Vernen Panton

VERNER PANTON (Denmark, 1926 - 1998) for Herman Miller - Fehlbaum, Germany.
Side chair, design 1967.
In black ABS plastic.
With publishers' stamps, 1971.
Measurements: 82 x 49 x 55 cm.

Verner Panton was celebrated for his exuberant forms and this chair is a magnificent example. Side chair designed by Verner Panton in 1967 for Herman Miller -Fehlbaum. It is stamped in 1971. Made in black thermoplastic with a glossy finish, it responds to a pop design with flowing lines.

Considered one of the most influential personalities of late 20th century furniture design, Verner Panton created a wide variety of innovative and futuristic designs throughout his career, especially constructed in plastic and brightly colored. Most of his best-known designs are still in production. Verner attended the Odense Technical School and then studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, where he graduated in 1951. In the early years of his career, between 1950 and 1942, he worked in the architectural studio of Arne Jacobsen. In 1955 he opened his own architecture and design studio, becoming famous with his furniture based on geometric shapes, manufactured by the company Plus-linje. In the late 1950s, his chair designs, with no legs and no discernible back, became increasingly unconventional. In the 1960s Panton began a close collaboration with the Vitra firm, which culminated in 2000 with Panton's retrospective exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum. He is currently represented at the DesignMuseum in London and MoMA in New York, among many others.