Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Danish, 1926-1998
Verner Panton introduced the word “groovy” — or at least its Danish equivalent — into the Scandinavian modern design lexicon. He developed fantastical, futuristic forms and embraced bright colors and new materials such as plastic, fabric-covered polyurethane foam and steel-wire framing for the creation of his chairs, sofas, floor lamps and other furnishings. And Panton’s ebullient Pop art sensibility made him an international design star of the 1960s and ’70s. This radical departure from classic Danish modernism, however, actually stemmed from his training under the greats of that design style.
Born on the largely rural Danish island of Funen, Panton studied architecture and engineering at Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where the lighting designer Poul Henningsen was one of his teachers. After graduating, in 1951, Panton worked in the architectural office of Arne Jacobsen, and he became a close friend of Hans Wegner's.
Henningsen taught a scientific approach to design; Jacobsen was forever researching new materials; and Wegner, the leader in modern furniture design using traditional woodworking and joinery, encouraged experimental form.
Panton opened his own design office in 1955, issuing tubular steel chairs with woven seating. His iconoclastic aesthetic was announced with his 1958 Cone chair, modified a year later as the Heart Cone chair. Made of upholstered sheet metal and with a conical base in place of legs, the design shocked visitors to a furniture trade show in Copenhagen.
Panton went on to successive bravura technical feats. His curving, stackable Panton chair, his most popular design, was the first chair to be made from a single piece of molded plastic.
Panton had been experimenting with ideas for chairs made of a single material since the late 1950s. He debuted his plastic seat for the public in the design magazine Mobilia in 1967 and then at the 1968 Cologne Furniture Fair. The designer’s S-Chair models 275 and 276, manufactured during the mid-1960s by August Sommer and distributed by the bentwood specialists at Gebrüder Thonet, were the first legless chairs crafted from a single piece of plywood.
Panton would spend the latter half of the 1960s and early ’70s developing all-encompassing room environments composed of sinuous and fluid-formed modular seating made of foam and metal wire. He also created a series of remarkable lighting designs, most notably his Fun chandeliers — introduced in 1964 and composed of scores of shimmering capiz-shell disks — and the Space Age VP Globe pendant light of 1969.
Panton’s designs are made to stand out and put an eye-catching exclamation point on even the most modern decor.
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Creator: Verner Panton
Side Chair by Verner Panton for Herman Miller - Felhbaum, 1971
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller
Located in Barcelona, ES
Side chair designed by Verner Panton in 1967 for Herman Miller - Fehlbaum production, Germany. This one is stamped in 1971 in black glossy thermoplastic.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Lot de 8 chaises Verner Panton pour Vitra
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Busserolles, FR
Lot de 8 chaises blanches par Verner Panton, édition Vitra. Le classique du design des années 1960 de Verner Panton, fabriqué par Vitra, est doté d'une structure d'aspect futuriste. ...
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1960s European Post-Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
IKEA – Vilbert – Original label – Verner Panton – 1993
By Verner Panton
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
This chair is called Vilbert and is designed by Verner Panton. It was launched in 1993 and ended in 1994. Verner designed it for IKEA who had it in stores for a short while. Only 300...
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1990s European Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
IKEA – Vilbert – Original label – Verner Panton – 1993
By Verner Panton
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
This chair is called Vilbert and is designed by Verner Panton. It was launched in 1993 and ended in 1994. Verner designed it for IKEA who had it in stores for a short while. Only 300...
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1990s European Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
IKEA – Vilbert – Original label – Verner Panton – 1993
By Verner Panton
Located in NIEUWKUIJK, NB
This chair is called Vilbert and is designed by Verner Panton. It was launched in 1993 and ended in 1994. Verner designed it for IKEA who had it in stores for a short while. Only 300...
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1990s European Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
8 Verner Panton System 1-2-3 Swivel Dining Chairs
By Verner Panton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set Of 8 Verner Panton Swivel Dining Chairs. Designed in 1973. Produced by Fritz Hansen
Category
1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 White Verner Panton Chais 1st Edition, Herman Miller, Denmark, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller
Located in Berlin, DE
Those original and rare 1st edition of the dining chair, designed by Verner Panton in 1950s where produced for the first time in the middle of 1960 in a mix of polyester with fibregl...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester, Lacquer
Verner Panton Chair for Herman Miller
By Verner Panton
Located in Porto, PT
In August 1967 the Panton chair was presented to the public for the first time.
Since than it has been considered the icon design of the 20th century
This chair is made of colour...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Panton S, Chairs Vitra by Verner Panton for Herman Miller 1965s
By Verner Panton
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good condition
- cleaned.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Laminate
Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Lounge Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'system 1-2-3' standard lounge chair in fabric for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Dining Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'system 1-2-3' standard dining chair in fabric for Verpan
Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Non-Serial Model 275 S-Chair by Verner Panton in Bent Fineer, Denmark, 1956
By Verner Panton
Located in Hellouw, NL
This extraordinarily impressive chair was designed by Danish designer Verner Panton in 1956, only to see the light of day ten years later. The technology to put this chair into production was simply not sufficient at the time. Gerrit Rietveld had tried much earlier in 1932 to manufacture his Zig-Zag chair from one piece of Material. German author and expert on Panton's oeuvre, Mathias Remele, notes that the IDEA may have originated after Panton's collaboration with August Sommer. A German company specialized in curved laminated wood that produced its Barboy in 1963. The Thonet brothers finally took up the Challenge and produced two versions of this chair. Model 275 and 276 respectively with a round backrest. This specific chair is a non-serial production and has a marvellous provenance. It was used for the pavilion for wooden constructions at the 'Debau exhibition fair in Essen' in the sixties/seventies. The chair consists of fourteen layers of glued, bent and pressed rounded veneer...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Verner Panton for Reupholstering Set of 4
By Verner Panton, Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Very rare set of (4) four Mid-Century high-back chairs designed by Verner Panton. Tubular metal frame with original upholstery (also deigned by Verner Panton). Produced for a short p...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
430 Chair in Brown Velvet by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with brass finish metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Raf Simons designed fabric, Harald from Kvadrat, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
430 Chair in Beige by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with black painted metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Nanna Ditzel designed fabric, Hallingdal from Kva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Verner Panton for Vitra Glow Panton Chair, Luminescent, White, Blue, Limited Ed
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Verner Panton for Vitra Glow Panton chair, Luminescent, white, limited edition, on occasion of 50th anniversary. 1000 luminescent produced.
After several years of joint development by Verner Panton and Vitra, the Panton chair was finally ready for production in 1967 – as the first all-plastic cantilever chair to be manufactured in one piece. Created with a revolutionary production technique, the chair’s unique sculptural design was presented to the public for the first time at the imm Furniture Fair in Cologne in 1968. It rapidly came to symbolise an entire era. In 2018, 50 years after its launch, Vitra is issuing two limited editions of this iconic classic: Panton Chrome and Panton Glow. Vitra limited production of the “Glow” to 333 chairs which were sold in June 2018, the 50th anniversary of the first presentation of the chair to the public.
Verner Panton showed an ardent interest in innovative technologies, techniques and materials over the course of his lifetime. He worked with lighting, colour and luminous elements in many of his futuristic interiors.
For his legendary 1970 installation ‘Visiona 2...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
430 Chair in Green by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with black painted metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Raf Simons designed fabric, Harald from Kvadrat, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
430 Chair in Blue by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with black painted metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Raf Simons designed fabric, Harald from Kvadrat, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
430 Chair in Charcoal Grey by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with black painted metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Nanna Ditzel designed fabric, Hallingdal from Kva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
430 Barstool in Charcoal Grey by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Horsens, DK
Fully upholstered stacking chair with black painted metal frame and felt feet.
It is the Nanna Ditzel designed fabric, Hallingdal from Kva...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
1965, Verner Panton, Stacking Chair, Herman Miller, Second Edition in White
By Herman Miller, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Verner Panton "Pantonova" Dining Set of Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare Verner Panton Pantonova dining table and chairs, made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1971. Cognac color leather seat pads.
Set includes table, m...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1973 Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Series Dining Chair in Brown Fabric
By Verner Panton, Rosenthal
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
1965, Verner Panton, Rare Purple Stacking Chair 1st Herman Miller Edition
By Herman Miller, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,check last five pictures, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
From the early 1950s, Panton had dreamt of making a stackable, cantilevered plastic chair all in one piece. In 1956, he designed the S Chair which can be considered a forerunner of the Panton chair. He saw it as an item of furniture in which the back, seat and legs were made of the same material and in one continuous piece. It was first produced in 1965.
Panton made a series of sketches and design drawings for the Panton chair in the 1950s. In 1960, he created his first model, a plaster-cast, in collaboration with Dansk Akrylteknik. In the mid-1960s, he met Willi Fehlbaum, who, unlike many other producers, was fascinated with the drawings of his legless chair...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Polyester
1965, Verner Panton, Two Stacking Chair 1st Herman Miller Edition, in Blue
By Herman Miller, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach,check last five pictures, find more details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
From the early 1950s, Panton had dreamt of making a stackable, cantilevered plastic chair all in one piece. In 1956, he designed the S chair which can be considered a forerunner of the Panton chair. He saw it as an item of furniture in which the back, seat and legs were made of the same material and in one continuous piece. It was first produced in 1965.
Panton made a series of sketches and design drawings for the Panton chair in the 1950s. In 1960, he created his first model, a plaster-cast, in collaboration with Dansk Akrylteknik. In the mid-1960s, he met Willi Fehlbaum, who, unlike many other producers, was fascinated with the drawings of his legless chair...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Polyester
Fun Set of Four Midcentury "S" Chairs Designed by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Pemberton, NJ
This stylish and fun set of four "S" style dining chairs feature the contemporary modern style of Verner Panton. Cantilever style bases and impressive vintage style make this matchin...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
1973, Verner Panton for Rosenthal, Side Chair Including Original Panton Fabric
By Verner Panton, Rosenthal
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Please ask Casey Godrie Ibiza/Amsterdam for our competitive shipping quotes.
This icon is with armrests, pretty rare, with a swivel base. The chair's fabric is in very good conditio...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1973, Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Series Side Chair in Yellow Fabric
By Rosenthal, Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This iconic armchair is rare because of the arms. There are some very small rusty spot on the base. Some little damage in the fabric (see picture #9 and #10).
Weight 16 kg.
Free sh...
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1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set di 8 Sedie di Verner Panton per Herman Miller 1971
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller
Located in Conversano, IT
Eccezionale e raro set di 8 sedie "Panton S Chairs" progettate da Verner Panton e prodotte da Herman Miller, autentiche del 1971.
Queste sedie rappresentano un'icona senza tempo nel ...
Category
1970s American Space Age Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Verner Panton "Cone" Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Verner Panton "Cone" chair designed in 1958 and produced by Plus-Linje.
NOTE: We have more if you want to make a set.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Verner Panton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Metal
Verner Panton dining room chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Verner Panton dining room chairs are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Verner Panton dining room chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 19 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 8 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original dining room chairs by Verner Panton were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider dining room chairs by Arne Hovmand-Olsen, Helge Sibast, and Ole Wanscher. Prices for Verner Panton dining room chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $229 and can go as high as $39,850, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,470.