Japanese folding rocking chair by Nii Takeshi
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Rare mid-century modern folding rocking chair by Takeshi Nii in black leather in very nice original condition.
Chrome
Mid-Century Japanese Space Age Folding Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii, 1960s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Hamburg, DE
Foldable rocking chair after a design by the japanese designer takeshi nii from the 1960s.
Metal
Early 20th Century Carved Walnut and Upholstered Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th century Victorian Style carved Walnut and Upholstered rocking chair.
Upholstery, Walnut
Folding Leather Strap Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-century modern collapsible rocking chair with leather straps. Strong wood frame with thick leather.
Leather, Wood
Italian Rocking Folding Chair, Fruitwood, Arts and Crafts Style, 1920s
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A simple Italian little rocking and folding chair, light but sturdy : perhaps the memory of a "dolce far niente" under a porch, or for a beautiful girl.
Fruitwood
Costa Rican Campaign Style Teak Brown Leather Folding Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Costa Rican Campaign Style Teak Brown Leather Folding Rocker Rocking Chair. Item features thick brown leather straps, solid teak wood folding frame, original stamp, very nice...
Leather, Wood
SUPER COMFORTABLE VERY ECONIMCALLY PRICED ROCKiNG ARMCHAIR WITH FOLDED PLY FRAME
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this super comfortable rocking armchair Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers with...
Upholstery, Plywood
$1,758Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Postmodern Minimalist Leather Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s.
Aluminum
Unavailable
H 35 in W 23 in D 32 in
Canadian Mid-Century Modern Folding Rocking Chair in Blonde Wood and Chrome.
By Mailhot Et Freres
Located in Port Hope, ON
This fabulous and ingenious albeit bizarrely designed Mid-Century Modern folding rocking chair was made by renowned French Canadian hockey stick and ski manufacturer, Mailhot & Frere...
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Unavailable
H 31.5 in W 25 in D 25 in
2 x 1986 Mark Singer EUROKA Leather/ Campaign Folding Chair Glider MOMA Modern
By Mark Singer
Located in WEERT, NL
Euroka Folding Rocking Chair by Mark Singer for Melamede Vintage 80's Modernist.
Leather
Rocking chair found in France
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
During the 1920s, however, folding rocking chairs became more popular in the US and in Europe.
Pair Costa Rican Folding Rockers
Located in Mexico City, DF
A handsome pair of collapsible spindle rocking chairs crafted of tropical wood and leather. From Costa Rica, 1960s and extremely comfortable.
Leather, Wool
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 24.02 in D 28.35 in
Midcentury Yellow Canvas 'NY' Chairs by Takeshi Nii, for Jox Interni, 1958
By Takeshi Nii, Jox Interni
Located in London, GB
Two folding and rocking chairs designed by Japanese designer Takeshi Nii in 1958 and produced by Jox Interni, Italy.
Steel, Chrome
Unavailable
H 35.83 in W 31.11 in D 50.01 in
20th Century Design Roger Lecal Rocking Chaise Longue, Jetstar Model, 1975
By Roger Lecal
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Roger LECAL "Jet Star" folding rocking lounge chair, circa 1975, structure made up of two large white lacquered metal rings movable on two central pivots, thus forming armillary sphe...
Metal
Takeshi Nii - "NY" folding rocking chair
By Takeshi Nii
Located in San Francisco, CA
Takeshi Nii "NY" folding rocking chair. Tubular chromed frame with beech wood supports and original brown canvas sling seat, original finish, 25"w x 32"d x 34"h, excellent original c...
Chrome
Sold
H 38 in W 25 in L 38 in
Vintage Brown Leather Campaign Style COSTA Rican Folding Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage brown leather Campaign style Costa Rican folding rocking chair rocker. Item features mahogany wood frame, brown leather straps, folding design, engravings to leather, very ni...
Leather, Wood
Antique Tapestry Campaign Folding Rocking Chair
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Vintage folding campaign or camp rocking chair. Eastlake style detail with finial tops.
Tapestry, Wood
Japanese Foldable Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii, 1950's
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Lisboa, PT
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s, in Japan.
Aluminum
Japanese Foldable Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii, 1950's
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Lisboa, PT
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s, in Japan.
Aluminum
American Foldable Wood and Leather Rocking Chair, 1960s
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Rocking chair or foldable American rocking chair from the 1960s.
Leather, Wood
Takeshi Nii Design Leather Rocking Folding Chair, 1950s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Nagykovácsi, Central Hungary
Brown leather rocking chair, designed by Japanese Takeshi Nii in the 1950s.
Aluminum
Takeshi Nii Design Leather Rocking Folding Chair, 1950s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Nagykovácsi, Central Hungary
The chair folds in the middle to a collapsed state with a width of 14 cm.
Aluminum
Sold
H 33.08 in W 24.02 in D 31.5 in
Costa Rican Folding Safari Campaign Rocking Chair set, 1960's Costa Rica
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Original Midcentury Costa Rican Folding Safari Campaign rocking chair set of 4. Made in Costa Rica, 1950's / 60's.
Leather, Wood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 17.5 in D 29 in
Antique Victorian Mahogany Carved Folding Rocker Floral Seat Campaign Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Victorian era folding rocker. Features a floral carved crest rail and a cream rose patterned upholstery. Dimensions: 29" x 17.5" x 31.5"h, seat height 17.5" to 12", folds to 40" x 9...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Leather Campaign Style Folding Rocker
Located in Chicago, IL
Leather straps on wood frame. Folds.
Leather, Wood
Rocker and Folding Ottoman Inspired by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful, modern oak rocker with roped seat and back. Sold with its matching ottoman. The rope seat and back is woven in a beautiful modern and soft texture. Manufactured in Japan (...
Rope, Oak
Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
1966 Takeshi Nii Rocking Chair Design : Takeshi Nii / Japan Size : W 580 D 875 H 1030 mm Takeshi Nii's folding rocking chair.
Teak, Leather
Vintage Danish Cattie Teak Fold Out Rocking Sling Chairs
By Cattie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of three folding teak sling chairs are perfect as poolside sun loungers. The wooden frame, as well as folding, also gently rocks for deep relaxation in these low-profile, su...
Teak
Mid-Century Aluminum and Wood Outdoor Folding Rocking Chair, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century aluminum and wood outdoor/patio folding rocking chair, pair Condition- Like New.
Aluminum
Folding Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii, Japan, 1950s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A rare foldable rocking chair designed by Takeshi Nii, Japan, manufactured in Mid-Century in 1950s.
Aluminum
Takeshi Nii "NY" Folding Rocking Chair
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Buffalo, NY
Takeshi Nii "NY" folding rocking chair. Tubular chromed frame with beechwood supports and original salmon/brown canvas sling seat, original finish, 25" W x 32" D x 34" H, original or...
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Costa Rican Leather Campaign Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautiful vintage modern rocking chair with three thick strips of leather on the backrest and a wide leather seat.
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 45.08 in W 30.52 in D 31.89 in
Teak Mid-Century Modern Leather Campaign Folding Rocking Chair, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Mid-Century Modern campaign rocking chair. Striking Costa Rican design from the 1970s. This wonderful Mid-Century Modern rocking chair has a sleek teak cylindr...
Leather, Teak
Sold
H 29 in W 23 in D 27 in
Pair of Modernist Folding Slatted Rocking Chairs by Telescope Folding Chair Co.
By Telescope Chair Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
The Telescope Folding Furniture Company has been making outdoor campaign furniture out of Granville, New York since 1903. The handsome example before you is a pair of their mid-centu...
Metal
Takeshi Nii "NY" Folding Chair and Ottoman
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Rochester, NY
An early production of the "NY" folding chair and ottoman by Takeshi Nii - Japan - 1958. Tubular chromed frames or beech wood supports and original canvas sling seats. Label with log...
Sold
H 29.93 in W 22.84 in D 33.27 in
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Beech Rocking Chair Rex by Niko Kralj Slovenia, 1950s
By Niko Kralj
Located in Vienna, AT
Also you can fold this rocking chair. Very good vintage condition.
Metal
Sold
H 33.5 in W 23.25 in D 28 in
Mid-Century Modern Safari Chair Rocker Solid Maple Canvas Gold Metal Folding Co
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Description: For your consideration a Mid-Century Modern rocker with a safari chair style construction. Canvas with solid maple wood frame. Original label from the maker present: "...
Canvas, Maple
Niko Kralj Folding Rocking chairs
By Niko Kralj
Located in Berlin, DE
Folding Rocking chairs by Niko Kralj in beautiful condition ref.: neue möbel 3 Verlag Gerd Hatje 1955 p. 25 and neue Möbel 4 Verlag Gerd Hatje 1958 p. 36
Wood
Rex Foldable Rocking Chair by Niko Kralj, 1950s
By Niko Kralj
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
This model Rex folding rocking chair was designed by Niko Kralj in Slovenia in 1952, with this particular piece thought to have been produced during the 1970s.
Beech, Plywood
Vintage Costa Rican Leather Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Costa Rican folding rocking chair with beautiful pattern in leather seat and back.
Leather
Agnosine Folding Rocking Chair by Fratelli Regiutti
By Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Unique folding Italian rocking chair from the mid 1950’s
Costa Rican Mid-Century Teak and Leather Folding Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Comfortable rocking chair made of teak and camel color leather.
Teak, Leather
Folding Leather & Wood Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage folding rocking chair. Original wood and leather in great condition.
Wood, Leather
Sold
H 34.65 in W 19.69 in D 47.25 in
Mid-Century Modern Japanese Takeshi Nii Rocking Folding Chair, 1950s
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Westmaas, NL
This rare foldable rocking chair designed by Takeshi Nii Japan, is manufactured during the 1950s.
Metal
Takeshi NII "NY Chair" Folding Rocker
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very comfortable and practical folding rocking chair. Japanese designer Takeshi NII inspired by the simplicity and style of the directors chair and by the form and materials used in ...
Chrome
Vintage Rex Rocking Chair by Niko Kralj, 1950s
By Niko Kralj
Located in Budapest, HU
This model Rex folding rocking chair was designed by Niko Kralj in Slovenia in 1952, with this particular piece thought to have been produced during the 1970s.
Beech
Rocking Terras Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice foldable rocking chair,with brass details
Aluminum
Savonarola Folding Rocking Intarsia Chair
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Savonarola Turkish Folding and Rocking Campaign Chair, carved wood with mother of pearl intarsia, - Beautiful!
Wood
Sold
H 76 in W 58 in D 84 in
Post War Slovenian Design Rex Foldable Rocking Chair by Niko Kralj, 1950s
By Niko Kralj
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
This model Rex folding rocking chair was designed by Niko Kralj in Slovenia in 1952, with this particular piece thought to have been produced during the 1960s.
Beech, Plywood, Sheepskin
Folding Sling Seat Rocking Lounge Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Fulton, CA
A Japanese modernist design strongly influenced by the Scandinavian Mid-Century movement. The ergonomic design of this chair provides optimal comfort. A canvas sling seat over a tubu...
Steel
Shigeru Uchida 'Z' Chair Mid Century Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Vancouver, BC
A specimen. This is not the NY chair. Indoor camp sensibilities for the modern age. Something of a mid century myth. Completely foldable and with removable headrest. Built tough in ...
Chrome
The phrase “rocking chair” didn’t find its way into the dictionary until the mid-18th century. While most of the sitting furniture that we use in our homes originated in either England or France, the iconic rocking chair is a quintessentially American piece of furniture.
A Philadelphia cabinetmaker’s bill for a proto-rocking chair issued in 1742, which identified the seat as a “Nurse Chair with rockers,” is the earliest surviving evidence of this design’s humble beginnings. The nurse chair was a low side chair intended for nursing women, so giving it a soothing rocking motion made sense. Rocking chairs, which saw a curved slat affixed to the chairs’ feet so that they could be literally rocked, quickly gained popularity across the United States, garnering a reputation as a seat that everyone could love. They offered casual comfort without the expensive fabrics and upholstery that put armchairs out of many families’ budgets.
Rocking chairs are unique in that they don’t just offer a place to rest — they offer an opportunity to reminisce. The presence of one of these classic pieces stirs up our penchant for nostalgia and has the power to transform a space. They easily introduce a simple country feel to the city or bring the peaceful rhythm of a porch swing into a sheltered sunroom. Although craftsmen took to painting and stenciling varieties of the chairs that emerged in New England during the 19th century, the most traditional rocking chairs are generally unadorned seats constructed with time-tested materials like wood and metal. As such, a minimalist vintage rocking chair can be ushered into any corner of your home without significantly disrupting your existing decor scheme or the room’s color palette.
In the decades since the first rocker, top designers have made the piece their own. Viennese chair maker Michael Thonet produced a series of rockers in the middle of the 19th century in which the different curved steam-bent wood parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Mid-century modernists Charles and Ray Eames added wooden rockers to their famous plastic shell armchair, while Danish designer Frank Reenskaug opted for teak and polished beech, introducing pops of color with small cushions (a precursor to the bold works that would follow in the 1970s and 1980s).
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