Lot 70 Verner Panton

A SET OF SIX PANTON CHAIRS BY VERNOR PANTON, FOR VITRA, thermoplastic construction, signed. (6) Verner Panton opened his own studio in 1955, conceiving pieces that would combine hi-tech materials, futuristic shapes and bright tones. He experimented with new forms and materials and an original way of apprehending the spatial environment. In 1960, he designed the Panton Chair. This was the first stackable, single-form injection-moulded chair, made of a unique bloc of moulded plastic that has since become a legendary piece. Highly committed to the importance of colours within his work, he declared, 'choosing colours should not be a gamble. It should be a conscious decision. Colours have a meaning and a function.'