Materials: fiberglass, wood, upholstery
Price Point: $3,000 - $4,500
"Astrojet is a rocking chair, or vehicle, or fantasy. It is one of a set of rocking chairs that suggests a fantastic voyage, a journey at the speed of light. The chair, occupied or not, is sculpture and commands attention, it will not be overlooked. ...."
Designer: Michael Hovey
Link: hoveyart.com
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Comments (15)
My mother always said, "If you can't say anything nice..."
holy hell
That is one expensive rocking chair. I do like the sketches though.
It would be good to have a photo of this in context (ie. with other furniture around), otherwise, the photo could lead you to see it as about the size of an iron.
$3,000 is a bit pricey, I think.
I withheld a star based on the pretentious description.
I also thought it was an iron. I *might* be able to see this in a child's room... if the pricetag wasn't so ridiculous.
I too thought it was an amazing 1950s iron. As an iron, with an iron-sized price tag, I would totally buy this. As a rocking chair, not so much.
I thought it was an iron - but I'll be honest - I think it's ugly.
Living room: The final frontier.
i can understand the price tag, it looks very labor intensive.
that being said, i think the aesthetic is more fitting in a theme park.
I too believed I was looking at the coolest iron ever.
I thought it was a steampunk inspired iron.
Does it bounce if you put a coin in the slot?
Hah, I thought it was an iron, too! (an ugly iron...)
This is design (and pricing) gone amok.
"...it will not be overlooked."
Just wait.