Baby Cradle Becomes Two Rockers When It's No Longer Needed.

<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/AVvXsEiS_kQ5n-QXRZViA7FNT5q-Z2JG3vg3PO3WH1Vh9_sjIZ-fo_H0s91qsYkhd8WYjYIWsX4mii8nTY_tXnYT116reyxAHF7IislRaFgswhd_I-BWvfudXHpcTAaoqkn4GfxvjdihpduMlH0/s1600/MP+babies-rocking-cradle+chair.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571496737264999538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_kQ5n-QXRZViA7FNT5q-Z2JG3vg3PO3WH1Vh9_sjIZ-fo_H0s91qsYkhd8WYjYIWsX4mii8nTY_tXnYT116reyxAHF7IislRaFgswhd_I-BWvfudXHpcTAaoqkn4GfxvjdihpduMlH0/s400/MP+babies-rocking-cradle+chair.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 544px;" /></a><br /><br />Designer Martin Price, a 2009 graduate from Central Saint Martin with a First-Class Honours Degree in BA Product Design, came up with the idea to design and craft a baby cradle that when outgrown or no longer useful can actually be sawn in half to become two functional rocking chairs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IuJFJrdOMPhkdSfmx5SIPanlJyJr088kdXmObI9zLmiz344RRrELrZd8vr-EeeoQxJjq_yRv8KlSltO58-A31ELRC3TJg6xoOMoMnHGpJsqPH1OyNyG8Mw7n2lkN9pCT1g1uZ1JiN_A/s1600/Babies+Rocking+cradle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571497116508248002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7IuJFJrdOMPhkdSfmx5SIPanlJyJr088kdXmObI9zLmiz344RRrELrZd8vr-EeeoQxJjq_yRv8KlSltO58-A31ELRC3TJg6xoOMoMnHGpJsqPH1OyNyG8Mw7n2lkN9pCT1g1uZ1JiN_A/s400/Babies+Rocking+cradle.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 461px;" /></a><br /><br />The result is surprisingly attractive - both the cradle and the rockers are elegant and attractive pieces, each on their own as opposed to looking piece-meal.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSBw1LKxg4MaJEcQtIq43wSn7KySRv4UsMcIj68L3uv5ZUpy9FNwWi7UEGW5tg7OwBz-f_gZk4__R2OedrxljDUUJuPW5rLaOjdNE05C_ZRiGszSfanE8Tvu1T6MPpgpkjUmgKnaUNR0/s1600/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-initial-card-model.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571490664408703026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVSBw1LKxg4MaJEcQtIq43wSn7KySRv4UsMcIj68L3uv5ZUpy9FNwWi7UEGW5tg7OwBz-f_gZk4__R2OedrxljDUUJuPW5rLaOjdNE05C_ZRiGszSfanE8Tvu1T6MPpgpkjUmgKnaUNR0/s400/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-initial-card-model.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNQL1w0rRgBTGRwPe8sCi3Wg4xQliyDcQY9FBdlp1fSL24KI1zfyQmP8MD2LloT85BHK90ESFfQjJkL3SIJRFzUCWKbM5pG8kw2VEDuhVwNjY7mPXYOcE1ig4x-0BLN7kqit328-3LWE/s1600/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-inital-card-model-of-rocking-chair.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571490882141328466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNQL1w0rRgBTGRwPe8sCi3Wg4xQliyDcQY9FBdlp1fSL24KI1zfyQmP8MD2LloT85BHK90ESFfQjJkL3SIJRFzUCWKbM5pG8kw2VEDuhVwNjY7mPXYOcE1ig4x-0BLN7kqit328-3LWE/s400/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-inital-card-model-of-rocking-chair.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><br />The project grew out of his research and dissertation about looking into people's attachment to their possessions and understanding how they use objects to trigger memories of events and stories in their lives.<br /><br />The piece was created in his workshop using ash wood with a foam mattress:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDrRizqpGwe0jaPEGu-7ofBuFM3tpi0hoWPAyKqV_qq5uDyBg1eXagPea91MmE_pk6Ct5oSOlSW6qP4qPLrlwpuDPv9rWVY6Tym2wu0kPz2e-7dfn2X2csk3yVyNDyiAcIHGZCXRG31c/s1600/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-being-made-in-the-workshop.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571491111969556594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDrRizqpGwe0jaPEGu-7ofBuFM3tpi0hoWPAyKqV_qq5uDyBg1eXagPea91MmE_pk6Ct5oSOlSW6qP4qPLrlwpuDPv9rWVY6Tym2wu0kPz2e-7dfn2X2csk3yVyNDyiAcIHGZCXRG31c/s400/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-being-made-in-the-workshop.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 374px;" /></a><br />The computer rendering:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz3uG0hQj4er989aQ48ODkRWbyWaLoUruX2lB6KZqixV_NAjCeTn2A52_ugE89PjDFR_F_BIIKXjJCtPoNmCJJijJhEjAVR3T9kucYJi_mRbShg2Zo31_ljw_L0AnFQKyBoWyADUBkfs/s1600/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-computer-remdering-exploded-diagram.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571490980123143842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoz3uG0hQj4er989aQ48ODkRWbyWaLoUruX2lB6KZqixV_NAjCeTn2A52_ugE89PjDFR_F_BIIKXjJCtPoNmCJJijJhEjAVR3T9kucYJi_mRbShg2Zo31_ljw_L0AnFQKyBoWyADUBkfs/s400/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-computer-remdering-exploded-diagram.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 373px;" /></a><br />The inspiration:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivamPx-G4sDqoP2QgMFUTt7Qp-lXHQy4ZGsWvE3mYJJrMHmd4HsAFziFqe8CpO33mWYyS3dqtCfrUxqUIdDckxOASftddy-qkrxL-WOHvpjPCAaIdw5Jr0Ypkj1dkqhyphenhyphenILr_A3qq5Y44/s1600/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-wooden-rocker-tests-chair.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571490537317552482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivamPx-G4sDqoP2QgMFUTt7Qp-lXHQy4ZGsWvE3mYJJrMHmd4HsAFziFqe8CpO33mWYyS3dqtCfrUxqUIdDckxOASftddy-qkrxL-WOHvpjPCAaIdw5Jr0Ypkj1dkqhyphenhyphenILr_A3qq5Y44/s400/11_martin-price-rocking-cradle-wooden-rocker-tests-chair.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9p9l_uuJGc7iDGCR3GBCgY6Z1ozsSbiCE23h5UB78gXXtKUdA7ygXXcKaQY5ksgpsLu5mzl1QibrEsgqNKPiwrqJNytSGTI2igixnvtq8v_tE5yUlFvrwx_nHJAHjU6DqmuYi0Wt9keU/s1600/11_untitled-1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571490408859027090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9p9l_uuJGc7iDGCR3GBCgY6Z1ozsSbiCE23h5UB78gXXtKUdA7ygXXcKaQY5ksgpsLu5mzl1QibrEsgqNKPiwrqJNytSGTI2igixnvtq8v_tE5yUlFvrwx_nHJAHjU6DqmuYi0Wt9keU/s400/11_untitled-1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 549px;" /></a><br /><br />Martin lives and works in Brighton and is presently working as an intern for <a href="http://www.rogerarquer.com/">Roger Arquer.</a><br /><br /><a href="http://martin-price.org/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571498007909043426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLt-svyV6O9fjJ-CGwYbttVx1fiIs3pd3SEqVwJhyujhNxdAZZaGSmkC2_jWh5nMnAY_d3rr5du2JAYm6SP3krj1E0Q-f01bKzq2h29NQkb6IRWS4b68hjL7grygMJYTFQQMTyV21ocM8/s400/logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 184px; height: 111px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.martin-price.org/">See more of Martin's work here.</a><br /><br /><br />If you are a fan of <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/collection/3A58875D/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really">modern rockers and rocking chairs</a>, be sure to check these out:<br /><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/collection/3A58875D/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574330491177536946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAM4EFRuvkAciML37XzMbWOIcnswpo2KRoyGeL17DRNLfczs9AHd-rY9S25Mti46KBMBEWT_9Npo_2MBCRD131FPVsh_EzgQHAg7ras2NX3mcUJlhga10-rPnzrZY5kyecm2nsP1s6oM/s400/other-rockers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 563px; height: 547px;" /></a>

Baby Cradle Becomes Two Rockers When It's No Longer Needed.

Designer Martin Price, a 2009 graduate from Central Saint Martin with a First-Class Honours Degree in BA Product Design, came up with the id...

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Chairs That Rock. Literally. And Figuratively.

<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/AVvXsEgiLZrl0QoE-v1o1QmgKEuHWBTsvIj6cV9hc6MH1T_N_O0R3ikk45JSjslj8Qs1JalCf9d0nLcQCuAa4FQNmBZINJxuRRUOf3yWG-HToTlh0GTkfdDfQCth22wHHWidra6bhgnBckcQMKZY/s1600-h/rocking+chair+cr1220k.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237484860591164130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLZrl0QoE-v1o1QmgKEuHWBTsvIj6cV9hc6MH1T_N_O0R3ikk45JSjslj8Qs1JalCf9d0nLcQCuAa4FQNmBZINJxuRRUOf3yWG-HToTlh0GTkfdDfQCth22wHHWidra6bhgnBckcQMKZY/s400/rocking+chair+cr1220k.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 530px;" /></a><br /><br />Rocking chairs are no longer for little old knitting grannies or new nursing mommies, but instead a slew of nicely designed, unusual rocking chairs (or rockers, as they are commonly referred to) have hit the market. here are just a few.<br /><div class="tn_post"><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px;"><map id="ThisNext_map_F4533986" name="ThisNext_map_F4533986"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F9200A5C/AB7749D5/Bavarius-Rocking-Chair-by-scar?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Bavarius Rocking Chair by Óscar Tusquets" shape="rect" coords="11,11,198,198"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/C8D29831/530E4E1E/Tord-Boontje-Rocking-Chair?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Tord Boontje Rocking Chair (unique piece)" shape="rect" coords="200,11,387,198"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/3C1F3252/20A9F507/Dozy-Rocking-Chair-by-Enzo?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Dozy Rocking Chair by Enzo Berti" shape="rect" coords="11,200,198,387"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/2BF8A25B/10125F2C/David-Trubridge-indoor-outdoor?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="David Trubridge indoor outdoor rocker" shape="rect" coords="200,200,387,387"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/2CE39CDC/4F9FB7A6/The-Keinu-rocking-chair-Studio?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="The Keinu rocking chair -- Studio Eero Aarnio" shape="rect" coords="11,389,198,576"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/7FF8FCFB/359496B1/Snooze-Rocking-Chair-in-Black?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Snooze Rocking Chair in Black Leather or Colored fabric" shape="rect" coords="200,389,387,576"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/9B6E1B17/898DED89/KEITH-HARING-BABY-ROCKER?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="KEITH HARING BABY ROCKER" shape="rect" coords="11,578,198,765"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/AF0C910D/5F15460A/The-Gabbiano-rocking-lounge?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="The Gabbiano rocking lounge" shape="rect" coords="200,578,387,765"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/F2CF3FE5/67C99919/goodnight-glider-modern-mommy?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="goodnight glider -modern mommy rocker!" shape="rect" coords="11,767,198,954"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/41EC94A6/A3F65979/The-Alto-Rocker-and-ottoman-by?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="The Alto Rocker and ottoman by Monte" shape="rect" coords="200,767,387,954"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/6DAB5FF0/6B16E4BD/Wood-Ruth-Rocker-Flip-Ottoman?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Wood Ruth Rocker & Flip Ottoman" shape="rect" coords="11,956,198,1143"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/680BB74B/83787EC9/VAGGA-cradle-handcrafted-solid?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="VAGGA (cradle)-handcrafted solid walnut" shape="rect" coords="200,956,387,1143"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/A89328A4/D6B53F8F/Stingray-Veneer-Rocking-Chair?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Stingray Veneer Rocking Chair" shape="rect" coords="11,1145,198,1332"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/BE8C5795/A0EE0BA1/Rocker-C-Feek-Furniture?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Rocker C - 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Maple, walnut or cherry" shape="rect" coords="11,1712,198,1899"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/DF645E70/C7FB8369/Dondola-Rocker-and-Recliner?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Dondola Rocker and Recliner" shape="rect" coords="200,1712,387,1899"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/A6A7587B/30F6B664/A-Rocking-Horse-for-Grown-ups?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="A Rocking Horse for Grown-ups!" shape="rect" coords="11,1901,198,2088"><area href="http://www.thisnext.com/item/28E51B8C/615A28A3/Stunning-modern-rocking-chair?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Stunning modern rocking chair!" shape="rect" coords="200,1901,387,2088"></map><a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog" title="Chairs That Rock. No, Really.... Rocking Chairs."><img alt="Chairs That Rock. No, Really.... Rocking Chairs." src="http://www.thisnext.com/media/blogit/F4533986.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(221, 221, 221) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(187, 187, 187) rgb(221, 221, 221); border-width: 1px; margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; width: 529px; height: 2768px;" usemap="#ThisNext_map_F4533986" /></a></div><p>Beautifully designed chairs that rock. Big chairs, little chairs, outdoor chairs, indoor chairs. Chairs For Mommies. Chairs For Daddies. Even chairs for Baby. They all rock. Literally and figuratively. Just click on each image above for more info and a link to purchase. </p><p>The list has grown! See more of my <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really?u=laurasweet&p=/list/FCC11366/Chairs-That-Rock-No-Really&t=blog">Chairs That Rock. No, Really.... Rocking Chairs.</a> list at ThisNext.</p></div>

Chairs That Rock. Literally. And Figuratively.

Rocking chairs are no longer for little old knitting grannies or new nursing mommies, but instead a slew of nicely designed, unusual rocking...

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