Rollerback Rocker ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ by Timothy Hardman is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱞᱚᱦᱟᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
Rollerback Rocker ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ
Client: Timothy Hardman
A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱯᱷᱟᱨᱱᱤᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Rollerback Rocker ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ
ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ ᱢᱮᱱᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱲᱩᱞᱟᱹᱲ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱟᱰᱡᱚᱥᱴᱮᱵᱩᱞ, ᱠᱟᱹᱨᱭᱟᱹ ᱚᱠᱚᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱣᱮᱞᱰ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱞ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱨᱮ ᱚᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱴ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱣᱟᱞᱱᱟᱴ ᱠᱟᱴᱷ ᱠᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱡᱟᱠᱟᱛ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱠᱟᱴᱷᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱴᱷᱤᱠ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱴ ᱮᱥᱠᱨᱩ ᱠᱚ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱵᱟᱸᱫᱷᱟᱭ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱤᱞᱤᱱᱰᱨᱤᱠᱟᱞ ᱞᱮᱫᱟᱨ ᱠᱩᱥᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱟᱩᱱᱴᱤᱝ ᱨᱚᱰ ᱨᱮ ᱠᱟᱴᱷᱟᱣ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱟᱭᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱵᱟᱦᱟᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱴᱤᱠᱟᱹᱭ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱚᱠᱛᱚ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱦᱩᱭᱩᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟᱭ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱳᱥᱟᱨ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱾ ᱲᱩᱞᱟᱹᱲ ᱠᱩᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱮᱴᱟᱞ ᱯᱷᱨᱮᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱩᱱᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱹᱞᱚᱸ ᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱯ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱕᱗᱐ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱕᱗᱐ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱭ ᱯᱲᱚ ᱢᱤᱢᱤ ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Rollerback Rocker ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱞᱚᱦᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Rollerback Rocker ᱨᱚᱞᱚᱨᱵᱮᱠ ᱨᱚᱠᱚᱨ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Rollerback Rocking chair is a unique combination of materials. The metal frame is accented with hand-cut walnut inserts, giving the piece an detailed accent that allows less severe angles than a pure metal frame. The leather cushions allow for the user to adjust and roll the cylinders as they please, letting them interact with the chair in a unique way.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 570 mm x 570 mm x 920 mm
- Tags
- walnut, claro walnut, chair, armchair, leather, upholstery, rocking chair
- Production Technology
- This piece features a welded metal frame that has hand cut walnut accents. The walnut accents slot into the frame and are attached with set screws. The piece required immense attention to detail to get the pieces to set into the metal correctly, especially the curved arm insert. The legs are attached with Festool domino joiner and the cushions are sewn with leather.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this project was the walnut inserts. In order to get the curved arm insert in, the chair needed to be welded together with the insert in, allowing no margin for error or second shot once it was in.
- Research
- This piece rested on precise geometry. Designing a chair requires very subtle angles, which only increases when doing a rocking chair. Add to that the walnut accents and the attention to detail in this piece was immense. Timothy spent weeks designing this piece and going over the math to get it right before starting.
- Inspiration
- Timothy's inspiration for this piece mostly came from his disinterest in armchairs. Seating is one of the most intimate furniture designs as it requires the most physical interaction of the user. By incorporating freely moving cushions on the chair, the user can rock in it as well as adjust while seated by rolling their back into the cushions as needed.
- Project Duration
- The project started in October 2020 in San Francisco and finished in June 2021.
- Operation Flow
- This rocking chair allows for the user to interact with it in many ways. The user can rock forwards and backwards as well as up and down. The cylindrical cushions can spin on their mounting rods and let the user continually adjust while seated.
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