Bubble chair explained

Bubble chair
Designer:Eero Aarnio
Made In:Finland
Date:1968
Materials:Steel, acrylic, fabric, leather
Style:Modernist

The bubble chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1968.[1] It is based on his Ball Chair.[2] The main difference is that the Bubble Chair is attached to the ceiling with a chain, while being made of transparent material which lets the light inside from all directions. The acrylic is heated and blown into a round shape like a soap bubble, within a solid steel frame.[3] It is considered an industrial design classic and to have advanced the usage of plastics in furniture design.[4] The chair is considered modernist or Space Age in design and is often used to symbolize the 1960s period.[5]

In popular culture

In the 2005 episode "The Aenar", it was used in the Aenar city.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Harrison . Bernice . Design Moment: Bubble Chair, 1968 . The Irish Times . 5 May 2018 . 23 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Thompson . Henrietta . The Hot Seat: Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair returns . The Telegraph . 9 December 2016 . 23 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Mull . Olivia . Eero Aarnio's iconic Ball Chair features in retrospective at Helsinki Design Museum . Dezeen . 17 April 2016 . 23 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Originals . Eero Aarnio . Bubble . 2022-12-01 . Eero Aarnio Originals . en.
  5. Web site: Watson-Smyth . Kate . The Secret History Of: The bubble chair . Independent.co.uk . 13 May 2011 . 23 June 2020.
  6. Web site: D'Oria. Tadeo. Farley. Eno. Schneider. Bernd. Hillebrand. Jörg. Ex Astris Scientia - Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek. Ex Astris Scientia. ex-astris-scientia.org. 23 March 2023. 28 May 2023.