Eero Aarnio designed the Ball Chair for his new home because he wanted ‘one big chair’ for the house and for himself. He never imagined that a couple managers from Asko would delight upon his humble design while visiting him at home and decide to make it available for the masses. The prototype for Aarnio’s Ball Chair, also called the Globe Chair, had been designed in 1962, but it wasn’t until four years later that it reached production. The same year, it featured at the International Furniture Fair at Cologne which became Aarnio’s link to the international market.

The Ball Chair appears to be the bigger cut half of a ball standing comfortably on its own pedestal. The design softly cuts out much of the external noise, giving the user the semblance of being in his own world. The Ball Chair revolves its own axis, giving you the choice to pick the desired view of the room. With comfortably padded insides, the Ball Chair offers you a relaxing reprieve. It is a testament to the amazing design that it is still in production and popular over four decades later. There are a lot of Aarnio fakes doing the rounds so make sure you get an original from his website.

Via: EeroAarnio