Panton Chair Classic
Verner Panton spent years searching for a manufacturer willing to realize his vision: a chair formed entirely from a single piece of plastic, with no joints, no legs, no concession to convention. That search ended with Vitra, and in 1967 the Panton Chair was presented to the world.
The reception was immediate and decisive. Critics recognized it as a breakthrough in both industrial manufacturing and furniture design. Its cantilevered silhouette, achieved without a single seam or fastener, collapsed the distance between sculpture and function.
The Classic edition preserves the original specification: a high-gloss lacquer surface that catches light with the same theatrical confidence the chair has always commanded. Decades of imitation have only clarified what makes this version irreplaceable. It is the one Panton intended.
- Designed by Verner Panton, produced in collaboration with Vitra from 1967
- Molded from a single piece of plastic, cantilevered form with no legs or joints
- High-gloss lacquer finish, consistent with the original production specification
- Available in a range of colors
Original: $2,370.00
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Panton Chair Classic
Verner Panton spent years searching for a manufacturer willing to realize his vision: a chair formed entirely from a single piece of plastic, with no joints, no legs, no concession to convention. That search ended with Vitra, and in 1967 the Panton Chair was presented to the world.
The reception was immediate and decisive. Critics recognized it as a breakthrough in both industrial manufacturing and furniture design. Its cantilevered silhouette, achieved without a single seam or fastener, collapsed the distance between sculpture and function.
The Classic edition preserves the original specification: a high-gloss lacquer surface that catches light with the same theatrical confidence the chair has always commanded. Decades of imitation have only clarified what makes this version irreplaceable. It is the one Panton intended.
- Designed by Verner Panton, produced in collaboration with Vitra from 1967
- Molded from a single piece of plastic, cantilevered form with no legs or joints
- High-gloss lacquer finish, consistent with the original production specification
- Available in a range of colors
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Verner Panton spent years searching for a manufacturer willing to realize his vision: a chair formed entirely from a single piece of plastic, with no joints, no legs, no concession to convention. That search ended with Vitra, and in 1967 the Panton Chair was presented to the world.
The reception was immediate and decisive. Critics recognized it as a breakthrough in both industrial manufacturing and furniture design. Its cantilevered silhouette, achieved without a single seam or fastener, collapsed the distance between sculpture and function.
The Classic edition preserves the original specification: a high-gloss lacquer surface that catches light with the same theatrical confidence the chair has always commanded. Decades of imitation have only clarified what makes this version irreplaceable. It is the one Panton intended.
- Designed by Verner Panton, produced in collaboration with Vitra from 1967
- Molded from a single piece of plastic, cantilevered form with no legs or joints
- High-gloss lacquer finish, consistent with the original production specification
- Available in a range of colors
