Modern Rocking Chairs
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: Gray
Iconic Eero Aarnio Natural 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 ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
De Sede Customizable Leather Rocking Chair
By De Sede
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
Outdoor Hanging Wicker Chair
By Mondo
Located in New York, NY
Access an entirely new dimension of relaxation with this free-swinging hanging chair. You can either suspend it from its matching stand, or fix it to your wall or ceiling. This is th...
Category
2010s Asian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
"Revoar" Swing Hanging Chair with Fringes in Natural Leather Coffee 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-dimensional shape with leather braids and internal steel wire. The fringes, a detail that is in vogue in fashion, and that brings a visual effect of flight in the movement of the swing, from the basic technique of the customized leather cord.
The result is a sophisticated design piece, an indoor hanging chair...
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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...
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2010s Finnish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Iconic Eero Aarnio White 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 ...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
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
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
Emeco Heritage Rocking Chair in Brushed Aluminium by Philippe Starck
By Emeco, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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
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
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
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
Emeco Hudson Rocking Chair in Brushed Aluminum by Philippe Starck
By Emeco, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Emeco Heritage Rocking Chair in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
By Emeco, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
De Sede Customizable Leather Rocking Chair
By De Sede
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather
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
Emeco Hudson Rocking Chair in Polished Aluminum by Philippe Starck
By Philippe Starck, Emeco
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
Prototype Rocking Chair by Arturo Pani
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...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Steel
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...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Metal, Iron
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Modern rocking chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern rocking chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage rocking chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, animal skin and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern rocking chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original rocking chairs, popular names associated with this style include Hans Olsen, Eero Aarnio, iota, and De Sede. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for rocking chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $596 and tops out at $65,835 while the average work can sell for $4,250.
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