Danish family-owned manufacturer founded in 1942, producing handcrafted rattan and teak indoor and outdoor furniture at premium price points for residential consumers and luxury hospitality projects globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rynkeby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Furniture Sales: One-time purchase model for handcrafted rattan and teak furniture. Products range from individual pieces (chairs, tables) to complete collections. Both consumer (B2C) and professional (B2B) channels.
2. Custom Solutions: Bespoke furniture solutions including custom cushions, colors, weaving styles, and sizes. Professional project services for hospitality and commercial installations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sika-Design manufactures and sells handcrafted rattan, teak, and ArtFibre indoor and outdoor furniture through collections including ICONS (licensed designer pieces), Originals (heritage designs), Exterior, Georgia Garden, Affäire, Teak, and Atmosphere. Products are sold via direct e-commerce, a dedicated B2B portal for professionals and hospitality, a flagship store in Denmark, subsidiaries in France/USA/China, and a global network of 100+ retailers and regional agents.

Product overview

Sika-Design is a Danish family company founded in 1942 that manufactures timeless handcrafted furniture primarily from rattan. The company operates a platform-plus-collections model with core indoor and outdoor furniture lines (Indoor Furniture, Outdoor Furniture), complemented by specialized collections including ICONS (iconic designer pieces by Arne Jacobsen, Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, and others), Originals (heritage designs from the 1950s-60s including the Renoir hanging chair), Affäire (French bistro-inspired furniture), Exterior (outdoor versions of indoor designs), Georgia Garden (British colonial-style outdoor pieces), Atmosphere (acquired Danish interior brand), and Teak (legal wood furniture). Add-on modules include fabrics/cushions, headboards, and custom solutions for professionals. The company also operates a B2B e-commerce platform for trade customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ICONS: Collection presenting iconic furniture designed by some of the world's greatest designers and architects
• Originals
• Affäire
• Exterior
• Georgia Garden
• Atmosphere
• Teak
• Cane-Line

Products and services

• Indoor Furniture Handcrafted rattan furniture for indoor living spaces, including dining chairs, lounge chairs, swings, sofas, daybeds, benches, bar stools, and ottomans, sold to residential consumers, interior designers, and hospitality venues.
• Outdoor Furniture Weather-resistant outdoor furniture including garden chairs, garden sofas, lounge chairs, sunbeds, swings, café chairs, benches, and tables designed for outdoor use with ArtFibre and teak materials.
• ICONS Collection Iconic furniture designs under exclusive licensing from world-renowned architects and designers including Arne Jacobsen, Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel, Franco Albini & Franca Helg, Viggo Boesen, Michel Buffet, Yuzuru Yamakawa, Tove Kindt-Larsen, Jin Kuramoto, and Robert W.
• Originals Collection Sika-Design's own original rattan designs dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, including the Renoir hanging chair (1956), the company's oldest design still in the range.
• Affäire Collection Charming bistro furniture inspired by Sika-Design's own designs from the 1950s and French café style, including the Sofie chair and Simone chair.
• Exterior Collection Outdoor furniture in the same designs as found in the indoor ICONS and Originals collections, using ArtFibre and aluminum frames for weather resistance.
• Georgia Garden Collection Romantic outdoor collection inspired by British colonial style and old Danish wicker furniture, designed for garden and exterior settings.
• Atmosphere Collection Danish interior furniture brand acquired in 2016 (originally COZY ROOM), featuring interior furniture pieces under the Atmosphere name.
• Teak Collection Furniture crafted from Indonesian legal teak wood, available for both indoor (Teak Interior) and outdoor (Teak Exterior) use.
• Headboards Handcrafted rattan headboards for bedrooms featuring intricate weaving patterns and organic forms.
• B2B Shop Business-to-business online shop for professionals, interior designers, and hospitality businesses to order furniture with trade pricing and project support.
• Custom Solutions Bespoke furniture customization service including custom cushions, colors, weaving styles, and sizes for professional and hospitality projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rattan furniture can last for generations and is often found at auctions and flea markets
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• COZY ROOM / AtmosphereminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Danish interior brand acquired by Sika-Design in 2016 and renamed Atmosphere.
• Silcane (Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Rattan factory in Indonesia established together with sister company Cane-Line in 2011. Part of Indonesian production network supplying know-how and designs from Denmark.
• Cane-LinecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Sister company established by Knud Andreasen to meet demand for rattan furniture. Together with Sika-Design, established Silcane rattan factory in Indonesia in 2011. Jointly acquired cushion factory in Lithuania in 2022.
• Classic with a TwistminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for Australia and New Zealand. Located at 3/229 Hawthorn Road, Hallam VIC 3803, Australia. Contact: +61 3 9510 4561
• Gild & CominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for Canada. Located at 4415 W 10th Avenue, V6R 2H8 Vancouver BC. Contact: [email protected], 604 428 4255
• MetrocuadradominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner for Chile. Contact: [email protected]
• Les VraisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent for Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Contact: +352 661 72 64 40, [email protected]
• Standard CollectionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAgent for Italy. Contact: Roberto Cerri, +39 02 8360 511, [email protected]

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tribù: Tribù is a Belgian high-end outdoor furniture manufacturer focused on luxury resorts and residences with quiet, designer-led aesthetics. Comparable to Sika-Design in premium positioning, hospitality customer mix, and emphasis on durable luxury materials.
• Manutti: Manutti is a Belgian luxury outdoor furniture brand with Belgian-Danish design sensibility and a strong presence in high-end hotels, spas, and residential terraces. Comparable to Sika-Design by customer overlap and design-led premium outdoor positioning.
• Gloster Furniture: Gloster is a UK premium outdoor furniture maker using teak and weather-resistant woven fibers with global distribution to resorts and high-end residences. It is a near-direct competitor in premium outdoor wicker/rattan furniture for hospitality.
• Fermob: Fermob is a French premium outdoor and indoor metal and resin furniture maker with deep hospitality penetration and overlapping collections (bistro, lounge, garden). Its European heritage, hospitality channel focus, and licensed designer collaborations directly mirror Sika-Design's positioning.
• Cane-Line: Cane-Line is the sister company established in 1986 by the same Andreasen family and operates in the same premium rattan and outdoor furniture category. They jointly own Silcane factory in Indonesia and a cushion factory in Lithuania, making them the closest analog by both product and corporate structure.
• Dedon: Dedon is a German premium outdoor furniture brand specializing in weather-resistant fiber weaving for resorts and luxury residences. It competes head-on with Sika-Design's ArtFibre outdoor collections for the same luxury hospitality and residential customers.

Broad incumbents

• Cassina: Cassina is an Italian luxury furniture maker operating the Meda-based Poltrona Frau group and licensing iconic 20th-century designs (Le Corbusier, Gio Ponti, Gerrit Rietveld). Operates on a much larger scale than Sika-Design but shares the iconic-licensing business model and premium hospitality/residential positioning.
• Kartell: Kartell is a large Italian design furniture and home accessory brand with iconic licensing history and strong global retail presence. While broader than Sika-Design's rattan focus, both operate on licensed/own designer DNA, premium materials, and global distribution.

Regional players

• Gervasoni: Gervasoni is an Italian contemporary furniture maker with strong natural-fiber and woven products, sold through design showrooms across Europe and selected international markets. Overlaps with Sika-Design on indoor woven furniture but is more Italian-focused and less active in hospitality rattan.

Emerging players

• Wicked Chicken: Specialized rattan and wicker boutique furniture makers targeting design-conscious consumers and interior designers. Comparable in material expertise and artisan positioning though at a smaller scale than Sika-Design's global distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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