Panton Chair Verner Panton, 1999
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Vitra Company
Contents
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About Vitra
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About Chair
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Colours & Materials
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Indoor Space
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Outdoor Space
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About Designer
Founded 1950, as a family-owned company Management Nora Fehlbaum (CEO) Sonja Hornberger (CHRO) Wolfgang Lange (CMO) Aglaia Lüthy (COO) Mark Macus (CFO) Eckart Maise (CDO) Board of Directors Alexander Zschokke Nora Fehlbaum Rolf Fehlbaum Beat Fellmann Headquarters: Birsfelden near Basel Production Sites: Weil am Rhein (D) Neuenburg (D) Mülheim a.d.R. (D) Allentown (USA) Zhuhai (PRC) Goka (JP) Sao Paulo (BR) Szombathely (HUN)
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Panton Chair
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Vitra Company
Contents
2
About Vitra
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About Chair
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Colours & Materials
8
Indoor Space
10
Outdoor Space
12
About Designer
Founded 1950, as a family-owned company Management Nora Fehlbaum (CEO) Sonja Hornberger (CHRO) Wolfgang Lange (CMO) Aglaia Lüthy (COO) Mark Macus (CFO) Eckart Maise (CDO) Board of Directors Alexander Zschokke Nora Fehlbaum Rolf Fehlbaum Beat Fellmann Headquarters: Birsfelden near Basel Production Sites: Weil am Rhein (D) Neuenburg (D) Mülheim a.d.R. (D) Allentown (USA) Zhuhai (PRC) Goka (JP) Sao Paulo (BR) Szombathely (HUN)
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About Chair
The Panton Chair is a classic in the history
accordance with its original conception –
of furniture design. Conceived by Verner
out of durable, dyed-through plastic with a
Panton in 1960, the chair was developed
lustrous matt finish.
for serial production in collaboration with Vitra (1967). It was the first chair to be manufactured completely out of plastic in
" The chair was developed for serial production in collaboration with Vitra. "
one single piece. Since its introduction to the market, it has advanced through several production phases. Only since 1999 has it been possible to produce the chair in
Panton Chair Panton Chair Verner Panton, 1999
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Panton Junior 1959/1960
Panton Chair 1999
Panton Chair Classic 1959/1960
Color : tangerine
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About Chair
The Panton Chair is a classic in the history
accordance with its original conception –
of furniture design. Conceived by Verner
out of durable, dyed-through plastic with a
Panton in 1960, the chair was developed
lustrous matt finish.
for serial production in collaboration with Vitra (1967). It was the first chair to be manufactured completely out of plastic in
" The chair was developed for serial production in collaboration with Vitra. "
one single piece. Since its introduction to the market, it has advanced through several production phases. Only since 1999 has it been possible to produce the chair in
Panton Chair Panton Chair Verner Panton, 1999
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Panton Chair
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Panton Junior 1959/1960
Panton Chair 1999
Panton Chair Classic 1959/1960
Color : tangerine
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Seat Shell (6)
04 white
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23 ice grey
32 chartreuse
01 basic dark
28 classic red
27 tangerine
Panton Chair
Colours Materials
Material: dyed-through polypropylene. Matte finish. Also suited for outdoor use. Note: special additives retard the fading of colours due to UV radiation. However, if the
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chair is exposed to sunlight for prolonged periods, the colour may change over time. We recommend limited exposure to sunlight.
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Seat Shell (6)
04 white
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23 ice grey
32 chartreuse
01 basic dark
28 classic red
27 tangerine
Panton Chair
Colours Materials
Material: dyed-through polypropylene. Matte finish. Also suited for outdoor use. Note: special additives retard the fading of colours due to UV radiation. However, if the
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chair is exposed to sunlight for prolonged periods, the colour may change over time. We recommend limited exposure to sunlight.
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" The comfort of this chair results from the combination of a cantilever structure with an anthropomorphic shape and a slightly flexible material. "
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Indoor Space
Only since 1999 has it been possible to produce 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
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from the combination of a cantilever structure with an anthropomorphic shape and a slightly flexible material.
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" The comfort of this chair results from the combination of a cantilever structure with an anthropomorphic shape and a slightly flexible material. "
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Panton Chair
Indoor Space
Only since 1999 has it been possible to produce 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
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from the combination of a cantilever structure with an anthropomorphic shape and a slightly flexible material.
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" The Panton Chair is a classic in the history of furniture design. "
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Outdoor Space
The Panton Chair has received numerous international design awards and is represented in the collections of many prominent museums. Due to its expressive shape, it has become an icon of the twentieth century.
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" The Panton Chair is a classic in the history of furniture design. "
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Outdoor Space
The Panton Chair has received numerous international design awards and is represented in the collections of many prominent museums. Due to its expressive shape, it has become an icon of the twentieth century.
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About Designer
Verner Panton Verner Panton, born in Gamtofte, Denmark,
the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg
studied at Odense Technical College before
(1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus
enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of
(1970).
Fine Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture student. He worked from 1950-1952 in the
Panton's collaboration with Vitra began in the
architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen and founded
early 1960s, when they jointly developed what
an independent studio for architecture and design
became his best-known design, the Panton Chair,
in 1955. He first attracted wider attention with
which was introduced in 1967. This was also the
the geometric forms of his furniture designs for
first independently developed product by Vitra.
the firm Plus-linje. In the following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture
Verner Panton died in 1998 in Copenhagen.
and lighting.
Vitra's re-edition of designs by Panton, as well as the retrospective of his work mounted by the
Verner Panton's passion for bright colours
Vitra Design Museum in 2000, bear witness to
and geometric patterns manifested itself in an
the special relationship between Vitra and Verner
extensive range of textile designs. By fusing
Panton.
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), Verner Panton 1926 - 1998
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About Designer
Verner Panton Verner Panton, born in Gamtofte, Denmark,
the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg
studied at Odense Technical College before
(1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus
enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of
(1970).
Fine Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture student. He worked from 1950-1952 in the
Panton's collaboration with Vitra began in the
architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen and founded
early 1960s, when they jointly developed what
an independent studio for architecture and design
became his best-known design, the Panton Chair,
in 1955. He first attracted wider attention with
which was introduced in 1967. This was also the
the geometric forms of his furniture designs for
first independently developed product by Vitra.
the firm Plus-linje. In the following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture
Verner Panton died in 1998 in Copenhagen.
and lighting.
Vitra's re-edition of designs by Panton, as well as the retrospective of his work mounted by the
Verner Panton's passion for bright colours
Vitra Design Museum in 2000, bear witness to
and geometric patterns manifested itself in an
the special relationship between Vitra and Verner
extensive range of textile designs. By fusing
Panton.
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), Verner Panton 1926 - 1998
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