Eero aarnio biography of rory

Finnish industrial designer (born 1932)

Eero Aarnio (born 21 July 1932) is a Finnish designer, noted for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, such as his plastic and fibreglass chairs.^[1] He was born in Helsinki.

Aarnio studied architecture at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki and graduated in 1960. He started his own office in 1962.^[2] The following year, he introduced his Ball Chair, a hollow sphere on a stand, open on one side to allow a person to sit within.^[3] The Ball Chair was introduced to the international public at the Asko stand at the Cologne furniture fair in 1966.^[4] The similar Bubble Chair was clear and suspended from above.

Other innovative designs included his Pastil Chair (a beanbag-like molded armchair),^[5] and Tomato Chair (a seat molded between three supporting spheres). His Screw Table, as the name suggests, had the appearance of a flat head screw driven into the groun