85/1975 Armchair, 'Globe', fibreglass / aluminium / fabric / synthetic materials, designed by Eero Aarnio, Finland, 1966, made by Asko International, Finland, 1966-1972

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Production notes

Designed by Eero Aarnio, Finland, 1966. First exhibited at the Cologne furniture fair in 1965. Made of glass fibre using an inside mould, a technique previously used only by the boat industry. As a new material, glass fibre gave impetus to experimenting with new designs

Made by Designed by Eero Aarnio, Finland, 1966. First exhibited at the Cologne furniture fair in 1965. Made of glass fibre using an inside mould, a technique previously used only by the boat industry. As a new material, glass fibre gave impetus to experimenting with new designs

Designed by Eero Aarnio, Finland, 1966, made by Asko Finnternational, Finland, 1966-1972.

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Description

Armchair, 'Globe', fibreglass / aluminium / fabric / synthetic materials, designed by Eero Aarnio, Finland, 1966, made by Asko International, Finland, 1966-1972

Armchair, 'Globe', made of yellow moulded fibreglass, seamed around the centre, in the form of a hollowed sphere swivelling on a circular yellow painted aluminium base. The interior is upholstered in four segments of black velvet fabric, with two square black velvet cushions, one each to seat and back. Manufacturer's mark on underside of seat.

Designer: Aarnio, Eero; Finland

Maker: Asko Finnternational; Finland

Marks

Moulded in relief to underside of seat "a/ASKO/finnternational/DESIGN/EERO AARNIO".

Registration number

85/1975

Height

1220 mm

Diameter

1000 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Purchased 1985

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.

Subjects:

+ Furniture design
+ Finnish design
+ Aarnio, Eero
+ Asko Finnternational

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