Panton Chair
The Panton Chair is a classic in the history of
furniture design. Conceived by Verner Panton in 1960, the chair was developed
for serial production in collaboration with Vitra (1967). It was the first
chair to be made completely out of plastic in one single piece. Since its
introduction to the market, it has advanced through several production phases.
Only since 1999 has it been possible to manufacture the chair in accordance
with its original conception – out of durable, dyed-through plastic with a
lustrous matt finish.
The comfort of this chair results from the combination
of a cantilever structure with an anthropomorphic shape and a slightly flexible
material. It can be used individually or in groups and is suited for indoor and
outdoor environments. The Panton Chair has received numerous international
design awards and is represented in the collections of many prominent museums.
Due to its expressive form, it has become an icon of the twentieth century.
About Designer | |
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Verner Panton |
Verner Panton, born in Gamtofte, Denmark, studied at
Odense Technical College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine
Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture student. He worked from 1950-1952 in the
architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen and founded an independent studio for
architecture and design in 1955. He first attracted wider attention with the
geometric forms of his furniture designs for the firm Plus-linje. In the
following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture and lighting.
Verner Panton's passion for bright colours and
geometric patterns manifested itself in an extensive range of textile designs.
By fusing the elements of a room – floor, walls, ceiling, furnishings,
lighting, textiles and wall panels made of enamel or plastic – into a unified
gesamtkunstwerk, Panton's interior installations have attained legendary
status. The most famous examples are the 'Visiona' ship installations for the
Cologne Furniture Fair (1968 and 1970), the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg
(1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus (1970). |