Furniture Designs of Eero Aarnio

They say that your life reflects your work, and this can never be truer with an esteemed and renowned designer like Eero Aarnio. His life and times have reflected his work, thanks to his passion and his love for safe types of plastic. All of his work has been made from friendly materials, and even though he has worked with traditional materials like steel and wood, he has been famous for using playful shapes and colours that are manufactured in plastic, including toys and children’s furniture.

Eero Aarnio studied from 1954 to 1957 at the Institute of Industrial Arts. After his graduation, he worked with a famous and also well renowned Finnish designer IImari Tapiovaara. In 1960 he started working for the Asko Company before deciding to go alone as an industrial and interior designer and establishing his own design office in 1962.

In 1966, Eero Aarnio designed and introduced his Globe Chair to the market. This chair won the approval of many design presses, irrespective of it being expensive and that it was formed on a limited extent.  Read more...