what kind of chair is this?

[Big Bwana]

howdy all,

I've been looking for this particular chair for a while and hopefully somebody here will know what I'm talking about. the chair I have in mind is one of those spherical jobs popular in the 70's. I have no idea what it's called, but I do recall seeing on in the MOMA once.

It's similar to the ones Will Smith and the other recruits sat in in MIB.

Any leads would be greatly apreciated!

BB

 

[punkrawket]

interesting.....
i can picture it, but i'm not sure about the name of them...

 

[tweakmm]

egg chair?

 

[jjones]

lol, if you want one in wicker, try pier 1 imports.

 

[Jzero]

Thought they were bubble chairs. When my HS was built in 1974, it apparently had bubble chairs hanging from the ceiling in the library. I saw them in the first yearbook...I always thought they were neat. They also had a smoking area in the back of the library! Imagine a public school where students were allowed to smoke in the library!

 

[Big Bwana]

yeah, I think those bubble chairs are what I'm looking for. they kind of cocoon you in the seat?

BB

 

[Viper GTS]

You mean like the one the kid & his girl were in in Sleepless in Seattle?

Viper GTS

 

[Big Bwana]

aha!

they're called 'ball chairs'

found a bunch of site about it...

http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/2157/eero/ball.htm
http://www.sixdifferentways.com/becg.htm
yay! now if only somebody would sell me one...

BB

 

[UNCjigga]

Do yourself a favor...get yourself an Aeron chair (Herman Miller?) and you will never leave your computer again!!! My dad jacked one from his client's office...$700 worth of chair!