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Ralph Rapson's Rapid Rocker | |
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created for Knoll in 1945 by Ralph Rapson, a young architect / designer
who, like the Eameses, gained notice from the Case Study House project. We are so excited to offer these Limited Rapid Rocking chairs now available in red, marble, blue, black, grey, red, and light brown. The base is wood in maple and the finish is two coats of a spray applied clear (50 sheen) catalyzed lacquer.The upholstery fabric is Douglas Industries Woolen Images Sherpa and Shire line. Sherpa and Shire upholstery are made of Marquesa Lana which is a polyolefin. This fabric looks like a wool and is exceptionally tough and stain resistant. 26.25" wide side-to-side, 35" high, and 33.25" deep front-to-back. Weighs about 30 pounds. |
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| Generally ships anywhere between 2-8 weeks depending on fabrics. | ||
| "There isn't a comfortable chair in the house," his late wife, Mary, used to complain -- except for Rapson's own Rapid Rocker, where Mary nursed the couple's two sons. | ||
| Additional
information: The wood is maple and the finish is two coats of a spray applied clear (50 sheen) catalyzed lacquer. The bent wood rocker was first built for the museum of Modern art in 1939 and it was first sold in 1948 by knoll associates as a part of their ‘Rapson Line’. These knoll rockers were a solid wood version executed under the wartime materials restrictions. Knoll subsequently sold the line to Bloomingdale's in 1945, who then took out a full page advertisement for the rocker in the New York Times, holding it up as an example of an innovative and attractive modern take on a traditional piece. |
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