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August 6, 2026

Ball Chair: The Pod Eero Aarnio Built So You Could Disappear

How Eero Aarnio turned a fibreglass sphere into the Ball Chair, the 1966 space-age pod…

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June 21, 2026

Soriana: The Sofa That Made Upholstery Look Caught in the Act

How Afra and Tobia Scarpa turned soft polyurethane and a chrome clamp into the Soriana,…

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June 21, 2026

Camaleonda: The Sofa That Taught the Living Room to Move

How Mario Bellini’s 1970 Camaleonda turned the sofa into a system and taught the living…

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