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The Ball Chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1963. [1] [2] 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 ...
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. Puppy toy by Eero Aarnio at the Googleplex, 2008. Aarnio studied architecture at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki and graduated in 1960.
The bubble chair was designed by Finnish furniture designer Eero Aarnio in 1968. [1] It is based on his Ball Chair. [2] 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.
In another first for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the liberal Democrat from New York on Friday became the youngest woman to preside over the U.S. House
On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. [2] The aircraft rose to an altitude of about 16,000 feet (4,900 m), drifted from the point of liftoff in San Pedro, California , and entered controlled airspace ...
The Ovalia Egg Chair was designed by Danish industrial designer Henrik Thor-Larsen and first displayed in 1968. It resembles Eero Aarnio 's Ball Chair , but has narrower proportions. It featured in the films Men in Black [ 1 ] and Men in Black II .
U.S. Patent No 8771 drawing image Patent 8771 image close-up of parts Shaker ladder chair with ball swivels on rear legs for tilting. The Shaker tilting chair – named for its ball bearing or ball and socket [A] button mechanism assembled to the back two legs of a wooden chair – allowed a person to lean back in the chair without slipping or scraping the floor.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is barreling into a tricky — yet critical — decision over whom to appoint as the next chair of the House Rules Committee, a post that will set the tone for ...