The Ubiquity and Surprising History of the Wicker Peacock Chair

I don’t subscribe to a lot of YouTube channels, but I’ve been following Vox primarily for videos made by the amazingly awesome Estelle Cawell. This one, focusing on the Peacock wicker chair, starts with music and album covers… but goes on a surprising historical journey.

Want a fun bit of trivia to go with this? Shortly after seeing this video, I realized that this chair is also at my local French bakery. Check it out:

I haven’t had the chance yet to sit in this guy, but one of these days. One of these days.

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