Vitra Panton Chair Classic
The vitra panton chair classic is the result of many experiments undertaken by verner panton in the late 1950s together with vitra in the search for a cantilever chair made entirely of plastic.
Vitra panton chair classic. Materials hard foam plastic shell surface painted with a gloss lacquer. The chair in gloss lacquered rigid foam stands out with its distinctive curved shape that could only be realized thanks to a revolutionary casting process and which has subsequently been awarded numerous prizes. The panton chair is a classic in the history of furniture design. Unfortunately an error has occurred.
It turned out to be a nearly impossible challenge as the bold contours imagined by the designer had to be reconciled with the physical limits of plastics technology and manufacturing requirements. The original version of the chair with a glossy lacquer finish is still marketed today under the name panton chair classic. Conceived by verner panton in 1960 the chair was developed for serial production in collaboration with vitra 1967. Together with vitra he came up with the first prototypes in the 1960s and panton chair went into series production as of 1967.
The panton chair is a classic in the history of furniture design. Verner panton 1959 1960 verner panton developed the iconic panton chair 1959 60 as the first single piece cantilever chair in plastic. Together with vitra he came up with the first prototypes in the 1960s and panton chair went into series production as of 1967. Conceived by verner panton in 1960 the chair was developed for serial production in collaboration with vitra 1967.
It was hailed as a sensation and received numerous prizes. It was the first chair to be manufactured completely out of plastic in one single piece. Referring to the 50th anniversary of the panton chair marianne panton talks about living with her husband the creation of the chair icon and the two limited editions panton chrome and panton glow from 2018. The panton chair classic has been produced since 1990 by vitra in reference to verner panton s classic original panton chair design of 1957.
The original version of the chair in rigid polyurethane foam with a glossy lacquer finish is marketed under the name panton chair classic. The panton chair classic is a cantilever chair made by swiss furniture manufacturer vitra. It was the first chair to be manufactured completely out of plastic in one single piece. Unlike the cheaper panton chair standard in solid plastic panton chair classic is made of rigid expanded plastic and has a lacquered surface.
Unlike the cheaper panton chair standard in solid plastic panton chair classic is made of rigid expanded plastic and has a lacquered surface.