Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
My Fave The competition winner by Jump Studios A mirrored one And a holed one From the Vitra site I learned that the Panton Chair had a long incubation period. So it’s not easy to pinpoint its start. However, in 2010 they decided to celebrate the chair’s 50ieth anniversary. Via Bustler I learned the UK … Continue reading “Panton Chair 50ieth Anniversary Variations”
After – or even while – Rem D. Koolhaas had 3D scanned it and morphed it into United Nude’s Lo Res chair, Chris Bosse now has sliced up the 1967 Panton Chair as part of the Re-loved: designer stories exhibition at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum that runs from 31 July – 30 September 2010 during … Continue reading “Panton Chair Sliced by Chriss Bosse”
Photo © Panton Design, Basel And then, to my utter delight, I find a Swiss based portal totally devoted to the life and work of Verner Panton which, unlike the fan site of Verner Panton, is not built on the infamous flash. The Bachelor Armchair was designed between 1953-1955. It can be taken apart (hence … Continue reading “Bachelor Chair by Verner Panton”
Pantonic 5010 Chair in Black by Verner Panton Estimate £2,000 – £3,000 ($3,032 – $4,548) Sale 5533 20th Century Decorative Art & Design 24 March 2010 London, South Kensington VERNER PANTON (1926-1998) ‘PANTONIC 5010’ CHAIR, DESIGNED 1992 for Studio Hag, laminated and stained beech 35 in. (89 cm.) high Via Christie’s.
Verner, you genius. You had it all– the restraint, the exuberant colors, chic materials. Who else could have made wool and chrome plated steel look so modern, up-to-the-minute in any age? These chairs are fabulous. The 113T Chairs. Designed by Panton, produced by Fritz Hanson. Available now at Chicago’s Converso. $3,000 for the pair. Via … Continue reading “Behind the Curtains – Vintage Modern Verner Panton”