Designer Rocking Chair By Philippe Malouin

The Canadian designer wanted to recreate some of the forces that you feel when you’re in a Scirocco (hot desert wind); the way you are pushed down into the seat. That led to this: a cross between 50’s modernist furniture and an old fashioned rocking chair. The seating is made of Alcantara, which is a suede-like material often used in car interiors. The idea that one’s sitting in a chair, but is not static, was important for him to achieve:

Since the act of sitting is never really active, perhaps the act of lying down in a chaise lounge could involve a little bit more participation from its user than just lying there. In order to use the chair, one must have good balance and a sense of adventure. Whilst being extremely comfortable, the chair allows his or her owner to actively sit in it.

(Philippe Malouin)