The Ball Chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1963. The Ball Chair is also known as the globe chair and is famous for its unconventional shape. It is considered a classic of industrial design. More recent versions have increased the overall size and added features, including music speakers and MP3 player integration.
History According to the chair's designer, Eero Aarnio:
In popular culture The ball chair has been used in films to evoke the futuristic style of the 1960s, or to suggest the villainy of a person who sits shadowed within its depths. Examples include: The Prisoner (1967) Moon Zero Two (1969) Tommy (1975) Dazed and Confused (1993) Mars Attacks! (1996) Men in Black (1997) The ball chair also appears on the cover of the fourth volume of the manga Spy × Family, with Bond, the Pyrenean Mountain Dog owned by the main characters, sitting on it.
A Clockwork Orange (1971) featured a scene with an egg-shaped sort of ball chair futon.
For the cover of American singer Jennette McCurdy's self-titled debut album, she is pictured in a pink ball chair.
See also List of chairs Bubble Chair Ovalia Egg Chair
References
External links
Official Aarnio website Eero Aarnio Originals website When furniture takes the starring role: The Ball Chair by Eero Aarnio