"If you’ve been searching for a rocking chair that’s also aesthetically appealing, then you’re in luck: finally, there is a functional and fashionable choice. The Rocking Cube, designed by Jessica Nebel, transforms the common elements of the rocking chair by concentrating on a surprising shape—the cube.
It seems counter-intuitive, of course, and therein lies the beauty of the concept. To take a shape that resists movement and alter it so that it will move—and move ever so pleasantly, in that most infantile of comforting motions, the rock—illustrates Nebel’s genius. Yes, the gentle sway of the rocking chair will never go out of style (no matter how unattractive the past designs have been). The Rocking Cube also has integrity, as the seat itself is born of the cube. Nebel explains: “The seat area originates from the formal gesture of pushing the material through the body of the object.” She compares The Rocking Cube to a sculpture, which is an apt characterization since the block (read: cube) is chipped away to form the art object.""