Modernist Rocking Horses By Frederik Roijé

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWSLs4W9LEHAfkxwj6asPYTZetWOB8az2sQgj_un6yM0C_K76pNh12-eZhPIw9O9V6w0KF5wzKJXpzWLSlapSk_W9XiLr4OPh1PiTItKDV07MPVU2-U3Jq0V8tZxY6maEdNr22nEVzsQ/s1600/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453395535793317170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPWSLs4W9LEHAfkxwj6asPYTZetWOB8az2sQgj_un6yM0C_K76pNh12-eZhPIw9O9V6w0KF5wzKJXpzWLSlapSk_W9XiLr4OPh1PiTItKDV07MPVU2-U3Jq0V8tZxY6maEdNr22nEVzsQ/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 485px;" /></a><br /><br />Next time your child whines "I want a pony", consider these Rocking Squares by Frederik Roijé. Albeit as exspensive as a real horse, these will last forever.<br /><br />I've been a fan of Dutch designer Roijé for sometime now. His "Holy Homes", two porcelain birdhouses, caught my eye, several years ago and since then I try to keep up with his inventive designs.<br /><br />His Rocking Squares are a reinvention of the traditional Hobby Horse or Rocking Horse. The wood rocking horse is covered with a durable coating, is available in three sizes and two color options.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbHj6FqMpR5ZEBwSRAZglNesKpGE-sKg9HydIVd_vjft2HfurfkkS6pNQ2qsNocUS4-xq7NkdRcYUkgMkHQQByS7au7kfGaCqM8IOOY0D0N9IZ9rOZlQYp6FrNu9aOkrJ5GTZGWFyAnQ/s1600/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453395304942940674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZbHj6FqMpR5ZEBwSRAZglNesKpGE-sKg9HydIVd_vjft2HfurfkkS6pNQ2qsNocUS4-xq7NkdRcYUkgMkHQQByS7au7kfGaCqM8IOOY0D0N9IZ9rOZlQYp6FrNu9aOkrJ5GTZGWFyAnQ/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdAiuESnQBIg2gZmxagFHRzq0RQgQA5bEZeHNBwoIRx-yqP4Uag8A1m4o9zLK_wZ0BJuPJGaNV6_S2OCzxSDYk3uCK5V3MbSZpGnYEKX0EPoiq2B1Lmen5P9x3xAuw2-_BA90dJF1MD0/s1600/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453395235007139874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOdAiuESnQBIg2gZmxagFHRzq0RQgQA5bEZeHNBwoIRx-yqP4Uag8A1m4o9zLK_wZ0BJuPJGaNV6_S2OCzxSDYk3uCK5V3MbSZpGnYEKX0EPoiq2B1Lmen5P9x3xAuw2-_BA90dJF1MD0/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjcI7xf2ai0-YDRQRl6P2XRrQQefY_ExAsqpr0Z5Ca1Ei7fJRre5w2WpGy6F2Gcagp5U6j6jSslXEO-rIwBH8wQKulPQCLKMoLyPjboww0fijJiTv0BRzzWwbZj5AKSzzCqZA1ipcTyo/s1600/Picture+17.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453394300753039202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjcI7xf2ai0-YDRQRl6P2XRrQQefY_ExAsqpr0Z5Ca1Ei7fJRre5w2WpGy6F2Gcagp5U6j6jSslXEO-rIwBH8wQKulPQCLKMoLyPjboww0fijJiTv0BRzzWwbZj5AKSzzCqZA1ipcTyo/s400/Picture+17.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 390px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq67jy5TBsOP6-u2v7qV9xFs0Qdw9QWteGi1LgrO219Uge6zbwUngjSAcvobBr57O7TDspoGvj03qJ7QgdG9Rqq0-eh-O0oTemcR4HXlx6OYiAZbHRzGj7oN4G9y2yMoq9PCXblAiC1o/s1600/Picture+15.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453395113085426338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfq67jy5TBsOP6-u2v7qV9xFs0Qdw9QWteGi1LgrO219Uge6zbwUngjSAcvobBr57O7TDspoGvj03qJ7QgdG9Rqq0-eh-O0oTemcR4HXlx6OYiAZbHRzGj7oN4G9y2yMoq9PCXblAiC1o/s400/Picture+15.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 386px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMusVpYPPT6SZzDzhzZNgvPSnxu5HgHaVa4JQzzo7VHTQCsjoWTVaz1LMo009oFXIeXvJgiLt-t8_4J7yHVDXf2hseIcWcXhuYi8jqoHpiGZnQmIq9anP8VKoTb6uft6ou5soE5F2PPE/s1600/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453394092866300546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMusVpYPPT6SZzDzhzZNgvPSnxu5HgHaVa4JQzzo7VHTQCsjoWTVaz1LMo009oFXIeXvJgiLt-t8_4J7yHVDXf2hseIcWcXhuYi8jqoHpiGZnQmIq9anP8VKoTb6uft6ou5soE5F2PPE/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 412px;" /></a><br /><br />A stunning combination of interactive sculpture and hip toy, the Rocking Square is available for purchase (at a price befitting original art, rather than a child's toy) and ships directly from his Holland studio. Shipping time is 6-8 weeks.<br /><br />The available sizes and prices are as follows.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dimensions (l x w x h) & Prices </span><br />large, black or white, 250 x 75 x 180 cm = €8200 ($10,975.70 USD)<br />medium, black or white, 180 x 60 x 130 cm = €6200 ($8298.70 USD)<br />small, black or white, 130 x 40 x 90 cm = €4500 ($6023.25 USD)<br /><a href="http://www.roije.com/#/shop">buy them here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OdS_CI5EJYwx2jty2CQ-Rn6_ynRWc_zTDk3tudgkHP0WyL8D1CTflOAAK_ZTnMYj7Ko9AmZVy90sl_dMAuAv_LV79QMoD_SvzHpuvm84TzD41ICHpP_HLfQC4TI2kWCJVGt1EAUl5s4/s1600/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453399603999770082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OdS_CI5EJYwx2jty2CQ-Rn6_ynRWc_zTDk3tudgkHP0WyL8D1CTflOAAK_ZTnMYj7Ko9AmZVy90sl_dMAuAv_LV79QMoD_SvzHpuvm84TzD41ICHpP_HLfQC4TI2kWCJVGt1EAUl5s4/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.roije.com/#/about">Frederik Roijé</a>

Modernist Rocking Horses By Frederik Roijé

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