“Panton Classic Chair by Vitra. One of the original single-form, injection-molded plastic chairs in 1960, the Vitra Panton chair is an intriguing shape with a cantilever base. Panton functions beautifully to brighten or add interest and excitement to the monochromatic corporate office. For indoor or outdoor use, this sculptural chair is stackable and even more effective in pairs or small groupings.The extraordinary Panton Chair Classic’s material is solid plastic shell made of hard foam, with a gorgeous glossy lacquer in black, red and white. Vitra Panton Chair Classic In the early sixties, the Danish Designer Verner Panton together with the Vitra Development Team, realized an idea which had preoccupied him for many years by producing a plastic chair from a single molding. In 1967, the Panton Chair went into mass production, it was immediately regarded as a sensation and won many awards. One of the first chairs is exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Today the Panton Chair belongs to the classics of modern furniture design. Material: Plastic shell made of hard foam. Lacquered surface finish. Available in White, Black or Red. Vitra HistorySustainability is just like morals: one should live by them and not just talk about them. Our roots in modern design make the first step easy: we make products that avoid the superfluous and last for a very long time. — Rolf Fehlbaum, Chairman of Vitra The Vitra Company is a Swiss manufacturer of designer furniture originally founded in Weil am Rhein, Germany, in 1950 by Willi Fehlbaum, the owner of a furniture shop in nearby Basel, Switzerland. In the 1950s, Vitra acquired licenses for the iconic designs of Charles and Ray Eames (e.g., the Eames Lounge chair and ottoman) and George Nelson (e.g., the Nelson Ball Clock), and has since been the European retailer of the works of many internationally renowned contemporary furniture designers such as Philippe Starck, Borek Sipek, Mario Bellini, Glen Oliver Low, Verner Panton, Antonio Citterio, Frank Gehry and many m
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