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Panton Chair by Vitra designed by Verner Panton Because of technical progress in plastics processing, the Panton Chair has been through a number of production phases since its original launch. The last version of the chair authorized by Verner Panton was produced in collaboration with the designer at the end of the 1990s. This model realized one of his fundamental objectives for the first time: a plastic chair as an affordable industrial product. Stackable up to four high; Available in basic dark, white, ice grey, tangerine, classic red, chartreuse; For indoor or outdoor use; Dimensions: 32.75 h x 19.75 w x 24 d; The Vitra Home Collection is not an interior design system or a homogeneous product line which promotes a uniform style. Rather, Vitra considers the furnishing of ones home as a process of collage - a gradual assemblage of products and objects. Not to be confused with coincidental accumulation of things, this process is a conscious arrangement that grows and changes with regard to both content and style, according to the owners individual preferences and circumstances. Materials: Polypropylene, dyed through Dimensions: Overall: 32.75 h x 19.75 w x 24 d Seat height: 16.25 About the Designer Verner Panton Verner Panton, born 1926 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 1950-52 in the architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen, and founded an independent studio for architecture and design in 1955. His furniture designs for the firm Plus-linje attracted attention with their geometric forms. In the following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture and lighting. His passion for bright colors and geometric patterns manifested itself in an extensive range of textile designs. By fusing the elements of a roomâ€floor, walls, ceiling, furnishings, lighting, textiles, wall panels made of enamel or plastic into a unified gesamtkunstwerk, Pantons 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). Pantons collaboration with Vitra began in the early 1960s, when the firm decided to develop what became his best-known design, the Panton Chair, which was introduced in 1967. This was a
