Bubble chair

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Bubble chair
Bubble Chair Eero Aarnio.jpg
Designer Eero Aarnio
Date1968
Made in Finland
MaterialsSteel, acrylic, fabric, leather
Style / tradition Modernist

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. The acrylic is heated and blown into a round shape like a soap bubble, within a solid steel frame. [3] It is considered[ by whom? ] an industrial design classic and to have advanced the usage of plastics in furniture design. [4] The chair is considered modernist or Space Age in design and is often used to symbolize the 1960s period. [5]

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In the 2005 Star Trek: Enterprise episode "The Aenar", it was used in the Aenar city. [6]

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