Continuing to search the internet, I came across this interesting post http://www.west86th.bgc.bard.edu/notes-from-the-field/perishable-goods.html which speaks to disappearing trends and mentioned this firm in particular Perforated veneer seats, charis, settees, etc., etc. : Gardner : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Perforated veneer? Could become a thing.
Attributed to author Harley King “All things old become new again. In my youth the athletes had crew cuts and the hippies had long hair. Now the athletes have long hair and the hippies are bald”
However, most application are now used for sound dampening applications. No more Victorian seating.