| Ball Chair | |
| Designer: | Eero Aarnio |
| Date: | 1963 |
| Made In: | Finland |
| Materials: | Acrylic frame. Steel swivel pedestal. Fabric or leather inner. |
| Style: | Modernist |
| Height: | 47.25inches |
| Width: | 41.25inches |
| Depth: | 38.2inches |
The Ball Chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1963.[1] [2] The Ball Chair is also known as the globe chair and is famous for its unconventional shape. It is considered a classic of industrial design. More recent versions have increased the overall size and added features including music speakers and MP3 player integration.
According to the chair's designer, Eero Aarnio:[3]
The ball chair has been used in films to evoke the futuristic style of the 1960s, or to suggest the villainy of a person who sits shadowed within its depths. Examples include:
The ball chair also appear on the cover of the fourth volume of the manga Spy × Family, with Bond, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog owned by the main characters sitting on it.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) featured a scene with an egg shaped sort of ball chair futon.
For the cover of American singer Jennette McCurdy's self titled debut album, she is pictured in a pink ball chair.