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Ingmar Relling Rocker

Mid Century Danish Modern Ingmar Relling Rocker
Mid Century Danish Modern Ingmar Relling Rocker

Mid Century Danish Modern Ingmar Relling Rocker

By Ingmar Relling

Located in Tulsa, OK

Mid Century Danish Modern Ingmar Relling Rocker Above average vintage condition and structurally sound.

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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Norwegian Rocker after Ingmar Relling
Norwegian Rocker after Ingmar Relling

Norwegian Rocker after Ingmar Relling

By Ingmar Relling

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Norwegian Rocker after Ingmar Relling Original birch frame Re-Webbed.  

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Vintage 1950s Norwegian Rocking Chairs

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Mid Century Scandinavian Rocker by and Ottoman Attributed to Ingmar Relling
Mid Century Scandinavian Rocker by and Ottoman Attributed to Ingmar Relling

Mid Century Scandinavian Rocker by and Ottoman Attributed to Ingmar Relling

By Ingmar Relling

Located in Esperance, NY

Presenting an exquisite vintage bentwood rocker with ottoman that exudes timeless beauty. This chair not only boasts an alluring design, but also offers exceptional comfort and a cap...

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Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Scandinavian Rosewood and Leather Rocker Westnofa
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Scandinavian Rosewood and Leather Rocker Westnofa

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Scandinavian Rosewood and Leather Rocker Westnofa

By Ingmar Relling

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fabulous bentwood rocker in rosewood and black leather by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa.

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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Rocker by Ingmar Relling
Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Rocker by Ingmar Relling

Mid-Century Modern Sculpted Rocker by Ingmar Relling

By Ingmar Relling

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Gorgeous vintage modern rocking chair designed by Ingmar Relling. Great stylish lines, sculpted teak frame, slightly tufted back. Beautiful design by a renowned Mid-Century Furniture...

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Ingmar Relling Danish Modern Bentwood Rocking Chair for Westnofa of Norway
Ingmar Relling Danish Modern Bentwood Rocking Chair for Westnofa of Norway

Ingmar Relling Danish Modern Bentwood Rocking Chair for Westnofa of Norway

By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling

Located in Miami, FL

Danish Modern bentwood rocker by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa of Norway. Fabric is original.

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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Mid-Century Modern Bent Wood Rocker Rocking Chair Ingmar Relling Westnofa, 1960s
Mid-Century Modern Bent Wood Rocker Rocking Chair Ingmar Relling Westnofa, 1960s

Mid-Century Modern Bent Wood Rocker Rocking Chair Ingmar Relling Westnofa, 1960s

By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a gorgeous, bentwood, rocking chair by Ingmar Relling for Norwegian company Westnofa, circa 1960s. In excellent condition. The dimensions are W-28.5" x...

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Vintage 1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Ingmar Relling Rocking Chair by Westnofa
Ingmar Relling Rocking Chair by Westnofa

Ingmar Relling Rocking Chair by Westnofa

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H 39 in W 28.5 in D 32 in

Ingmar Relling Rocking Chair by Westnofa

By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling

Located in Highland, IN

A design as comfortable as it is visually striking, this rocker by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa employs a bent wood frame to support an ergonomically designed seat.

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Vintage 1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Ingmar Relling for Westnofa of Norway Danish Modern Rocker
Ingmar Relling for Westnofa of Norway Danish Modern Rocker

Ingmar Relling for Westnofa of Norway Danish Modern Rocker

By Ingmar Relling

Located in St. Louis, MO

Designer: Ingmar Relling. Manufacturer: Westnofa. Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern. Country: United States. Date: 1960s.   

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

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Finding the Right Rocking-chairs for You

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).

No matter your personal style, let 1stDibs pair you with your perfect seat. Deck out your porch, patio or parlor — browse the vintage, new and antique rocking chairs in our vast collection today.