Bubble Chair
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.
Also recorded as cage chair
Bubble Chair
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- Name
- Bubble chair
- Field
- chair
- Period
- 1968
- Region
- Finland
- Related practice
- acrylic fiber · steel · leather
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Overview
Overview
The acrylic is heated and blown into a round shape, similar to a soap bubble, within a solid steel frame. It's about an industrial design classic and has 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.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Bubble chair • Designer — Eero Aarnio • Made In — Finland • Date — 1968 • Materials — Steel, acrylic, fabric, leather • Style — Modernist
In popular culture
In popular culture
In the 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Aenar", it was used in the Aenar city.
Chronology
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Chronology
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1968
Bubble Chair first recorded.
1968
Bubble Chair is recorded from 1968.
1968
Bubble Chair was established or created in 1968.
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- Finland
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Primary material
Context
The circumstances in which Bubble Chair stands. Recorded as made of acrylic fiber, steel and leather. Recorded with a height of 105.41. Established or created in 1968. Recorded with a width of 80.1. Attributed to Eero Aarnio.
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Primary material
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reference work
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2194502: Bubble Chair
Reputable secondary · Wikidata
- “Bubble chair”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly index
- OpenAlex bibliographic index, 11 indexed publications naming Bubble Chair.
General reference · OpenAlex
Literature
Literature
Literature
A Chair Is a Chair Is a Chair: Comments at Convergence, META/DATA, 2007.
Government puts 15 questions to ABC chair Ita Buttrose over ‘Canberra Bubble’ program, 2020
Transitioning from Chair to Former Chair, The Department Chair, 2022
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- 1.Harrison, Bernice. Design Moment: Bubble Chair, 1968. The Irish Times. 5 May 2018.
- 2.Thompson, Henrietta. The Hot Seat: Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair returns. The Telegraph. 9 December 2016.
- 3.Mull, Olivia. Eero Aarnio's iconic Ball Chair features in retrospective at Helsinki Design Museum. Dezeen. 17 April 2016.
- 4.Originals, Eero Aarnio. Bubble. Eero Aarnio Originals.
- 5.Watson-Smyth, Kate. The Secret History Of: The bubble chair. Independent.co.uk. 13 May 2011.
- 6.D'Oria, Tadeo. Ex Astris Scientia - Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek. Ex Astris Scientia. ex-astris-scientia.org. 23 March 2023.
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