Amoebe
Amoebe was created by Verner Panton in 1970 for his famous Visiona installation, which included several versions of this lounge piece. It embodies the exuberant spirit of the early 1970s. Thanks to its upholstered surfaces and the flexible back shell, Amoebe offers a high level of comfort.
The Amoebe Highback version of the chair has a flexible backrest that curves over the head of the sitter, forming a sculptural canopy. This striking accent gives the chair a sense of shelter and seclusion.
Both chair versions are available in a variety of brightly coloured fabric covers.
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). |