Boden rocking chair

The Boden rocking chair is a gentle, controllable vestibular stimulation that provides comfort and calm.

 

FEATURES

• Donut shape provides a soothing feeling of wrap-around contact
• Raised back provides support for the head and neck
• Recycled plastic base, which is textured to provide grip and prevent product from moving along the floor
• Made from 64% recycled content, contributing to a 72% reduction in CO2 emissions

OPTIONS

• Large selection of water-repellent padding (we recommend a dark coloured wipe vinyl)

EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN

The Boden Donut Rocker was designed in collaboration with Jason Beshore, Health Principal at HDR Architecture .

As part of his work designing behavioral health spaces, he noticed that patients calmed themselves by rocking back and forth on the floor instead of using rocking chairs that were accessible to them. After talking to caregivers and conducting research to learn more, Jason presented us with a concept.

Our product design team set out to bring this concept to life, creating a prototype that was tested in a live environment.

 

TACTILE, PROPRIOCEPTIVE AND VESTIBULAR ENTRANCE

The rocker is designed to provide gentle, controllable vestibular stimulation that helps to comfort and calm those in crisis.

The shape, size, and softness of the product also offer tactile (touch) and proprioceptive (sense of body positioning) inputs, which provide a supportive feeling of reassuring wrap-around contact.

 

RECYCLING

We fill our beanbags with the foam left over from making our sofas and chairs. By doing so, we help reduce our CO2 footprint and improve durability:

• By switching from polystyrene, CO2 emissions were reduced by 53%
• By reusing material that would otherwise be discarded, we reduce waste
• Unlike other fillings that deform over time, there is no requirement to refill the filling