Eero Aarnio's internationally significant career in furniture
design already began in the ***0s. After graduating from the
Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, Aarnio established his
own office specializing in interior and industrial design in ***2.
Many of his works in the spirit of pop art, such as the Ball Chair
(***3), Bubble (***8), Pastil (***8), Tomato (***1), Pony (***3)
and Formula (***8) soon made international headlines and became
design icons.
Aarnio about Bubble Chair: "After I had made the Ball Chair I
wanted to have the light inside it and so I had the idea of a
transparent ball where light comes from all directions. The only
suitable material is acrylic which is heated and blown into shape
like a soap bubble. Since I knew that the dome-shaped skylights are
made in this way I contacted the manufacturer and asked if it would
be technically possible to blow a bubble that is bigger than a
hemisphere. The answer was yes. I had a steel ring made, the bubble
was blown and cushions were added and the chair was ready. And
again the name was obvious: BUBBLE. "
