Pieces / 01 · Rocking chair
Marino Rocker
Walnut & Cherry
A modern rocking chair in steam-bent solid wood. Around ten are made each year by hand in the Madrid workshop, in an annual numbered edition, each stamped with the MARINOMAZA stamp and its number and year.
- Edition
- Annual numbered edition, around ten a year
- Dimensions
- L 110 × W 55 × H 100 cm
- Weight
- 8 kg
- Woods
- Walnut or cherry, custom upholstery
- Finish
- Natural oils and waxes
- Waiting time
- Nine months or more
Available through Rossana Orlandi, Milan, and Geo Gallery, Berlin and Istanbul
Inspired by the efficient, beautiful forms of wooden boatbuilding, which follows the grain of the wood to achieve streamlined shapes with little waste.
Detail · leather and walnut
The piece
About the Marino Rocker
The Marino Rocker is a modern rocking chair designed and made by Andrés Mariño Maza at MARINOMAZA, his design, prototyping and manufacturing lab in Ajalvir, Madrid. The frame is steam-bent solid wood, in walnut or cherry, with custom upholstery. The whole chair weighs 8 kg.
The design comes from wooden boatbuilding. Boatbuilders bend wood along its grain to reach strong, light, streamlined shapes with little waste. The Marino Rocker follows the same logic: strips of solid wood are steamed, bent over forms and laminated into the long curves of the frame. The working drawings below show the bending form and the laminations.
It is made in an annual numbered edition of around ten a year, and each piece carries the MARINOMAZA stamp with its number and year. It measures L 110 × W 55 × H 100 cm and is finished with natural oils and waxes, in wood from sustainable, responsibly managed forests. Earlier shown as Flect.
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Questions
How is it made?
Strips of solid walnut or cherry are steamed until flexible, bent over forms and laminated in the MARINOMAZA workshop in Ajalvir, Madrid, following the methods of wooden boatbuilding. The upholstery is made to the client’s choice.
How long is the waiting list?
The current waiting time for the Marino Rocker and the Nina & Beni chair is nine months or more.
How are the pieces numbered?
Each Marino Rocker is stamped with the MARINOMAZA stamp, its number in the year’s edition and the year, for example 5/10, 2017.
How should I care for it?
The pieces are finished with natural oils and waxes. Dust with a soft, dry cloth, or a slightly damp cloth for more thorough cleaning, and avoid harsh chemicals or abrasive cleaners. Keep the piece away from excess moisture, direct sunlight, heat sources and sudden changes in temperature.
Where is it available, and how do I enquire?
Available through Rossana Orlandi, Milan, and Geo Gallery, Berlin and Istanbul. To join the waiting list or ask about woods and upholstery, use the enquiry form on this site or write to andres@marinomaza.com.
From the drawing board
Drawings
Working drawings from the MARINOMAZA workshop.
The MARINOMAZA stamp
5/10
2017
Each Marino Rocker is stamped with the MARINOMAZA stamp, its number in the year’s edition and the year. Made with wood from sustainable, responsibly managed forests.
Photography: Uxío da Vila
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