Italian Bamboo Rocking Chair
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Bamboo
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Bamboo
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Bamboo
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
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Italian Bamboo Rocking Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is an Italian Bamboo Rocking Chair?
Materials: Bamboo Furniture
Bamboo — the reed-like, woody grass revered the world over for its attractiveness, durability and unbeatable versatility — has a purity and elegance that Ming Dynasty dignitaries, European royals and workaday folks alike have appreciated for centuries. Antique and vintage bamboo furniture can help introduce an air of relaxation in any space, and pairs well with chinoiserie decor and a range of porcelain decorative objects.
So why is bamboo — in its many forms — so enduringly popular? The grass itself is classic-looking and pleasingly geometric, and it evokes a subtle exoticism that’s both glamorous and (due in large part to its sustainability) highly attainable.
Bamboo is harder than mahogany. It’s a rigid and hollow reed, and as such it is not rattan, which is dense, steamable and bendable, and has become its own ultimate decorative-arts chameleon over the years. But like rattan, bamboo is an organic material that provides a link to nature, helping us to bring a bit of the outside in, in an elegant yet no-frills way that seems comforting and familiar. Plus, bamboo’s lightness and slight irregularities make it the perfect counterpoint to heavy-feeling interiors.
For organic modern interiors — or any space that would benefit from a dose of the natural world — a variety of vintage bamboo outdoor furniture, side tables, dining chairs and more can be found on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Rocking-chairs for You
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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