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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Scandinavian Modern
"Revoar" Hanging Swing Chair in Natural Leather Handmade in Pearl Color
Located in Centro, RS
The project starts from leather threads, valuing the manual work of various craft techniques, such as braids, cords, chains and fringes.
The chains were represented in three-dimensi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
Iconic Eero Aarnio White Tomato Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
Eero has always been drawn to the circular form and is perhaps best known for his designs ‘without edges’. The Tomato chair combines three circles on a ba...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Gervasoni Gray 09 Rocking Chair in Grey Oak with Fog Upholstery by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocking chair in wood, Gray 09 is characterised by a high backrest with visible slats on which a soft loose cushion rests. The structure, with a large and welcoming seat, is made of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Gervasoni Gray 09 Rocking Chair in Walnut & Berlin Upholstery by Paola Navone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocking chair in wood, Gray 09 is characterised by a high backrest with visible slats on which a soft loose cushion rests. The structure, with a large and welcoming seat, is made of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Outdoor Roda Laze Rocking Armchair by Gordon Guillaumier
Located in Boston, MA
LAZE outdoor lounge chairs are designed as "leisure chairs", even more in the rocking version. LAZE is the invitation to rest, the tranquility of reading a book in a garden lounge un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nanook of the North Lime Rocking Seat by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nanook of the North Lime is an exquisite rocking seat with metal legs in gold. It is available in three colours.
As the name suggests, the Scarlet Splendo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Resin
Iconic Eero Aarnio Black Leather Bubble Chair
By Eero Aarnio
Located in New York, NY
The Bubble chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968. According to Eero’s notes, the Bubble hangs from the ceiling because ‘there is no nice way to make a clear pedestal.’ It shares the same unique acoustics as the Ball chair, a little cocoon that shields off the outside world.
The hanging Bubble chair...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pine Rocking Chair by Göran Malmvall in the Svensk Fur Range for Karl Andersson
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rocking chair designed by Göran Malmvall in the Svensk Fur range for Karl Andersson & Söner. Made in the 1940s. This type of pine furniture became popular during the late 1930s and i...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Rocking Chair in Laser-Cut Burnish Brass Plated Steel and Oak Slats
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iced tea in hand, Sam Cooke on the HiFi, the rocker tall is deeply rooted in Southern American porch culture. While its heritage might be southern, t...
Category
2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
21st Century Brown Beige Saddle Swing Handmade Crochet Outdoor Hammock Seat
By iota
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
The IOTA Saddle Swings are lightweight and compact. They are good for enjoying the outdoors and kids love them too. You can easily take the hammock like swing with you to hang during camping trips...
Category
2010s Israeli Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Polyester, Teak, Acrylic
Gervasoni Inout 709 Rocking Chair in Berlin 03 Upholstery with Oiled Iroko Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocking chair in wood, INOUT 709 is characterised by a high backrest with visible slats: it is made of oiled Iroko, particularly durable wood because it is naturally resistant to wat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Contemporary Clay Low Rocking Chair by Maarten Baas
By Maarten Baas
Located in Warsaw, PL
These vibrant Rocking chairs are from Maarten Baas’s iconic ‘Clay’ collection launched in 2006. The idiosyncratic childishness of this collection is created through Baas’s individual...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal
Gervasoni Brick Rocking Chair in Sage Upholstery & Natural Lacquered Walnut Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocking chair in solid natural Canaletto walnut, bleached oak or oak lacquered in white, grey, black, ocean or dove-grey, Brick 307 has the seat and backrest softened by a single cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
1970s Danish Shaker Rocking Chair by Hans J. Wegner
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A Shaker Style Scandinavian Modern rocking chair designed by Hans Wegner in beech wood with a woven paper cord seat.
Made in Denmark by FDB, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Beech
Swing Rocking Chair in Teak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Carmel Si
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gervasoni Inout Rocking Chair in Gray Elastic Belts with Grey Aluminium Frame
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The visible essential and minimal structure identifies the Inout 809 rocking chair that develops around a light structure in white, grey or sage painted tubular aluminium, an ecologi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rubber
Gervasoni Brick Rocking Chair in Lisboa 05 Upholstery with Natural Walnut Base
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rocking chair in solid natural Canaletto walnut, bleached oak or oak lacquered in white, grey, black, ocean or dove-grey, Brick 307 has the seat and backrest softened by a single cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Yves Boucard Pair of Large Carved Wood Spring Painted Rocking Chairs
By Yves Boucard
Located in Philadelphia, PA
YVES BOUCARD (b. 1953)
Pair of large "Spring" chairs, Switzerland, 2008
Carved and polychromed solid wood
Measures: 42" x 2...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Umber Rocker Modern Low Rocking Chair in Walnut with Crafted Arm Detail
By Tréology
Located in Papanui, Christchurch
The Umber Rocker is the Rocking chair version of our iconic Umber Chair. The Umber Rocker is a comfortable modern walnut rocking armchair with a crafted arm detail. Designed to sit comfortably in its own space, the Umber Rocker offers a low, laid-back sitting position for relaxed enjoyment. Perfect as a wooden easy chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New Zealand Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set 2Kartell Smatrik Rocking Chair in Black with Chrome Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Smatrik is available transparent in white with painted or chrome-plated steel legs, and in stainless steel with oak-stained wood finish.
Dimensions: Height: 30.33 in.; Width: 24 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plastic
AB Åby Möbelfabrik Pine Rocking Chair, Sweden 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
While they play a prominent role in both architecture and pop culture, rocking chairs solidified their place in Scandinavian design history as well. As this Swedish model proves, functionality can manifest in many forms, but it is always accompanied by both great material and aesthetic quality in Swedish design.
Taking influence from the golden age of modernism in Sweden and the 1930s’ cabin furniture, this rocking chair was made in the famous “sportstugemöbel” style, originally intended for Swedish summer houses. Solid pine was the preferred material in this specific style and some of the most prominent Swedish designers created models for these summer residencies, including Axel Einar Hjorth and Carl Malmsten. Functionality and longevity were the guiding principles for the style, and accordingly, for this rocking chair as well. The pine structure is very polished and firm, assembled with an expert joinery technique. The seat is ergonomically carved, and the edges are gently rounded for maximum comfort.
Åby furniture...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
Scandinavian Brutalist Oak rocking Chair, Scandinavia 1970s
Located in Utrecht, NL
While they play a prominent role in both architecture and pop culture, rocking chairs solidified their place in Scandinavian design history as well. As this model proves, functionality can manifest in many forms, but it is always accompanied by expert craftsmanship and a great aesthetic quality.
The Brutalist style of design - the term derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” – is characterized by a deliberate plainness and crudity, and emerged in the mid-20th century and gained popularity in the late 1950s and 1960s. In furniture and décor, the Brutalist movement was somber, giving importance to eerie organic and rugged shapes in earthy tones. The defining characteristics of Brutalist furniture design...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Swing Rocking Chair in Teak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Vegetal N
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Gandia Blasco Textile Rocking Chair in Steel by Ana Llobet
Located in New York, NY
“Textile is a collection of outdoor furniture inspired by the concepts and techniques used with textiles. A braided rope system knotted to polyethylene boards mimics garment seams to create a flexible element that fits people like a piece of clothing.”– Ana Llobet (Designer) –. The Textile rocking chair is one of the pieces in the collection. A designer rocking chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Customizable ClassiCon Euvira Rocking Chair by Jader Almeida
Located in New York, NY
The Euvira rocking chair by Jader Almeida is a masterful blend of yesterday and today, lightness and solidity. With its precisely orchestrated flowing li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Modern Black Vintage Rocker Grandessa Lena Larsson 1961 Sweden
By Lena Larsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern black vintage rocking chair or rocker model Grandessa from black lacquered wood designed by Lena Larsson, 1961 Sweden, and produced for Nesto. Labelled underneath...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
De Sede DS 515 Rocking Chair in Brown Upholstery by Greutmann Bolzern
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish companion for anywhere, anytime. With DS-515, a filigree, runner-shaped base frame made of steel carries the inviting seat area. With DS-515, a thin wire construction serves as a shaping frame over which a padded leather cover is drawn. The folded and tucked leather defines the delicate design, masterful leather seams and sophisticated detailing. A textile insert in the back gives the chair a distinctive note, and the overall craftsmanship of the composition makes it a stylish companion at the dining table, in the home office or in the conference room. With a special cover, it is also perfect for semi-outdoor use.
Carmen and Urs Greutmann run their own design studio in Zurich, where they design spaces and furniture characterized by special clarity in form and materiality. This series of different sculptures all belonging to a family features the play of exact, different linings with little lightness. The results are universally usable seating...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Trinity, Outdoor Aluminum Rocking Chair with Gold Finish, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Shiny and bright outdoor rocking chair, ready to be sun kissed. A luxurious and timele...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Granite Upholstery Re
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Euvira Rocking Chair by Jader Almeida, ClassiCon, 2013
Located in Paris, FR
The Euvira rocking chair by Jader Almeida is a masterful blend of yesterday and today, lightness and solidity. With its precisely orchestrated flowing li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Cord
Hans Wegner Rocking Chair Model GE-273 Produced by GETAMA in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare keyhole rocking chair model GE-273 designed by Hans Wegner. Produced by GETAMA in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Beech
Yngve Ekström 'Circle' Rocking Chair, Sweden, circa 1960
By Yngve Ekström, Møbel AB Sweden
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Rare ‘Circle’ rocking chair by Yngve Ekström – Sweden, 1960s.
Designer: Yngve Ekström
Manufacturer: Stol AB Sweden.
Country: Sweden
Mo...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Rocking Chair in Laser-Cut Blackened Steel and Black Oak Slats
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Iced tea in hand, Sam Cooke on the hifi, the rocker tall is deeply rooted in Southern American porch culture. While its heritage might be southern, this cont...
Category
2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
Swing Rocking Chair in Teak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Moonlight
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Camel Silk
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Wooden Scandinavian Style Rocking Chair, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1960s, Czechoslovakia
- Good original condition.
Category
1960s Czech Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Nanook of the North Rocking Seat by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nanook of the North is an exquisite rocking seat with metal legs in gold. It is available in either black and white, or midnight blue and black.
India's h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Resin
Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chair by Illum Wikkelsø, 1960s
Located in London, GB
Scandinavian Modern rocking chair in ebonized wood model IW3 designed 1958 by Illum Wikkelsø.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
Customizable Artifort Rocking Chair by Geoffrey D. Harcourt RDI
Located in New York, NY
Who can resist a rocking chair? It reminds us of our childhood when our parents lulled us to sleep or you rocked as high as you could. Now you simply relax an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Textile
Set 2 Kartell Smatrik Rocking Chair in Plum with Chrome Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Smatrik is available transparent in white with painted or chrome-plated steel legs, and in stainless steel with oak-stained wood finish.
Dimensions: Height 30.33 in.; Width 24 in....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Customizable ClassiCon Euvira Rocking Chair by Jader Almeida
Located in New York, NY
The Euvira rocking chair by Jader Almeida is a masterful blend of yesterday and today, lightness and solidity. With its precisely orchestrated flowing li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Czechoslovak Rocking Chair, 1960s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
This upholstered bentwood rocking chair was made in Czechoslovakia in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. The frame is probably made of stained beech wood and bears slight signs ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Nature Veg
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rocking Chair by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Asko, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
Black lacquered beech structure seating in blond wood, designed in the late 1950s by Ilmari Tapiovaara for Asko, Finland. Traces of use on the armrests and on the footrest.
Category
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Set 2Kartell Smatrik Rocking Chair in White with Chrome Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Smatrik is available transparent in white with painted or chrome-plated steel legs, and in stainless steel with oak-stained wood finish.
Dimensions: Height 30.33 in.; Width 24 in....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Moonlight
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swing Rocking Chair in Teak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Drake Sh
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rocking Chair in Galvanized Laser-Cut Steel Frame and Veg Tan Leather Sling
By Klein Agency
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Low in its stance, wide in its grip, Klein Agency's contemporary low Rocker creates the perfect, soft shell for release and rest of your body. Laser cut pre...
Category
2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Cut Steel
Set of 2 Swedish Rocking Chairs in Sheepskin, 1950s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Please note: Listed price is for a single, set of 2 available.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Cognac Nev
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swedish Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1950s
By Viggo Boesen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare model. Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin,
black lacquered elm wood. Produced in Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Set of 2Kartell Smatrik Rocking Chair in Crystal Chrome Legs by Tokujin Yoshioka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Smatrik is available transparent in white with painted or chrome-plated steel legs, and in stainless steel with oak-stained wood finish.
Dimensions: Height 30.33 in.; Width 24 in....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Swing Rocking Chair in Teak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Cognac Upholstery Ne
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Light syrup Upholster
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Vladimir Kagan "Rock Star" His and Her Lounge Chairs and Ottoman
Located in Pasadena, TX
Kagen rocker chairs and ottoman
By Vladimir Kagan for American Leather
1997
Pair "Rock Star" his and her rockers in rich red leather.
Rounded forms in compact rocking chai...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
Swing Rocking Chair in Oak, by Hans Olsen from Warm Nordic Upholstery Drake She
By Hans Olsen
Located in Viby J, DK
The Classic swing rocking chair was designed in 1956 by the architect Hans Olsen, who conducted extensive experiments in his quest to come up with original furniture designs. The cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
De Sede DS 515 Rocking Char in Grey Upholstery by Greutmann Bolzern
By De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stylish companion for anywhere, anytime. With DS-515, a filigree, runner-shaped base frame made of steel carries the inviting seat area. With DS-515, a thin wire construction serves as a shaping frame over which a padded leather cover is drawn. The folded and tucked leather defines the delicate design, masterful leather seams and sophisticated detailing. A textile insert in the back gives the chair a distinctive note, and the overall craftsmanship of the composition makes it a stylish companion at the dining table, in the home office or in the conference room. With a special cover, it is also perfect for semi-outdoor use.
Carmen and Urs Greutmann run their own design studio in Zurich, where they design spaces and furniture characterized by special clarity in form and materiality. This series of different sculptures all belonging to a family features the play of exact, different linings with little lightness. The results are universally usable seating...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Sling Rose Pink Grey Machine Stitched Genuine Leather Hanging Swing Chair
Located in Johannesburg, ZA
Stripped away from all excess, this hanging chair has a circular frame with the sheets of leather or fabric hanging loose within it, to create a sleek, sexy, and oh so comfortable ex...
Category
2010s South African Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage, New and Antique Rocking Chairs
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.
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