Eero Aarnio

Considered as one of the top furniture designers of the 20th century, the Finnish designer Eero Aarnio has established a name for himself making peculiar designs for home furnishings using radical new materials. And one of the top examples of his styles is the Bubble Chair. Highly fashionable during the 60’s, the Bubble Chair outdo common concepts about chair style and continues to motivate modern inventors to this day.

As its term entails, the Ball Chair is a chair formed like a massive ball. The chair’s empty, spherical body is finished from light fiberglass polymer, a substance which is both light and long-lasting. The inner recesses of the Bubble Chair is furnished with two silver or brightly-colored fabric cushions, whereas a metal ring is located on the edge for added support. And unlike most usual chair designs, the Bubble is perched from the ceiling via a solid steel chain.

Eero Aarnio intended the Ball Chair in 1963 and was in the beginning meant for individual use in his home. Aarnio wanted to develop the Ball Chair’s design to present lighting in its interior. This impression later grew into a totally new design consisting of a transparent sphere that let light to go beyond from all corners. Because acrylic resin was the only substance both transparent and resilient enough for the work, Aarnio had one animated and blown into range and built-in with the metal ring and upholstery.

Because it was originated upon the Ball Chair, the Bubble Chair contributes to with the professed label “room within a room” effect where the holder feels a sense of calm and severance while inside the chair. This occurrence is established partially on the thick dome of the chair, which “swallows” or dampens any close sound.

At present, the Adelta furniture group of Dinslaken, Germany is the official manufacturer of the Bubble Chair,.