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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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Reinventing Nostalgia: Designer Rocking Horse
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Reinventing Nostalgia: Designer Rocking Horse

With both Kartell and Gebrüder Thonet Vienna unveiling exciting rocking horses for Milan Design Week 2016, by designers Nendo and Front, we take a look at some of the imaginative takes on the classic childhood toy.


Rocking horses have a rich tradition of being a cornerstone of the childhood experience for many centuries. As a plaything, they are huge – dwarfing most other toys and acting as a vessel for storytelling and laughter, while brightening up a room. Traditional rocking horses are painted and shaped in a distinctly realistic style, though contemporary designers occasionally find themselves drawn to the challenge of reinventing the beloved childhood toy and truly creating designs that rock.

Here are some of our favourites:

Rocking Horses - Nendo | Habitus Living

Nendo for Kartell

The Nendo Rocking Horse is a markedly minimalistic take on the rocking horse, paring it down to the bare bones idea of the toy.

Roijé’s version of the rocking chair is modernist inspired, featuring the designers signature sharp lines and angles.

 

Rocking Horses - Gebruder Thonet Vienna | Habitus Living

Front for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna

Conscious of Gebrüder Thonet Vienna’s signature bent steam process and distinctive curves, Front has created a constructivist rocking horse that is graceful and elegant.Rocking Horses - Marc Newson | Habitus Living

Marc Newson

Marc Newson’s rocking horse is a step away from minimalist design, instead opting to fill out the body of the toy, and creates a very modern interpretation.

 

Rocking Horses - Moooi | Habitus Living

 

Marcel Wanders for Moooi

This interpretation on the rocking horse maintains elements of the traditional design of the toy – still bearing the appearance of a horse – but with a slight twist. The body is pared back, and the hanging stirrups add a contemporary touch.


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Issue 61 - Vintage Modern Issue

Issue 61

Vintage Modern Issue

The breadth and scope of Habitus has always been extraordinary. With how we live at heart of every issue, we have stepped it up with Guest Editor David Flack of Flack Studio shaking the ‘how’ and looking at new ways to make a house a home. With Vintage Modern as the issues theme, we look at the way iconic design has stayed with us, how daring pieces from the past can add the wow factor and how architecture and good design defy the pigeon hole of their era.

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