Stacking Chair by Verner Panton
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Verner Panton is a furniture and interior designer from Denmark. Becoming an artist in the city of Odense, Panton studied architecture during his time at the Royal Danish Academy of Art. Panton is known as one of the artists that is "enfant terrible," or an artist that can easily shock his viewers with his piece. Some of his most well-known architectural works include the collapsible house in 1955, the cardboard house in 1960, and the plastic house in 1960. Although his love for architecture was strong, Panton was mostly known for his chair designs.
During the end of the 1950s Panton began designing chairs that were much different than anyone had seen before. They had no "legs" or a "back" that everyone was so used to. He also began using a material to create his chairs that had not been used before. Panton was the first designer of a single form injection-molded plastic chair. His most famous design from these is the Stacking Chair. Also known as S Chair, this piece is made from plastic and contains curves to suggest the familiarities of a regular chair. The seat is all one piece, starting from the "back" and slopes into the seat, curving down and backwards towards the "leg." The entire design feels as if it is one flowing object that, although not found in nature, feels natural and organic. The beautiful curves of the chair not only provide comfort, but also allow the chair to form a sensual shape.
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