B4U Furniture Design History

Eero Aarnio

During the 1960's, there weren't many furniture's made with plastic material, whilst almost everything today is made out of this common material. Eero Aarnio's 'Globe' chair, Pastil and 'Bubble' chair reflects 'Pop' culture furniture in that decade. From these three chairs, I can see that he played mostly with organic forms and vibrant colours. The Globe chair that I saw in the NGV confirms that the manufacturing of this chair is using injection moulding with glossy finishing to add to the pop culture look. These pieces became icons because of the possibilities it created of making organic shapes easier to mass produce. I think his pieces are timeless, because it still looks modern now.




Pierre Paulin

This man considered design to be a mix of invention and industrial innovation. We can see by his furniture work, he is influenced a lot with sculptured shapes. His idea of furniture design is that it is primitive; therefore he experimented in new processes of manufacturing, to make it fresh and new. He played with materials such as new types of ofam and rubber from Italy, and also used lightweightmetal in his furniture's to create different experiences for users. These new materials creates a different type of feel to the users. This is because the foam and rubber are used to create rounder surfaces and curvier body for a more comfortable sitting.

Reference:

-About, viewed 5th Mar, http://www.eero-aarnio.com/1/Home.htm
-Furniture, viewed 5th Mar, http://www.eeroaarnio.com/
-Furniture work, viewed 6th Mar, http://www.bonluxat.com/d/pierre-paulin.html
-Furniture work, viewed 6th Mar, http://www.designaddict.com/design_index/index.cfm/fuseaction/designer_show_one/DESIGNER_ID/157/
-About, viewed 6th Mar, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pierre-paulin-innovative-designer-who-helped-to-revolutionise-everyday-furniture-1767749.html