1998, Verner Panton, Dark Grey/ Black, Phantom Chair/Table
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Multiuse chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table.
Plastic
Verner Panton Phantom by Innovation
By Verner Panton
Located in Highland, IN
Verner Panton's "phantom" chair was his last design and characteristic of his work, is wild, playful, and highly functional.
Plastic
Verner Panton Phantom Pink Chair, 1998
By Verner Panton
Located in Rochester, England
Originally designed by Verner Panton in 1997, the Phantom Chair was only manufactured for 10 years between 1998 - 2008 by Innovation Randers.
Plastic
A Verner Panton Phantom Multi-Purpose Furniture Piece
Located in NYC, NY
A chair produced in the last few years of Panton's life, it is irreguraly shaped to serve, depending on its position, as chair, easy chair, two seater, bench or side table.
Em...
Phantom Verner Panton Chair, Denmark, Circa 1990s
By Verner Panton
Located in San Antonio, TX
Danish vintage Phantom chair designed by Verner Panton, marked in front and back of chair and made of plastic.
Plastic
Phantom Seat by Verner Panton for Innovation Randers, 1998
By Verner Panton
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
The Phantom seat is designed by Verner Panton in 1998 for Innovation Randers in Denmark.
Sold
H 36.23 in W 39.38 in D 14.18 in
Verner Panton Orange Phantom Chair for Innovation Randers, circa 1998
By Verner Panton
Located in Valladolid, ES
This amazing seating sculpture is the last creation of the world-famous designer Verner Panton before he passed away in 1998. Extraordinary design and can be used in various ways, th...
Polystyrene
Sold
H 40.95 in W 35.83 in D 13.39 in
Two Phantom Seat by Verner Panton for Innovation Randers, Denmark
By Verner Panton, Innovation Randers A/S
Located in Munster, NRW
The Phantom seat is designed by Verner Panton in 1998 for Innovation Randers in Denmark.
Plastic
1998, Verner Panton, Orange Phantom Chair or Table
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Multi-use chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table.
Plastic
Verner Panton Phantom by Innovation
By Verner Panton, Innovation Randers A/S
Located in Highland, IN
Verner Panton's "phantom" chair was his last design and characteristic of his work, is wild, playful, and highly functional.
Plastic
Verner Panton ''PHANTOM'' Chairs
By Verner Panton
Located in Antwerp, BE
"Sitting should be funny - like playing - an experience". This is what Verner Panton said of the Phantom chair (also called Lupoflex), his last piece of furniture before his death in...
Verner Panton "Phantom" Chair or Table
By Verner Panton, Innovation Randers A/S
Located in Miami, FL
Multiuse chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table.
Sold
H 27.56 in W 47.25 in D 13.78 in
Verner Panton Phantom chair by Densa Basel for Innovation Randers, Denmark, 1998
By Innovation Randers A/S, Verner Panton
Located in London, GB
Verner Panton was first an accomplished artist before training in architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Art.
Plastic
1998, Verner Panton, Purple Phantom Chair/Table
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Multiuse chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table.
Plastic
1998, Verner Panton, Orange and Blue Phantom Chair/Table
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Multiuse chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table.
Plastic
1998, Verner Panton, Light Damaged Blue Phantom Chair or Table
By Verner Panton
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Multi-use chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two-seated bench, table.
Plastic
Verner Panton "Phantom" Chair Table
By Verner Panton
Located in St. Louis, MO
Multiuse chair, bench, table designed by Verner Panton. By rotating the form you can change its function; high back lounge chair, deep seated lounge chair, two seated bench, table. L...
Verner Panton "Phantom" Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Sitting should be funny - like playing - an experience". This is what Verner Panton said of the Phantom chair (also called Lupoflex), his last piece of furniture before his death in...
Sold
H 31.75 in W 44.5 in D 13.75 in
Vintage Verner Panton White Phantom Innovation Plastic Dining or Lounge Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, circa 1998, Phantom chair (yes, in a ghostly white) by Verner Panton.
Plastic
White Phantom Chair by Verner
By Verner Panton
Located in Stamford, CT
Original Verner Panton signed "Phantom" chair which converts to a table or bench in the Danish modern style, circa 1998.
Fiberglass
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.
Plastic
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
H 21.66 in W 21.66 in D 25.99 in
Sergio Mazza Toga Chair in Black Fiberglass by Artemide 1960s Italy
By Sergio Mazza, Artemide
Located in Cascina, Pisa
Toga chair was realized in hot-press moulded black fibreglass designed by Sergio Mazza in 1968 and manufactured by Artemide, Italy. The Toga chair is part of the Albert & Victori...
Fiberglass
$2,695
H 31 in W 40 in D 30 in
Post-Modern 1980s Sculptural Ribbon Form Dark Blue Leather Lounge Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A super sculptural and very comfortable all leather (dark blue) arm or lounge chair. Produced in the US in the late 1970's or early 1980's. This dynamic chair has an incredible prese...
Leather
$5,950 / item
H 23.23 in W 27.56 in D 25.99 in
Joe Colombo Chair No. 4801, Black Plywood, Kartell, Italy, 1960s, One of Two
By Kartell, Joe Colombo
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of two "interlocking" lounge chairs designed by Joe Colombo for Kartell, Italy, manufactured in midcentury. Joe Colombo's iconic 4801 armchair was designed in 1963-1964. A modern...
Plywood
$595
H 26 in W 23 in D 25 in
Pierre Paulin Inspired Small Black Mid-Century Bucket Chair w/ Gray Hairpin Legs
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Single petite Mid-Century bucket chair newly upholstered in black fabric with original grey bent wire enameled metal frame with visible wear consistent with age and use.
Metal
Verner Panton Amoebe Chair by Vitra
By Verner Panton
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Amoebe Chair by Verner Panton, designed in the 70s. Labeled
Fabric
Panton Chair, Vitra / Herman Miller Collection
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Neuss, NW
Timeless cantilever Panton Chair of the second generation (1968-71) designed by Verner Panton in 1959. High-quality corpus in black made of polyurethane hard foam. Unique, almost unt...
Plastic
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 Kvadrat, color code 180. CAL117 compliant foam...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Rare Verner Panton Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Copenhagen, DK
This rare Verner Panton lounge chair for Fritz Hansen from 1973 is a true collector's item. Designed by the renowned Danish designer Verner Panton, this chair is a prime example of h...
Steel
Chaise Verner Panton pour Vitra (1990)
Located in Rouen, FR
Véritable icône du design du XXe siècle, la chaise Panton fut dessinée par Verner Panton dès 1960. C’est en collaboration avec Vitra qu'elle voit le jour sous sa forme définitive en ...
Plastic
$1,784Sale Price|20% Off
H 24.41 in W 28.35 in D 29.14 in
1969, Pierre Paulin for Artifort, Le Chat or F574 in Original Black Fabric
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
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...
Fabric, Upholstery
$777Sale Price|20% Off
H 32.68 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Verner Panton ‚Panton’ Cantilever Chair in Black Pu, Germany, 1971
By Verner Panton, Rolf Fehlbaum
Located in Regensburg, DE
Early Space Age Cantilever Chair 'Panton' by Verner Panton in Black, Germany 1970s Design: Verner Panton, 1958-60 Execution Fehlbaum Productions under license from Hermann Mille...
Plastic
$2,516
H 44.89 in W 23.63 in D 27.56 in
System 1-2-3 Chair, Design by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1960s
By Verner Panton
Located in Napoli, IT
Vintage System 1-2-3 chair, design by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1960s, upholstered with new "POP UP" fabric from the Boussac collection.
Steel
Verner Panton Amoebe Chair by Vitra
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Dallas, TX
The Amoebe chair was created in 1970 in several versions for Verner Panton's celebrated installation 'Visiona II' – a bold, psychedelic-futuristic living environment staged by the le...
Foam, Laminate
$750
H 34 in W 19.5 in D 23 in
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 System Fritz Hansen Mid Century Black Dining Chair
By Verner Panton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Verner Panton 1-2-3 System Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern Black Dining Chair. Item features designer/manufacturer stamp to base, vinyl upholstery, swivel base, very nice vin...
Metal
$2,809
H 32.29 in W 23.23 in D 28.75 in
1973, Verner Panton, 1-2-3 Serie Easy Chair in Original First Fabric
By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
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...
Metal
$2,826 / item
H 31.5 in W 11.82 in D 47.25 in
Tadao Alto Concrete Contemporary Console, 100% Handcrafted in Italy
By Gaia Rebecchini, Laura Mochi Onori, Lorenzo Rebecchini
Located in Rome, Lazio
The Tadao line, created in homage to the famous architect with whom we share a minimalist approach and the creative use of the material, is the perfect synthesis of our philosophy: o...
Concrete
$13,000
H 28.25 in W 48 in D 14.25 in
Vintage Stereo Phonograph/AM FM Tuner Console, Model: Brionvega rr126 Radiogram
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Brionvega
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Iconic design by the Castiglioni Studio for Brionvega first introduced in 1966. This later example produced circa 1970. This stereo phonograph/AM FM receiver console is fully functio...
Metal
$9,609 / item
H 39.38 in W 9.85 in D 31.5 in
Parchment, Brass and Glass Table Lamp by Diego Mardegan for Glustin Luminaires
By Diego Mardegan
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Ventola table lamp by the artist Diego Mardegan exclusively for Glustin Luminaires. Beautiful two ways shade made of a brass structure, parchemin paper and waxed fabric hold by an...
Brass
50s Italian Gilted & Glass Console Table – Mid-Century Modern
Located in Ljubljana, SI
An exceptional Italian console table from the 1950s, embodying the understated glamour of mid-century modern design. The piece features a finely crafted brass frame with softened, ro...
Metal
$1,830Sale Price|28% Off
H 38.59 in W 29.93 in D 27.56 in
Peter Ghyczy for Ghyczy Design, Red Garden Egg or Senftenberg Egg, 1968
By Peter Ghyczy
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...
Fabric, Upholstery, Polyester
$1,029 / set
H 22.05 in W 23.63 in D 35.44 in
Pair of Vintage Italian Mid-Century-Modern Lounge Chairs or Club Chairs, 1970s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Pair of vintage Italian Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs or club chairs. Beautiful and unique shape, made entirely from foam with a plastic floor. 1970-1975 production, reupholstered...
Upholstery, Foam
Barboy Bar Trolley in Orange by Verner Panton, Re-Edition
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Paris, FR
The Barboy is a celebrated modular bar trolley originally designed by Verner Panton in 1963 and reissued by Verpan. Conceived as a flexible storage and serving unit, the design consi...
Metal
$16,987
H 7.49 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
Very rare Mah Jong 'Private Collection' by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois France
By Roche Bobois
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Extremely rare and stunning Mah Jong! Roche Bobois created this one-of-a-kind sofa for a special client in a custom yellow/gold fabric. The choice of the vibrant yellow/gold fabric ...
Fabric
Gaetano Pesce Indian Summer Vase L Resin Grey Turquoise
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in barasso, IT
Indian Summer vase - Clear grey, matt turquoise Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection. Measures: L - ø 22cm x H 36cm Colours: Clear grey an...
Resin
Moooi Knitty Lounge Chair by Nica Zupanc
By Moooi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Introducing the Knitty Lounge chair by Nika Zupanc, an icon of relaxation. The chair is created with extra-large ‘yarn’ that resemble giant ship ropes. Those big navy knots, used to ...
Steel
Verner Panton Flowerpot chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Six Light Enamelled Orange Flower Pot chandelier designed by Verner Panton (1926-1998) This multi light pendant followed the iconic Flower Pot lamp (VP9) introduced in 1968.
Metal
$5,304Sale Price|40% Off
H 65 in Dm 18 in
Verner Panton Verpan UFO Chandelier, White, Red, Chrome, Denmark, 1975, 2015
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Verner Panton Verpan UFO chandelier, white, red,Chrome, Denmark, 1975, 2015. Originally designed in 1975, Panton’s iconic UFO chandelier was produced in a few different versions but ...
Stainless Steel
$5,147
H 17.72 in Dm 11.82 in
Dino Gavina for Studio Simon, Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup Stool, Italy 1971
By Dino Gavina, Studio Simon
Located in Naples, IT
Rare Campbell' Soup stool designed by Dino Gavina as a tribute to Andy Warhol in 1971 for the Simon company as part of the seminal Ultramobile Exhibition- Collection (1971). Dino Gav...
Metal
Verner Panton 'Welle' 3 Piece Landscape for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Welle' Three Piece Landscape for Verpan. Designed in 1969. New, current production. To call Verner Panton’s Welle series “lounge furniture” is almost an understatem...
Fabric
Low Rider Lounge Chair by Scott Klinker for Offi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Low Rider Lounge is an adult-sized lounger designed to fit indoor, outdoor, residential and public spaces. The chair's soft lines are friendly and comfortable but decidedly moder...
Plastic
Verner Panton for Verpan “Meridienne Welle” Chaise Longue
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Paris, FR
Perfectly conforming to the shape of the back, Verner Panton’s iconic Welle Meridienne exemplifies the designer’s fascination with organic forms and sculptural comfort. Designed as p...
Upholstery, Plywood
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.
Find vintage Verner Panton chairs, magazine racks, rugs, table lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.