Ball Chair Explained

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.

History

According to the chair's designer, Eero Aarnio:[3]

In popular culture

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ball Chair. October 14, 2015.
  2. Book: Habegger, Jerryll . Sourcebook of Modern Furniture . W.W. Norton & Company . 2005 . New York, New York . 0-393-73170-7. Third .
  3. Web site: Aarnio . Eero . March 30, 2016 . Kingscliff Design .