Eero Aarnio

The Finnish designer Eero Aarnio was born in 1932, studied from 1954 to 1957 at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki. Eero Aarnio started in 1962 with his own office as an interior and industrial designer. Engaged in new ideas of furniture, Eero Aarnio designed the Ball Chair in 1963 and literally shook up the design world. He was the top pioneer of 60's modern furniture and highlighted it with the Ball chair and the hanging Bubble chair. The Ball chair was produced some years later and the material (fiberglass) and shape were complete novelties for that time. It ushered in the era of 60's modern furniture. The resistent and well workable fiberglass enabled Eero Aarnio to design ergonomic forms without restrictions. With the Pastil Chair (American Industrial Design-Award 1968), Tomato Chair, and hanging Bubble Chair, Eero Aarnio earned international reputation. Eero Aarnio was - and still is - one of the pioneers in using plastic and fiberglass in industrial design as evident in the Ball chair and hanging Bubble chair. These materials set Eero Aarnio free to create organic shapes and use any color.