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Eero Aarnio

1932 - Today

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Eero Aarnio (born 21 July 1932) is a Finnish designer, noted for his innovative furniture designs in the 1960s, such as his plastic and fibreglass chairs. He was born in Helsinki. Aarnio studied architecture at the Institute of Industrial Arts in Helsinki and graduated in 1960. He started his own office in 1962. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eero Aarnio is the 210th most popular architect (down from 180th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Finland (down from 69th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Finnish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Eero Aarnio ranks 210 out of 518Before him are Mart Stam, Lev Rudnev, James Hoban, Nefermaat, Charles Eames, and Nicola Salvi. After him are Callimachus, Robert de Cotte, Alexey Shchusev, Hendrik Petrus Berlage, Roberto Burle Marx, and François Blondel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Eero Aarnio ranks 156Before him are Anna Moffo, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Nadira, Spyros Kyprianou, Alvin Plantinga, and Inese Jaunzeme. After him are Isao Tomita, Elena Poniatowska, József Antall, Jerzy Hoffman, Soon-Tek Oh, and Qahhor Mahkamov.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Eero Aarnio ranks 90 out of 751Before him are Juha Kankkunen (1959), Henri Toivonen (1956), Edvard Westermarck (1862), Markku Alén (1951), Tommi Mäkinen (1964), and Harri Holkeri (1937). After him are Väinö Tanner (1881), Nils-Aslak Valkeapää (1943), Paavo Lipponen (1941), Arvid Horn (1664), Bo Carpelan (1926), and Matti Vanhanen (1955).

Among ARCHITECTS In Finland

Among architects born in Finland, Eero Aarnio ranks 5Before him are Alvar Aalto (1898), Eliel Saarinen (1873), Aino Aalto (1894), and Eero Saarinen (1910). After him are Elissa Aalto (1922), Lars Sonck (1870), Wivi Lönn (1872), Johan Sigfrid Sirén (1889), and Marco Casagrande (1971).