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In 1966 ,an almost overlooked chair design by Aarnio was ‘discovered’ by a representative of Asko and taken to an international furniture show.The rest, as they say,is history. The “Ball” chair has remained a firm favourite. The resonance with the sixties was reflected in the plastic ’space-age’ white globular shape mounted on a steel […]

The elegant ‘egg’ chair design created by Arne Jacobsen and still to be seen in the Ahm house (and up for sale) featured in my last post has remained to this day much sought after , and complements the most ultra modern of furnishings. Jacobsen (1902-1971) designed many other sculptural furnishings including the ‘Swan’ […]