2008-Apr-27 - Eero Aarnio and his many chair (stol) designs. |
One of the greatest Finnish furniture designers was a man by the name of Eero Aarnio. Eero Aarnio was born in the year 1932 and is probably best known for his Finnish furniture design of a chair (stol). This chair (stol) was called the “Bubble Chair” (stol) and anyone who was around in the sixties, or enjoys retro furniture design, or is a fan of Austin Power movies would have seen this chair plenty of times and never really know of its origin.
The bubble chair (stol) is made of plastic and fiberglass. The bubble chair is actually Eero Aarnio’s take on his own Ball Chair (stol). The ball chair did not let in enough light he felt so he created the bubble chair (stol). The bubble chair is made of transparent material so it lets light in from all directions and allows the occupant to feel very isolated yet at the same time not isolated at all. He has said that the reason the bubble chair hang from a chain in the ceiling is because there is no “nice way to make a clear pedestal” and so the bubble chair (stol) had to be hung from the ceiling.
His first chair (stol) design the ball chair (stol) sits on a pedestal and is also a hollow sphere that is open on one side and allows someone to get into the chair (stol) by this opening. This version of his chair (stol) is still quite imaginative and fun. Both the bubble chairs (stol) and the ball chair (stol) come with cushions for the chair (stol) and are really quite comfortable.
A few others of Eero Aarnio’s furniture designs include the Pastil Chair (stol). This chair (stol) is very similar to a solid inner tube. There is also the Tomato Chair (stol). This chair (stol) is a more stable version of the chair and also has a seat between three spheres. His Screw Table is a table (bord) that looks like a big screw that has been screwed into the ground.
Throughout the sixties Eero Aarnio’s furniture designs were very popular. He had made an impact on the fashion of furniture design. You can not see a movie that is based in the sixties or see a period piece without seeing at least one of his designs. He believed in function and fun as is easily seen by any of his furniture designs.
Eero Aarnio studied furniture design from the year 1954 to the year 1957. He studied at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki and in the year 1962 he started his furniture design career with the ball chair in the year 1963. Through his use of plastics and fiberglass he has made some incredible furniture designs and he is today still desigining.
He has recently designed a new room designer that is called the tree. This room divider is actually shaped like a giant tree and is quite beautiful to look at with its creative and original look. Many of Eero Aarnio’s furniture designs are used still today and even though he is still currently designing many people remember him best for his furniture designs of the sixties. You can find many of his furniture designs in plenty of museums such as the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City. In many buildings his bubble chairs are used in lobbies as a place to give people a place to use their cell phones in a “quiet” space. With so many accomplishments Eero Aarino has shown the world time and time again that he is quite the talented furniture designer. |
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