To be filed under “modern classics.” From Japan, a folding canvas rocking chair remains as covetable as in 1958, when designer Takashi Nii created it. A permanent resident of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it also deserves a spot on any porch or patio:
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See more of our favorite lightweight chairs at The Five Best Folding Canvas Deck Chairs.
For more Object of Desire posts, see:
- Object of Desire: Multicolored Metal Table and Stools from Skagerak
- Object of Desire: Moon Calendar for Gardeners
- Object of Desire: A New Canvas Wall Organizer from the Floral Society
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