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Verner Panton 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.

Find vintage Verner Panton chairs, magazine racks, rugs, table lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Number in Set: Set of 11
Creator: Verner Panton
1960s Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen Outdoor Box Wire Chair w/ Black Frames
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a single (multiple chairs are available, though sold separately) Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen box chair, produced circa mid 1960s. These are gorgeous and iconic ...
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1960s Danish Modern Vintage Verner Panton Chairs

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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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Chairs

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Metal

Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Lounge Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
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 e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Chairs

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Metal, Steel, Aluminum

Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Dining Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
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 Chairs

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Metal, Steel, Aluminum

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Chairs

Materials

Metal

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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Chairs

Materials

Metal

430 Chair in Blue 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, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Chairs

Materials

Metal

430 Chair 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Verner Panton Chairs

Materials

Metal

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Verner Panton "Pantonova" Dining Set of Dining Table and Six Chairs
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Very rare Verner Panton Pantonova dining table and chairs, made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1971. Cognac color leather seat pads. Set includes table, m...
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Verner Panton, Set of Four "A" Chairs "System 1-2-3" for Fritz Hansen, 1970s
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Set of Six Danish Modern 1-2-3 Chairs by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1950s
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Panton Chair by Verner Panton for Vitra, 1959
By Vitra, Verner Panton
Located in Neuss, NW
Timeless cantilever Panton Chair by Vitra made of high-quality polypropylene in white. Draft by Verner Panton in 1959. Quality Features: accomplished design: perfect proportions...
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Mid-Century Dining Chairs by Verner Panton for Reupholstering Set of 4
By Verner Panton, Thonet
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
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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.
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Panton Chair by Verner Panton for Herman Miller / Fehlbaum, in white 1976
By Verner Panton, Herman Miller
Located in Halle, DE
Panton S-Chair, designed by Verner Panton for Hermann Miller / Fehlbaum. Color: white. The chair is from the 2nd production run from 1970 onwards in thermoplastic luran-s with reinfo...
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Gloss White Panton S-Chair by Verner Panton / Herman Miller Fehlbaum Production
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430 Chair in Blue by Verner Panton
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Horsens, DK
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By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
Located in Hudson, NY
Original condition, iconic swiveling cone shaped chair with four steel feet and black glides. Made by Fritz Hansen. Original vinyl upholstery.
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Cone Chair by Verner Panton
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430 Chair in Charcoal Grey by Verner Panton
430 Chair in Charcoal Grey by Verner Panton
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Large Group of Verner Panton S Chairs for Vitra
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Verner Panton chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Verner Panton 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 chairs, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chairs by Verner Panton were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chairs by Niels Otto Møller, Børge Mogensen, and Kai Kristiansen. Prices for Verner Panton chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $229 and can go as high as $40,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,695.

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