Rocking chairs are often restricted to nurseries because they make complete functional sense in there. But take a look at some of these beautiful vintage and new rockers below – they might just make you rethink the role of the rocker. We’re not going to deny that a lot of these would be perfect in a nursery – but many of them would also be perfect in a living space, a corner of a home office, a master bedroom….
Franco Albini style wicker rocking chair
Left: Mid-19th Century English rocking chair / Right: Jacques Adnet leather rocker
Left: Hans Wegner J16 rocker / Right: simple wooden rocker, designer unknown
Left: Verner Panton 1992 rocking chair made solely of rings / Right: 1970s vintage rocking chair
Metal and leather rocking chair by Muller van Severen, 2013
Left: Keyhole rocking chair by Hans Wegner / Right: Illum Wikkelso vintage Sculpture rocking chair
Slatted rocker (designer unknown)
