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Panton chair

Panton chair
 designed 1960; manufactured 1971

Medium
plastic
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
Gallery location
Contemporary Art gallery
Level 3, NGV International
 

About this work

Verner Panton trained and worked as an architect during the 1950s but has become most well known for his innovative designs for chairs, lighting, textiles and carpets. He took a bold, contemporary approach, employing cutting-edge materials and technologies while always striving to keep his designs functional and financially accessible. His revolutionary Panton chair of 1960 was the first single-form, materially unified chair design to be produced in plastic. Still manufactured today, the chair is light, strong, comfortable, stackable, affordable and suitable for mass production.

Artwork Details

Medium
plastic
Measurements
82.5 × 49.5 × 59.5 cm
Inscription
moulded in relief on base of seat c.: logo / herman miller (encircled) / Fehlbaum Production / Panton Chair 1971 (1971 diagonally) (1971 encircled by) 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12
Accession Number
D233-1973
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1973
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location
Contemporary Art gallery
Level 3, NGV International

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