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Artist/Maker	Magis (manufacturers) Newson, Marc (designer)
Place of origin	London (designed) Italy (manufactured)

Marc Newson applied Pop styling to createe a modern take on the traditional rocking horse. In silhouette, it resembles a medieval jousting horse wearing a caparison (decorative cloth covering). The choice of material, rotational-moulded polyethylene, is lightweight, durable and recyclable.

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Categories	Play Animals and Wildlife Toys & Games
Object type	Rocking horse
Titles	Rocky (manufacturer's title) Me Too (named collection)
Materials and techniques	Rotational-moulded polyethylene, natural hemp rope Polyethylene Hemp Rotational Moulding Weaving
Brief description	Rocking horse, Rocky, designed by Marc Newson for Magis, 2012
Physical description	Rocking horse made from rotational-moulded polyethylene, with natural hemp woven reins. The silhouette resembles a horse wearing a caparison.
Dimensions	Height: 715mm (total height to head) Height: 470mm (height to seat) Width: 505mm (total width including stirrups) Depth: 950mm
Production type	Mass produced
Credit line	Kindly given by Magis
Production	At the time of writing Rocky is available in three colours: black, brown and white.
Subject depicted	Horses
Summary	Marc Newson applied Pop styling to createe a modern take on the traditional rocking horse. In silhouette, it resembles a medieval jousting horse wearing a caparison (decorative cloth covering). The choice of material, rotational-moulded polyethylene, is lightweight, durable and recyclable.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.12-2023

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Record created	January 18, 2023
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1741699/rocky-rocking-horse-newson-marc/

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