The Poltrona Rocking Chair
JOEL ESCALONA STUDIO reinterprets the traditional rocking chair from Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, for The Chair That Rocks initiative. Inspired by the local easy chair, we decided to make a rocking version of it, a ‘poltrona rocking chair’ according to the local terms. The result was really satisfying, both the experience of learning the traditions and philosophy of building furniture the Tlacotalpan way, and the merging of the craftsmen’s experience with our values in order to create a modern rocking chair that is light and fresh but still has a strong background.
Year / 2015-17
Collaboration / THE CHAIR THAT ROCKS
Material / Red Cedar and Wicker
Creative Director / Joel Escalona
Design Team / Oscar Estrada