Katie Walker

Windsor Rocker

Black Windsor rocker
Ash, with a sandblast and black stain finish.
72 x 102 x 81 cm

Available in either ash or walnut and finished with a hard wax oil. All timber is from a sustainable source.
The Windsor rocker is a contemporary take on a traditional rocking chair. It is both inspired by and extends the possibilities of traditional Windsor chair-making techniques. The continuous band is made from four pieces of steam bent ash seamlessly scarfed together. The twenty five spindles flare out from the carved solid seat to the band such that their opposing angles produce an extremely rigid but light form. It is a truly contemporary chair but it echoes the original wheelwright's craft from which the Windsor chair is derived.

Awards:
Winner of: The Wood Awards ‘Furniture award', 2011; Awarded a Design Guild Mark, no. 101, in 2014 by The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, the City of London livery company.