Verner Panton Cone Chair
designed in 1958

Verner Panton
Cone Chair

• Revolutionary design from 1958
• Distinctive form and great comfort
• Available in several colours
• Matches Heart Cone Chair and Cone Stool

The Cone Chair by Verner Panton is an iconic 1950s piece and exhibits the strong forms and vibrant colors of that dynamic era. In fact, it was such an eye-catcher that its presence in a New York shop window caused traffic chaos. The futuristic design owes its inspiration to a car trip that Verner Panton did around Europe, collecting different impressions and ideas, which provoked some of his most unconventional pieces. In his own words the talented designer states that the main purpose of his work is “to provoke people into using their imagination and make their surroundings more exciting.” The Cone Chair complies with his design vision providing innovative bold shape as well as great seating comfort.

INFURN produces this Verner Panton design in handcrafted fibreglass, upholstered in cashmere in a range of vibrant colours, resting on a stable cross-shaped stainless-steel base.

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Considered as one of Denmark’s most influential 20th Century furniture and interior designers, Verner Panton pushed all creative barriers with innovative and futuristic design, exhilarated by the use of explosive bold colouring. Born in 1926, Panton studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, graduating in 1951. Experimenting design with a wide array of psychedelic composition, the revered designer was engaged by the Op Art movement, a distinguished belief and style within visual arts focused explicitly upon the relationship between striking bold colours and forms, rousing an intense visual effect. Panton’s style was very fundamental to the decade of his greatest work, the 1960s, but an emergence of regained popularity with his design is very evident today. Comfortable in designing with a variety of materials, from fabric to plastics, Verner Panton is celebrated for his innovative project work for Der Spiegel, a well-known German publication in Hamburg. The Dane also received endearing recognition in the form of numerous awards, including the prestigious Deutsche Auswahl prize 5 years in a row between 1981 and 1986.