# Modern Furniture Designs The Rocking Wheel Chair By lourdes sanchez bayas | Published 2008-03-07 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-furniture-designs-the-rocking-wheel-chair References: [interiordesignroom.blogspot](http://interiordesignroom.blogspot.com/2008/03/rocking-wheel-chair.html) The Rocking Wheel Chair is designer Mathias Kohler's modern interpretation of a rocking chair. I will let the designer explain: "The RW Chair is a concept and a modern interpretation of a rocking chair. The near circular form seen from the side is what makes the design so unique. It allows for the rocking motion without being an attachment, but instead flowing into the rest of the chair". The top part of the chair comes with a light attached to it and the power source of this light is produced by the rocking motion. Pretty cool. But what about [arm rests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sedia-tonda)? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 2% | Activity: 32% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Modern Rocking Chairs:** The concept of modern rocking chairs that reinterpret classic designs such as the Rocking Wheel Chair. - **Energy-producing Furniture:** Designs that embed energy-producing mechanisms into furniture, such as the Rocking Wheel Chair's light source powered by rocking motion. - **Circular-form Furniture:** Furniture designs that incorporate circular forms, such as the Rocking Wheel Chair's unique shape that enables rocking motion. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Furniture Manufacturing:** Incorporating modern technologies and sustainable energy sources into furniture production. - **Interior Design:** Exploring modern furniture options that add flair to contemporary living spaces. - **Sustainability:** Innovative furniture designs that use sustainable materials and energy sources and encourage waste reduction. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Modernized Rocking Chair Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nodding-chair.md) - [Dynamic Movement Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wobbl-rocking-chair.md) - [Wooden Lounge Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nice-chair.md) - [All-Direction Wobbling Rocking Chair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wobbling-rocking-chair.md) - [Fabric-Wrapped Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhe-rocking-chair.md) - [Sleek Structural Rocking Horses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocking-horse-chair.md) - [Otherworldly Themed Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ufo-rocking.md) - [Circular Modernist Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zerogravity-chair.md) - [Motion Blur-Inspired Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fast-rocking-chair.md)