Bubble Chair by Eero Aarnio 1968
Based on the idea of the Ball Chair the Bubble Chair is a reduction of this design. As Ludwig Mies van der Rohe said: Less is more! A masterpiece of reduction.
Aarnio about Bubble Chair: "After I had made the Ball Chair I wanted to have the light inside it and so I had the idea of a transparent ball where light comes from all directions. The only suitable material is acrylic which is heated and blown into shape like a soap bubble. Since I knew that the dome-shaped skylights are made in this way I contacted the manufacturer and asked if it would be technically possible to blow a bubble that is bigger than a hemisphere. The answer was yes. I had a steel ring made, the bubble was blown and cushions were added and the chair was ready. And again the name was obvious: BUBBLE."
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'There is no nice way to make a clear pedestal' Eero Aarnio notes. That is the lucky reason why the Bubble Chair hangs from the ceiling.
Like the Ball Chair the Bubble Chair also impresses the user by the special accoustic. The Bubble Chair swallows the sounds and you feel isolated inside in a pleasant way, even when you are in a crowded place. At the EXPO 2000 in Hannover eleven Bubble Chairs were installed in the Cycle Bowl "Blue Box" of the Grüne Punkt Deutschland Pavillion as small, individual information spaces whithin the library.
Celebreties like Darryl Hannah, Donnatella Versace and Nina Hagen have enjoyed the Bubble Chair on foto shootings and Carmen Electra on cover of the December 2000 issue of Playboy.
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posted on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 12:55:31 PM America/New_YorkThe hanging bubble chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1968 and is still being reproduced by various chair manufacturers in the United States.
Find a best room to hang the chair. Aarnio suggests that it is meant to stay about 6 inches from the ground so that you are comfortable when it swings.
You'll need to make a trip to the hardware store to find a "stud finder so that the chair will be properly secured from the ceiling. Obviously, you must purchase a ladder if you don't own one already. The stud finder can be used to find a stud in your ceiling for more chair support.
To determine the length of the chain, use this simple method. Use a tape measure to measure the distance from the ceiling to the floor. Now subtract about 60 inches. This will give you a good estimate of the chain length.
S-hooks should come with the bubble chair. Use a drill to make a small pilot hole. Simply begin to screw the S-hook into the drilled hole.
We send a snap hook with the ball chair. Attach that hook to the end of the chain and the other hook to the chair itself.
You're almost done installing the chair. Ask a friend or neighbor to help with the last step. You'll need someone to hold the bubble chair as you attach it to the ceiling hook.