• A new version of the classic Pastil chair was introduced on September 11, 2025, when Eero Aarnio Originals revealed an upholstered variety, the Soft Pastil, of the old fiberglass classic. The bright colors of the original chair are replaced with softer tones, upholstered in Kvadrat fabric which reflects light beautifully and brings out the shape in a subtle way.
  • ASKO Appliances continued its celebration of 75 years of Scandinavian design and craftsmanship at the IFA Berlin exhibition, September 5-9, 2025. In collaboration with Eero Aarnio Originals, the iconic Ball Chair (first released by ASKO furniture division in 1966) was presented at the ASKO Appliances exhibition to commemorate the history of timeless design and innovation of the ASKO company.
  • The Ball Chair is making an appearance at the ASKO Appliances 75th anniversary celebration at the Milan Design Week 2025. The ASKO furniture company in Finland was the first manufacturer of the Ball Chair and it was first introduced to the public at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1966. The two Ball Chairs which are showcased at the Milan exhibition are a vintage Ball Chair from the 70s and a new version by the current manufacturer Eero Aarnio Originals.
  • A Full Circle, Eero Aarnio’s solo exhibition, organized in collaboration by Eero Aarnio Originals and the Baer Faxt, will be presented at the West Bund Art & Design Fair in Shanghai from November 8th through November 10th, 2024. It is the first time Eero Aarnio will take part in a major international art and design exhibition in China.
  • In the spring of 2023, Eero Aarnio and a Finnish textile and design house Vallila collaborated in a new collection called “Eero Aarnio for Vallila” which features bed linens and various kitchen textiles.
  • The Finnish Cultural Gala celebrated culture and its makers in Tampere, Finland on November 25th, 2021 on a live televised event. The cultural gala award committee presented Eero Aarnio the Lifetime Career Award for his long-lasting impact on Finnish cultural heritage.
  • The Double Bubble lamp is now available in US to purchase online from Kinos Design Concepts at kinosdeco.com. Kinos Design Concepts is an exclusive distributor in North America for Eero Aarnio Double Bubble Lamps.
  • Eero Aarnio Originals acquired a new addition to their collection as Kisu was launched on October 21, 2020. This decorative cat is made of black or white polyethylene and is suitable for indoor or outdoor use. The black Kisu is produced of 100% regenerated polyethylene made from the factory’s own defected products and waste material.
  • Eero Aarnio and Disney have partnered to celebrate Micky Mouse’s 90th birthday with a limited-edition Ball Chair featuring Micky Mouse’s face on the back of the chair. This one of a kind chair is available at aarniooriginals.com through the end of 2019.
  • A small collection of Eero Aarnio’s designs from his 2016 retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum in Helsinki, will travel to the Hyundai Card Design Library in Seoul, South Korea. The exhibition will run from January 30th, 2018 through May 13th, 2018.
  • On November 17th, 2017 Eero Aarnio will be one of the recipients of  The Prince Eugen Medal for outstanding artistic achievement, which is awarded annually by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden at the Royal Palace of Stockholm. The Prince Eugen Medal was instituted by Gustav V to mark the 80th birthday of Prince Eugen in 1945.
  • Eero Aarnio’s retrospective exhibition which was on display in Stockholm earlier this spring will open on June 3rd, 2017 and runs through October 8th, 2017 at the Vandalorum Museum in Värnamo, Sweden.
  • The retrospective exhibition of Eero Aarnio’s work which was on display at the Design Museum in Helsinki in 2016, will open on February 8th, 2017 at the Nationalmuseum Design in Stockholm and runs through April 23rd, 2017.
  • Eero Aarnio is one of the designers featured in the Finnish Design Exhibition 2017, which first opened in the Fukuoka City Museum in Japan on January 14th, 2017 and will later travel to the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, the Fukui City Museum, the Fuchu Art Museum and the Miyagi Museum of Art. The exhibition celebrates the history of Finnish design from the beginning of the 20th century to present day.
  • On December 1st, 2016 EERO AARNIO ORIGINALS became the new distributor for Eero Aarnio’s classics, including the Ball Chair, Bubble Chair, Pastil, Tomato, Pony, Parabel Tables, Formula, Screw Tables, Mushroom (fiberglass) and Copacabana.
  • A large retrospective exhibition of Eero Aarnio’s work will open at the Design Museum in Helsinki in April, 2016. The show will be the most comprehensive exhibition to date of Eero Aarnio’s work including furniture, lamps, small objects, one of a kind pieces, drawings and sketches. The show will run from April 8, 2016 through September 25, 2016. A new book of Eero Aarnio’s work and career Eero Aarnio-Designer of Colour and Joy will be available in April, 2016.
  • Eero Aarnio’s Ball Chair, Bubble Chair and Pastil Chair are part of an exhibition “Pop Art Design” from the Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany which is displayed at the Espoo Museum of Modern Art (EMMA). The exhibition runs from February 18 through May 10, 2015.
  • A retrospective exhibition “Eero Aarnio Life in Design” will be on display at the AXIS gallery in Tokyo from November 1-November 9, 2014 and at the Nakanoshima Design Museum, de sign de, in Osaka from November 14-November 24, 2014. The exhibition is hosted by Clear Edition & Gallery.