The Ball Chair, alternately known as the Globe Chair, is perhaps one of the most iconically retro mid-century modern pieces I can think of. Is there any other piece from this design era that screams 60s so loudly (and proudly)?
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The Ball Chair made its debut in 1966 at the International Furniture Fair (IFF) in Cologne to great sensation and signaled the beginning of Aarnio’s successful international career.
Consisting of a fiberglass shell and an upholstered interior, the Ball Chair rotates on its own axis at the base. As such, it’s described as a room within a room, since, as you can see below, it offers quite a bit of privacy for a lounge chair.
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Graphic designer, Jeffrey Kern’s, graphically-inspired living room features the Ball Chair, in the April issue of Elle Decor.
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Dying for your own Ball Chair? Well, you’re in luck, as always. I’ve got some high-quality, beautiful replicas in stock.
$859 each…available in red, pink, orange, green, blue, black, white, as well as orange exterior/green interior. Whew! That’s a lot of colors.
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