The Rocking Chair by Mater and designed by Shawn Place has "nothing to hide"

Inspired by West Coast indigenous art, the Rocker is a new elegant rocking chair by Mater. Its soft silhouette, when viewed from the side, shows the two lines that make up the form, travelling together but never parallel.

Rocker is crafted of a few genuine materials of strong, simple joinery and the visible leather connections, making the design very honest in its construction with nothing to hide. The full-grain vegetable tanned leather supplied by the premium leather manufacturer, Sørensen, has a smooth and strong surface, that will age with time and add character to the chair.

"I wanted to try designing a better rocking chair," says its designer, Shawn Place. "The Rocker is perfectly balanced, it sits in the same position empty as it does with you in it – it’s very neutral. This allows the chair to rock with such little effort that it’s quite relaxing. Isn’t that what a rocking chair should do?"

Mater is a conscious and ethical design brand with a strong design philosophy and great emphasis on craftsmanship. Through collaborations with an external base of established and fresh design talent, Mater combines exclusive high-end furniture and lighting, with working methods that support people, local craft traditions and the environment. Founded in 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark, you can discover more at materdesign.com.