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Panton Chair Verner Panton, 1999

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Vitra Company

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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

4

About Chair

6

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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Panton Chair

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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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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

6

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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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 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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Vitra Showroom

New York

Chicago

11 Park Place, 3rd Fl. New York, NY 10007

222 Merchandise Mart, Chicago IL 60654

Phone: +1 (212) 463-5700

Phone: +1 (312) 645-1245