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| Designer | Eero Aarnio |
|---|---|
| Date | 1968 |
| Made in | Finland |
| Materials | Steel, acrylic, fabric, leather |
| Style / tradition | Modernist |
The bubble chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1968. It is based on his Ball Chair. 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. It is considered an industrial design classic and to have advanced the usage of plastics in furniture design. The chair is considered modernist or Space Age in design and is often used to symbolize the 1960s period.
In popular culture
In the 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Aenar", it was used in the Aenar city.
See also
- List of chairs
- Ball Chair
- Philippe Starck, designer of the Bubble Club Armchair and Sofa
References
- Harrison, Bernice (5 May 2018). "Design Moment: Bubble Chair, 1968". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Thompson, Henrietta (9 December 2016). "The Hot Seat: Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair returns". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Mull, Olivia (17 April 2016). "Eero Aarnio's iconic Ball Chair features in retrospective at Helsinki Design Museum". Dezeen. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- Originals, Eero Aarnio. "Bubble". Eero Aarnio Originals. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- Watson-Smyth, Kate (13 May 2011). "The Secret History Of: The bubble chair". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- D'Oria, Tadeo; Farley, Eno; Schneider, Bernd; Hillebrand, Jörg (23 March 2023). "Ex Astris Scientia - Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek". Ex Astris Scientia. ex-astris-scientia.org. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Bubble chairs at Wikimedia Commons
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