# Modernized Retro Rocking Seats The Roxy Chair is Stylishly Vintage Looking By Gil Cohen | Published 2012-10-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/roxy-chair References: [uncrate](http://uncrate.com/stuff/roxy-chair/) & [etsy](http://www.etsy.com/listing/111978503/molded-plywood-rocker-roxy-chair) Created by [Etsy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/arcade-clock) seller Logan Hendrickson, the Roxy Chair is a modern take on the classic rocking chair. Designed to emphasize comfort, this is a chair you can rock yourself to sleep in. Made out of molded plywood finished with a Walnut veneer, the seat and back feature foam cushions covered in genuine brown leather. The cushions are curved to embrace your body as you lean back in this chair. For the frame of the chair, Hendrickson made it out of welded steel with a sophisticated matte black finish with the legs attached to solid walnut rockers. All the wood and leather give this rocking chair a very vintage appearance, with stylish armrests that curve out as part of the seat. The Roxy Chair is a stylishly modern rocking chair. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 64% | Activity: 63% | 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) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/furniture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Retro-inspired Furniture:** Opportunity for furniture designers to create modernized versions of classic retro pieces. - **Comfort-emphasizing Design:** Potential for designers to prioritize comfort in furniture design, combining functionality with aesthetics. - **Vintage-inspired Decor:** Room for retailers and designers to offer vintage-inspired furniture and decor pieces to appeal to nostalgia-driven consumers. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Design:** Chance for furniture designers to create innovative and stylish retro-inspired pieces for the market. - **Interior Design:** Opportunity for interior designers to incorporate retro-inspired furniture into their design projects, adding a touch of nostalgia to spaces. - **Home Furnishings Retail:** Potential for retailers to curate and sell vintage-inspired furniture and decor to cater to the growing demand for nostalgia-driven home furnishings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Contemporary Rocking Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/penguin-rocking-chair.md) - [Fabric-Wrapped Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zhe-rocking-chair.md) - [Wooden Lounge Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nice-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) - [Motion Blur-Inspired Rocking Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fast-rocking-chair.md) - [Dynamic Movement Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wobbl-rocking-chair.md) - [Slick Futuristic Chair Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classical-norwegian-design.md) - [Rocking Table-Mounted Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/espattio-platero-rocking-table.md)