Media
Media Appearances
Harvey's Private Collection offers vintage rattan furniture and serves as your premier source for Paul T Frankl originals and distinctive designer rattan furniture. Harvey's Private Collection has been in business since 1969!
We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary this year.
Here are some of our Media Appearances from over the last 50 years:
Rattan Reimagined: The Art of Harvey G. Schwartz
TIMELESS ELEGANCE IN ORGANIC FORM
The Rattan Renaissance: Why Rattan Furniture is Making a Major Comeback in 2025
Taking Inspiration from the Set of The Golden Girls: Rattan Style for a Modern Home
Hollywood Love Story: Celebrities Who Are Fans of Rattan
The Rattan Man: Harvey G. Schwartz’s Journey from NASA to Furniture Expert
So-Cal Cool: How Southern California Embraced Paul T. Frankl’s Rattan Creations
Designing with Nature: The Sustainable Beauty of Rattan
L.A.’s Iconic Post-Modernist Furniture and Film Prop Dealer Harvey Schwartz
How Harvey Schwartz sold his first piece of vintage rattan furniture to Barbara Streisand
AD LA’s Last Rattan Dealer: Tropical Sun
Set Decorators Society Interview, 2019
Architectural Digest Cover, 2019
America Goes Hawaiian: The Influence of Pacific Island Culture on the Mainland (Book)
Hepcats Haven Tiki Bar Feature, 2013
Interested in interviewing Harvey, receiving our press releases, or writing an article on us or one of our famous movie props? Email harvey@tropicalsunrattan.com or call us at 818-387-6556.