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Rocking Chairs For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Scandinavian Modern
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...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather

Black Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chair Chip by Teppo Asikainen Ikka Terho, 1995
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern black rocking chair or lounge chair model Chip designed by Teppo Asikainen & Ikka Terho 1995 in Finland and executed by snowcrash (...
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1990s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Plywood

exclusive original Designer Chair light blue leather Poltrona Frau Don'Do
Located in Berlin, DE
The Don’do rocking chair and the first rocking chair by Poltrona Frau is the contemporary reinterpretation of a Classic for leisure. It was designed by Jean-Marie Massaud and combines a clear and secure character with great attention to comfort. Don’do is a new testament to the high level of craftsmanship applied to contemporary design, a perfect balance between lines, bends and thicknesses achieved through skilled artisanal techniques. The structure and armrests of the Don’do rocking chair are made of cast rigid polyurethane, which is reinforced with a metal insert. The feet are made of valuable, steam-bent solid oak with an antique walnut look. Cover made of Pelle Frau® leather. A special longitudinal seam decorates the entire covered surface of the structure. The height of the headrest cushion can be adjusted with a perforated belt...
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20th Century Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Leather

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...
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2010s South African Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

De Sede Customizable Leather Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
DS-900/01 customizable rocking chair by De Sede. Technical details: Standard configuration: lastic runners / Piping tone on tone. For further versions, please inquire. If not spe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather

Kartell 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Emeco Heritage Rocking Chair in Brushed Aluminium by Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
Heritage is a stacking chair designed by Philippe Starck, inspired by the original 1006 Navy.The rocking version was designed for the world famous Bon restaurant in Paris. Intended a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs

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Aluminum

Stokke Rocking Chair
Located in Cathedral City, CA
A delightful and comfortable Stokke rocking chair. Uniquely designed with raised foot pads.
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1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Maple, Leather

Emeco Hudson Rocking Chair in Brushed Aluminum by Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
The Hudson, designed for the Hudson hotel in NYC, is Emeco and Starck’s first collaboration. Starck described the chair as “washing the details from the N...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Nanook of the North Rocking Seat in Blue by Matteo Cibic
Located in Kolkata, IN
Nanook of the North Rocking Seat in Blue by Matteo Cibic is an exquisite rocking seat with metal legs in gold. It is available in either black and white, or ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Resin

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....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Emeco Hudson Rocking Chair in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
The Hudson, designed for the Hudson hotel in NYC, is Emeco and Starck’s first collaboration. Starck described the chair as “washing the details from the Navy Chair”. It takes an addi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs

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Aluminum

"Q-bo - Rockin Chair" by Luis Ricaurte, Edition of 20 Numbered Pieces
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
"Q-bo - Rockin Chair" designed under the geometric concept of a cube, exclusive edition of 20/20 pieces, in the Graphic Research Laboratory (LIG), CDMX. M...
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2010s Mexican Modern Rocking Chairs

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Oak

Momento Solid Wood Armchair, Walnut in Hand-Made Natural Finish, Contemporary
Located in Cadeglioppi de Oppeano, VR
This seat is the result of the combination of fine Italian design and superior craftsmanship. Made in Italy with passion by expert hands, the structure it’s in premium solid walnut, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Leather, Fabric, Walnut, Faux Leather

RB Rocking Chair, Modern Woodsport Rocker Handcrafted in Walnut
Located in St. Paul, MN
Woodsport RB rocking chair. Named after the running bond pattern in which bricks are laid. Individual pieces are laced together with high grade polyester rope, creating a soft surfac...
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2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Rocking Chair Tapiovaara Model Fanett Scandinavian, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Finland rocking chair by Tapiovaara Model Fanett, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Beech

Rulla Rocking Chair, Iron Frame and Mixed Leather Upholstery by Mario Milana
Located in Milano, Lombardia
The arches of the Rulla rocking chair's frame create a spring on which the cushy circular backrest is mounted. On top of it the two rolls function as a headrest that gently cradles a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Iron

1960s Danish Upholstered Rocking Chair by Sigvard Bernadotte for France & Son
Located in Sagaponack, NY
Solid teak, upholstered rocking chair in vintage velvet fabric.  
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Teak

Emeco Heritage Rocking Chair in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
Located in Hanover, PA
Heritage is a stacking chair designed by Philippe Starck, inspired by the original 1006 Navy.The rocking version was designed for the world famous Bon restaurant in Paris. Intended a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Swedish Rocking Chairs in Sheepskin, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in sheepskin. Produced in Sweden, 1950s. Excellent condition. Please note: Also sold separately.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin

Gabriella Rocking Chair by Ambrozia, Maple, Black Steel & Dark Gray Upholstery
Located in Drummondville, Quebec
The Gabriella modern rocking chair is handmade to order from our unique Ambrozia black textured steel tubing frame design with a back chair in solid wood slats and seamless wooden ro...
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2010s Canadian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Rocking Chair in Laser-Cut Blackened Steel and Oiled Oak Slats
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, th...
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2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cut Steel

Studio Oak and Stainless Steel Rocking Chair by Leon Mayer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An amazing 1980s studio rocking chair by Leon Mayer. The chair is hand signed by Leon Mayer dated 1980 and numbered 169. The rocking chair is constructed of...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

MONARCH Wooden Rocking Armchair with Decorated Back and Covered with White Lamb
Located in Lentate sul Seveso, Monza e Brianza
Our Monarch chair is an exquisite creation designed by Archer Humphryes Architects that transcends the conventional rocking chair design. This handcrafte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Oak, Lambskin, Wood

Hans J. Wegner Lounge Chair / Rocking Chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Hans J. Wegner lounge chair / rocking chair new upholstered with black aniline leather. Frame of soap treated beech. Model Nøglehullet, made by GETAMA.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Mademoiselle Rocking Chair Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1956 for Artek
Located in Lejre, DK
The Mademoiselle rocking chair, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara in 1956 for Artek, is an iconic piece of furniture that exudes elegance and si...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Birch

Prototype Rocking Chair by Arturo Pani
Located in Chicago, IL
Prototype hand-forged, steel rocker designed by Arturo Pani and executed by Telleres Chacon, Mexico City. The piece has been reupholstered in hand-stitched, Edelman leather with custom piping. This piece was acquired from Telleres Chacon upon the retirement of Manuel Chacon, master metalsmith in the 1980s. This design is based on a Maison Jansen rocker...
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1960s Mexican Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Tête-à-Tête Rocker, Designed by Laurie Beckerman in 2007
Located in New York, NY
The original tête-à-tête seat was created during the pre-Victorian era for intimate conversation. This modern rocking version, made of Dupont Corian, a seamless and sensual materi...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Steel

Scandinavian Modern Black Vintage Rocking Chair by Lena Larsson, Sweden, 1958
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian modern black vintage rocking chair model Grandessa designed by Lena Larsson, Sweden, 1958. The rocking chair from black lacquered beechwood shows an ash wooden seat. The...
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1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Beech, Ash

Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brown Beech with Yellow Cushions Rocking Chair 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage brown lacquered beechwood rocking chair shows renewed loose seat and back cushions made of light-yellow textile fabric. Very...
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1960s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech

Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The unique Danish modern design of this midcentury rocking chair makes a striking addition to home or business seating area. Sculptural spoke seat back adds to the distinctive Scandi...
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1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Rocking Chair "Rocker #2" White Lacquered Iron and Beije Leather
Located in Roma, IT
With this Rocker, Lanzavecchia and Wai demonstrate how children’s play, through a sophisticated design process, can be transformed into refined grown-up objects with meaning and intent. It combines skillful craftsmanship with serial production and highlight the heart of the interest that animates the work of the two designers. This 2 seats Rocking chair...
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2010s Italian Modern Rocking Chairs

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Metal, Iron

Early ML-33 Oak Rocking Chair with Carvings by Hans Wegner for Mikael Laursen
Located in Dorchester, MA
Hans Wegner designed this oak rocking chair, model ML-33, for Mikael Laursen in the 1940s. The rare rocker, the first that Wegner designed, showcases hi...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Thos. Moser New Gloucester Rocker Cherry Thomas Moser Rocking Chair 2015
Located in Miami, FL
Handmade Moser Rocker from 2015 in Cherry. In good condition with some normal wear. Please see our other listings for more Moser furniture.
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2010s American Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cherry

Danish Cord and Beech Rocking Chair, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Utrecht, NL
A beech rocking chair, suspended in seat and back with woven paper cord. Twisted paper cord woven across an open wood frame has been used to form the seats of Danish chairs since the 1940s but through the 1950s and 1960s paper cord became perhaps the most distinctive and, for some people, the type of seat most closely associated with chairs from the Danish Modern period. When thinking about custom, sustainable, or heirloom quality furniture, the materials used are as important as the design itself. One material that is often vastly underrated is Danish cord...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cord, Beech

Midcentury Rope Rocking Chair in the Style of Hans Wegner
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A midcentury woven rope rocker in the style of Hans Wegner. Twisted rope cord is woven over a wood frame. Marked “Made in Yugoslavia.”
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1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Rope, Wood

Karl Yngve Håkansson Rocking Chair in Sheepskin, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Reupholstered in honey colored sheepskin. Produced in Sweden by Väsby Möbel, 1950s. This model is represented at Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Rocking Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin

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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