Spun is a fun chair by Thomas Heatherwick manufactured by Magis using rotational plastic moulding and first presented in Milan during the design week last year. Not being immediately recognized as a chair, it even looks like it could be a sculptural vessel, but when lent on the side, Spun allows for a comfortable sitting experience all the while letting the user rock or even spin around in circles. Not only is it fun, but seems to be a good work out too!
Category: rocking
Thonet Rocking Lounger
This Thonet Rocking Lounger will be auctioned in a couple of hours at Wright. Estimate: $4,000 @ $5,000.
Update 1:
and sold for $3,500
Update 2:
Rather it is a J&J Kohn Rocking Lounger
Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on November 18, 2011 at 10:49 PM
Western Rocker by Atelier 522 at 2011 IMM Cologne (11)
Western Rocker, a rocking stool by Germany based Atelier 522 at the Serafini boot of IMM Cologne 2011.
Monarchy by Yiannis Ghikas for Feld
Rocking and swiveling stool Monarchy by Greece based Yiannis Ghikas for Belgian based Feld.
Via Design Milk.
Rocking “Wheel” Chair by Marvin Drandell
Sam Kaufman Gallery has this Rocking “Wheel” Chair by Marvin Drandell for sale at 1stdibs.
Marvin Drandell is a Los Angeles-based designer and maker of bespoke furniture. Trained as a scientist, Drandell treats each new project as a technical exploration.
This chair, one of Drandell’s earliest projects from the early 90ies, is a rocking chair which uses the curvature of a pair of bicycle wheels as pivot points, the extent of the resulting movement limited by the shock-absorbers at the rear of the piece. (It is also fitted with short, aluminum “legs” which convert it into a stationary chair; these are removable to allow the chair to rock freely.) The seat and back are fashioned from the foam cores used to make surfboards, the carved contours carefully fiberglassed.
Price $2,500