Slippers made for rocking

yael mer rocking bootsWe are enamoured by Yael Mer’s evacuation kayak skirt and slipper rocker inventions which first appeared here on Green Prophet. The slipper rocker is a take on a Waldorf education playboard made from wood. Yael’s version incorporates slippers but also limits the function of the board.

Yael Mer slipper rocker

And of course, the wildly popular StickyStains of Yael’s boyfriend and design partner Shay Alkalay.

shay alkalay sticky stains on a shirt
The StickyStain turns your stain into an alien hero.

Today, take a gander at an extension of Mer’s slipper rocker, the Rocking Boots. The big question is where can we get a pair?

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