Verner Panton C1 Armchair
The design career of Verner Panton reached it first peak toward the end of the 1950s. With a furniture series based on simple geometric shapes, Panton anticipated elements of Pop Art, while also emulating the elegance of Scandinavian Modernism in the execution of the bases. The most famous designs from this series are the Cone Chair and the Heart Cone Chair.
The contemporaneously designed C1 armchair marks Verner Panton's first use of a spherical section for one of his seats. Mounted with a slight tilt on a swivel base, the upholstered seat shell is astonishingly comfortable - for leaning back in a relaxed posture as well as sitting upright.
Designer: Verner Panton, 1959
Manufacturer: Vitra
Dimensions: 26"w | 22.75"d | 29"h | 15.5"seat height
Construction: Seat shell laminated. Upholstery is polyurethane foam cover in either fabric or leather. The base is a cruciform base and pedestal with swivel function in stainless steel, satin finish. Plastic glides.