The Germans call it literally the “time spirit,” the zeitgeist, and it is a curious creature, manifesting in a moment commonalities of thought and image from the least likely sources. Take Eero Aarnio’s Ball chair. Design scholars consider it one of the most iconic objects of the 1960s, an expression of the new Pop aesthetic … Continue reading The Ball Chair, Eero Aarnio’s Space Age Masterpiece, Was Almost Never Made