Cone Chair

Cone Chair designed by Verner Panton for Vitra

Originally designed for a Danish restaurant, the Cone Chair takes its shape from the classic geometric figure for which it is named. The cone-shaped seat is mounted at its point on a stainless steel swivel base. A semi-circular padded shell extends upward to form the back and armrests, thereby creating a very comfortable armchair.

Material & Feature:

Molded fiberglass shell with highly resilient urethane foam

Fabric upholstery (C.O.M available)

Polished #304 grade stainless steel legs with matte finish

360 degree swivel

All materials are fire-resistant & non-toxic (Baby friendly)

Dimensions:

Height: 32.25" x Width: 22.5" x Depth: 24.25"

Seat Height: 19.25"

Verner Panton, born in Gamtofte, Denmark, studied at Odense Technical College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture student. He worked from 1950-1952 in the architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen and founded an independent studio for architecture and design in 1955. He first attracted wider attention with the geometric forms of his furniture designs for the firm Plus-linje. In the following years Panton created numerous designs for seating furniture and lighting.

Verner Panton's passion for bright colours and geometric patterns manifested itself in an extensive range of textile designs. By fusing the elements of a room" floor, walls, ceiling, furnishings, lighting, textiles and wall panels made of enamel or plastic" into a unified gesamtkunstwerk, Panton's interior installations have attained legendary status. The most famous examples are the 'Visiona' ship installations for the Cologne Furniture Fair (1968 and 1970), the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg (1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus (1970).

In 1958 the Danish newspaper Fyns Social-Demokrat wrote, ‘The “new” restaurant Kom Igen in Langesø Park has experienced such a rush since it opened that the waitresses have been close to throwing in the towel. However, once things settle down, guests will see that Langesø is now one of the most unconventional inns in the whole of Denmark.

What had happened? Danish architect and designer Verner Panton had been commissioned by his father, the manager of the restaurant Kom Igen (which means ‘Come again’ in Danish), to refurbish all of the rooms and design an extension. Panton was given free rein and designed the entire interior, including textiles, carpets, lighting, furniture, uniforms for the staff and the menus. Using geometrical shapes and limiting the colour scheme to only five different shades of red, Panton developed a revolutionary setting. News of the opening of Kom Igen spread like wildfire, first locally, then throughout the whole of Denmark, and the restaurant was discussed at length in the media. This culminated in the rush mentioned in the introduction.