Dondo Rocking Chair

Overview

Don'do is Poltrona Frau's first rocking chair, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud in 2005 according to the product sheet. Poltrona Frau calls it a contemporary twist on a timeless classic, and the sheet describes a reinterpretation of a leisure-time classic updated with a focus on comfort and style.

Construction

The shell and armrests are moulded rigid polyurethane reinforced with a metal insert, and the base is steam-bent solid oak in a walnut stain. The seat is moulded polyurethane foam and the headrest cushion is foam with polyester wadding.

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Specifications

• Rocking chair, 5345106: W 79 cm, D 102 cm, H 90 cm
• Upholstery: Pelle Frau® leather, not removable
• Headrest: height adjusted with a perforated belt at the back

Poltrona Frau's first rocker

The page opens its concept text by calling Don'do Poltrona Frau's first rocking chair, designed by Jean-Marie Massaud, with a clean-cut and confident style and a strong focus on comfort. It describes the piece as a perfect balance of lines, curves and thicknesses obtained through expert manual techniques.

A reading in leather and wood

In the page's longer insights text Don'do "reinterprets a timeless classic of home living through a contemporary lens", and the text discusses the leather upholstery together with the curved wooden base. The sheet names a special unifying longitudinal stitching that decorates the upholstered surface of the shell.