The other day we went to a new furniture store in our area, and the only remotely attractive thing we saw there was this sign, extolling the virtues of rattan.
It says: “Rattan, from the Malay ‘rotan’, is the most versatile of materials… Rattan is light, very hard and when pressure-boiled, becomes extremely pliable… (it is) eye-catching, exotic and never goes out of fashion.”
Yes, some of our canes are very hard, all right. And extremely eye-catching, when bent into a bow between the hands of a housemaster.
I don’t think they’re very exotic, though.
Yes, it ain’t that exotic.
Too many in my part of the world, kinda giving me sores on me bottom too.
I’d prefer fabric upholstery for my furniture..
Cheers 😉
They are right about one thing though. It “never goes out of fashion”!!