The Great Rocking Chair Search
The Eames rocker is amazing (and oh-so-midcentury modern!) but, let's face it, when you're tired, nursing and in dire need of neck support, it's not so hot. "I bought an Eames rocker," says Yen Ha, an architect and mom in New York. "My husband laughed and said it wouldn't be comfortable. And it wasn't." Luckily, Yen found furniture maker Jason Lewis, who custom-built a rocking chair for her. "His wife was pregnant, so he made one for her, too!" What happened to her Eames chair? "It's in the living room," she says. "It's totally fine for hanging out."
Here's Jason Lewis's rocking chair, as well as two others we really like:
July 02, 2007
these are beautiful! but expensive:(
this rocking chair looks great - I can't believe the Eames model was not comfortable enough. On to better things!