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Rapson rocker reissued by Loll in recycled plastic

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Toby Rapson, son of midcentury architect Ralph Rapson, was working to put his father’s classic designs back into production when he bumped into Loll designer and Chief Executive Greg Benson, whose company specializes in furniture made of recycled plastic. The meeting prompted Rapson to rethink his father’s rocking chair as an eco-friendly outdoor rocker made from material.

‘It became a collaboration between us and Loll to translate the chairs Ralph Rapson drew [pictured at right], to a new innovative project,’ Rapson-Inc. President Chris Reedy said.

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Rapson-Inc. reissued the modern Rapid Rocker at the end of last year and partnered with retailer YLiving to reintroduce the Rapson Greenbelt line of chairs. The 1939 Greenbelt rocker, pictured on the left at the top of the post, is $1,845 and was originally designed for manufacturer Knoll.

Prototypes of the high-backed armless Rapson Rocker for Loll ($999), pictured at top right, and low-back Rapson lounge chair with arms ($1,099), pictured at the end of this post, were showcased last month at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York and will be on display at the Dwell on Design show in Los Angeles this weekend. As with all of Loll’s designs, the pieces are made from 100% recycled plastic.

Reedy said this collaboration with Loll is just the beginning. Look for more Rapson designs to come. RELATED:

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Photo credits: Rapson-Inc.

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