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One of Eero Aarnio's most recent designs, a room divider "The Tree," distributed by Martela will be introduced at the Milan Furniture Fair on April 16, 2008.

A new website Design Eero Aarnio, launched in April 2008, sells exclusively Eero Aarnio's products including all of his original classics as well as his latest designs.

The Finnish entertainment company Apaja which specializes in online community services has recently included Eero Aarnio's designs into their virtual furniture gallery for Finnish Playray (Aapeli) users. The Aarnio collection (Ball Chair, Bubble Chair, Pony, Pastil and Double Bubble Lamp) will be available later on all Playray locales as well.

On November 30, 2007 Eero Aarnio was awarded an honorary title of professor by the President of Finland. Honorary titles can be granted to Finnish citizens as a public recognition of their service to society.

The retrospective exhibition of Eero Aarnio’s works "Retropop, Phantasie und Tagträume" will be on display at the Finnish Embassy in Berlin from November 8, 2007-January 4, 2008.
In addition to Aarnio’s classic designs, two new lamps designed in 2007, the Swan for Melaja Ltd. and the bright light Origo for Innojok Ltd. are also included in the Berlin show.
The exhibition is organized by Kunsthalle (Taidehalli) of Helsinki and prior to Berlin, the show has been to Mexico City, Washington DC, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki.

Eero Aarnio has designed for Plan Suomi (Finland) a "piggy bank" called Plan Pastilli which is shaped like his Pastil Chair. Plan Suomi is part of Plan International, a development agency focusing on the well being of children around the world. In addition to the small Plan Pastilli, Aarnio also designed a big Plan Pastilli which can be used in public places for collecting money to help children in need. The Plan Pastilli was presented to the press and public in August 2007 in Helsinki.

The Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City is presenting Eero Aarnio’s retrospective exhibition “Fantasias del Pop,” which first opened in Helsinki in 2003, then traveled to Oslo in 2004, and to Copenhagen and Washington, DC in 2005. The exhibition is organized by Kunsthalle (Taidehalli) of Helsinki and it is open to the public from January 26-April 15, 2007.
The interest in Eero Aarnio’s designs has been tremendous in Mexico with numerous requests for interviews in the media. An article by Antimio Cruz from Eme-Equis Magazine, an article by Ania Eckbo from Architectural Digest Mexico and an article (also an English translation) from Newsweek Latin America by Tanya Mordacci can be viewed in PDF format. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Update: More than 55,000 people visited the exhibition.

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