Artist Christopher Chiappa's Chainsaw Rocker is a to-scale reproduction of a junkyard-find Honda Accord car seat that was chiseled to form by a chainsaw sculptor. Currently on view at Moss in Los Angeles, it's lowbrow artwork for the design elite. While its brass plated legs make it a delightfully functioning rocker, it's the chair's texture that really gets me.
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I never think to look for furniture on Etsy, so I was delighted to come across this awesome chair in my search for an Etsy Find. The Mecedora Low Rocking Chair ($875) is handmade from 1,000 feet of woven cotton rope and a stainless steel frame. It may not have plush cushions but looks pretty darn relaxing (and fun!) to me; it sits low to the floor and has a wide stance so you can rock very far back without tipping over.
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As you may know, the Sugar Network recently welcomed lilsugar to the team. To show them how excited we are for their arrival, we've decided to kick off the CasaSugar gift guides with gifts for new parents or parents-to-be.
I've always loved rocking chairs. 
This Rocker is a universal attachment to turn almost any four legged chair into a real rocking chair. According to the product description, "depending on the chair of your choice, you can get any kind of rocking chair; from a superlazy to a more active rocker." You won't find me with a granny chair, I'll take the "more active rocker" so I can rock out like the best of 'em. 
No, it's not the band that sang "More Than A Feeling." A Boston rocker is a type of American rocking chair from the 19th century. The rocker has a seat that curves down at the front, a decorative panel on a high spindled back, and a wide top rail. 
This handmade organic-style rocking chair, made by Bill Biggs in 1972, is fashioned from solid bubinga wood (inquire for price). I think it's absolutely stunning in a Dr.-Who-meets-'70s-commune sort of way. How about you?
Wow, the KU DIR KA Rocking Chair ($549) is almost as wonderfully wacky as its alphabet-soup name. It moves just like an old-fashioned bentwood rocker, but this plywood piece uses staggered straight legs instead of curved ones. Available in red or black, it would be a subtle way to add some flair to your seating arrangements, don't you think? 
I have a love-hate relationship with Ikea, as I'm sure many of you do, too. But not even my worst Ikea-shopping flashbacks can dampen my enthusiasm for the Swedish retailer's new catalogs. Ikea just posted its 2008 catalog online in an easy flip-through format that lets you peruse all 372 pages.
