Vintage View: We are swayed by iconic rocking chairs

Kya deLongchamps goes off her rocker for some iconic swoop n’sway

Ercol rockers can be found on the charity shop circuit from as little as €100, but to find one right now, expect to pay a vintage outlet in the area of €400. Picture: 1stDibs

Rocking chairs are an odd piece of nostalgia furniture. Rarely spotted today outside of the nursery, when a visitor enters a space and has the choice, they will often plunge into an available old swoop ’n’ sway. 

They always make me feel slightly elevated in status — like small, adoring children should gather to my knee and listen to my profound, geriatric wisdom. As I narrowly miss puppy paws and glance off infant fingers, I pump up some fairground velocity and start slicing my way villainously across the room.