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Danish Peacock Lounge Chair by Verner Panton for Plus-Linje, 1960s

About the Item

This eye-catching chair was designed by Verner Panton and manufactured by Plus-Linje in 1960-1969 in Denmark. This Scandinavian Modern model consists of a bowl shaped top and a cylindrical base made from electrogalvanized stainless steel wire. Thanks to the form consisting of two elements, mounted with clips, the seat can be used in two ways - by connecting the top and the base, or by using the bowl-shaped top itself - hanging it from the ceiling. The chair is decorated with 7 pillows that have been reupholstered in sheepskin. The ingeniously designed chair is not only an extremely practical seat option, providing the best seating comfort, but also an accessory that gives any interior a touch of extravagance. Condition: In very good vintage condition. Wear consistent with age and use. The cushions of this lounge chair was reupholstered in sheepskin. Dimensions: Diameter: 95 cm / 37.41 in. Height: 65 cm / 25.6 in. About the Designer: Verner Panton was born in Denmark in 1926. He studied at Odense Technical College before enrolling in the Architecture Department at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. From 1950 he worked for Arne Jacobsen until he founded his own company dedicated to experimental architecture and design, which he founded in 1955. He was passionate about plastic and other new materials that he used to create colorful, vibrant colors and geometric shapes inspired by pop art. In 1959 Panton made his debut with his project Cone Chair, which resulted in cooperation with many producers like Vitra and Fritz Hansen.

Creator:
Plus-Linje (Manufacturer),Verner Panton (Designer)
Design:
Peacock Chair
Dimensions:
Height: 22.84 in (58 cm)Diameter: 37.41 in (95 cm)
Style:
Scandinavian Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Chrome,Sheepskin
Place of Origin:
Denmark
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1960
Condition:
Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
ŁÓDŹ, PL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8410233408932
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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. 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 Copenhagen furniture fair.

Panton went on to successive bravura technical feats. His curving, stackable 1960 Panton chair, his most popular design, was the first chair to be made from a single piece of molded plastic. Three years later, he introduced the S model, the first legless chair crafted from a single piece of plywood, cantilevered on a round metal base. Panton would spend the latter 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.

As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, Verner Panton’s designs are made to stand out and put an eye-catching exclamation point on even the most modern decor.