Verner Panton Peacock Chair

Pair of lounge chairs model T5 in steel with fabric cushions, designed by Verner Panton for Plus Linje 1960s. Great original condition.

Designed by Verner Panton in 1959 and produced by Plus-Linje in Denmark in 1960, the Peacock chair is a design classic. Consisting of a bowl-shaped top and a cylindrical foot made...

A visually striking and extremely comfortable lounge chair, Verner Panton's iconic design is comprised of steel basket form seat and cylindrical base with seven red seat pads. It can...

Consisting of a bowl shaped top and a cylindrical foot made from electrogalvanized stainless steel wire. The two parts are connectable with clips for a floor standing version. The bowl shaped top can be used separately and hung from the ceiling. The chair has 7 removable original seat cushions upholstered in grey woolen fabric. Literature: Cara Greenberg, Op to Pop, New York, 1999, pp. 116 and 126 Alexander von Vegesack, Mathias Remmele, eds. Verner Panton: The Collected Works, exh. cat., Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, 2000, pp. 9 and 246 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 60s Decorative Arts, Cologne, 2000, p. 18. A danish designer and architect who lives in Switserland, Verner Panton has worked in many areas and with many manufacturers, providing numerous designs. Verner Panton studied at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen and worked as an associate with Arne Jacobsen. He opened his own design office in 1955 and created the first single-form injection molded plastic chair in 1960, edited by Herman Miller in 1967. He created truly innovative futuristic furniture...