Dining Chair PANTON Bordeaux VITRA

The Panton chair, created by Verner Panton in the 1960s, is a true icon in the history of furniture. Verner Panton was one of the most influential designers of the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Denmark, he moved to Switzerland when the Panton chair was developed. A virtuoso of colour, he is responsible for a number of lighting and textile pieces. Here, the ambition of this genius designer was to create a chair moulded in a single piece that would be comfortable and suitable for universal use. The Panton chair marked the history of design both by its form and the technique used to produce it. Indeed, the Panton chair was the first plastic chair made from a single piece. The result of several years of research in collaboration with Vitra, the Panton Chair was first presented in 1967. It was also from this date that it went into series production. The Panton chair is a classic in the history of furniture to which the designer gave his name. It won numerous awards and was one of the first chairs to be included in the permanent exhibitions of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Free-swinging seat technology combined with a shape adapted to the human form and soft material give this chair a high degree of comfort. The comfort of the chaise Panton has as much to do with its organic shape as with the suppleness of its material. Since its creation, the Panton Chair has gone through several manufacturing phases linked to the technical advances made in plastics processing. It was at the end of the 90s that Vitra created the last version of the seat authorised by the designer. This 100% polypropylene version made it possible to offer this chair as a low-cost industrial product. On this chair, special additives slow down the fading caused by ultraviolet rays. It is also available in its original 1960 version, the Panton Classic, and in a children's version.