# Knitting Rocking Chairs Rocking Knit Creates a Hat as a Person Rocks in the Chair By Meghan Young | Published 2016-04-06 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rocking-knit References: [thisiscolossal](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/04/a-rocking-chair-that-knits-you-a-hat-as-you-read-the-paper/) & [ecal.ch](http://www.ecal.ch/en/1181/events/exhibitions/low-tech-factory) Melding old traditions with new technologies, the Rocking Knit is an adorable contraption. It is a [rocking chair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oval-rocking-chair) that knits. Although that sounds like something straight out of a cartoon, it is a real-life creation. It uses the minimal energy of the act of rocking in order to power the knitting mechanics. As the sitter rocks, he or she is essentially making a hat as well. The Rocking Knit was designed by Damien Ludi and Colin Peillex. It was conceived as part of a project for Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne‘s Low-Tech Factory, a workshop encouraging students from the industrial design program to invent simple machines that at once create an experience and a material good. It's an exceptionally playful task. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.3/10 - Popularity: 80% | Activity: 72% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Low-tech Inventions:** Creating simple machines combining experience and material good - **Energy-generating Knitting:** Using bodily movements to generate power for knitting - **Playful Design:** Incorporating whimsy and play into functional objects ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Innovative furniture designs combining functionality and creativity - **Textile Manufacturing:** Integrating sustainable and energy-generating techniques into textile production - **Educational Workshops:** Providing hands-on, playful learning experiences for students to invent and create ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Chunky Knitted Quilted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knitty-chair.md) - [Wooden Lounge Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nice-chair.md) - [Fabric-Wrapped Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhe-rocking-chair.md) - [3D-Knitted Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-knitting1.md) - [Modular Knit Seating Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knit-one.md) - [3D Automated Knitting Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/3d-knitting-machine1.md) - [Dynamic Movement Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wobbl-rocking-chair.md) - [Contemporary Rocking Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/penguin-rocking-chair.md) - [Motion Blur-Inspired Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fast-rocking-chair.md)