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Eero Aarnio Biography
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1932 |
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Born July 21st in Helsinki, Finland
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1956 |
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Married Pirkko Attila
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1954 - 1957 |
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Studied the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki, Finland
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1958 |
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First prize at Valmet Trade Mark Competition, Helsinki, Finland
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1962 |
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Established his own design office
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1964 |
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First prize at International Competition on Furniture Design, Cantu, Italy
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1965 |
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First prize at Scandinavian Park and Street Competition in Stockholm, Sweden
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1966 |
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Hi Globe chair was introduced to the public at the Cologne Furniture Fair
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1968 |
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International Design Award of the A.I.D. (American Institute of Interior Designers) for Pastil Chair (Gyro), New York, USA
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1999 |
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Honorary member of SIO (Finnish Association of Interior Designers)
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2005 |
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The Finland Prize, The Ministry of Education, Finland
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2007 |
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November 30th - Awarded an honorary title of professor by the President of Finland
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2008 |
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The Compasso d’Oro Design award for Trioli chair, Italy
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008 - 2009
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Dec. 11 - Jan. 11, Kaj Frank Design Prize Exhibition in Design Forum Finland
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2007 - 2008
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Nov. 8 - Jan. 4, "Retropop, Phantasie und Tagträume" at the Finnish Embassy in Berlin
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2007
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Fantasías del Pop. El diseño de Eero Aarnio, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City
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2005
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Forestil dig en rund stol, Danish Design Center, Kopenhagen, Denmark
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2005
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Pop Fantasies: Furniture Design by Eero Aarnio, The Embassy of Finland, Washington DC, USA
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2004
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Eero Aarnio – popfantasier og sittende dagdrømmer, Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway
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2003
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Eero Aarnio, Kunsthalle, Helsinki, Finland
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2001
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That´s it, Art Gallery Árvore, Porto, Portugal
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2008
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Eero Aarnio, Kaj Frank Design Prize. Design Forum Finland
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2003
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Assume a round chair–Eero Aarnio and the 60´s. Kunsthalle Helsinki, University of Art and Design, Helsinki
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2003
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Eero Aarnio. Fang Hai. Southeast University Press, China
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2002
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Eero Aarnio. Fang Hai. China Architecture & Building Press
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