Panton Chair by Vitra was designed by Danish designer Verner Panton and represents one of the most significant formal and technical achievements in twentieth-century furniture design. Conceived by Panton in the early 1960s and first produced in collaboration with Vitra in 1967, the Panton Chair was the first single-material, single-piece cantilevered plastic chair ever produced — a design that required years of material and manufacturing development to achieve, and that has remained in continuous production by Vitra ever since. The chair's S-form, derived from a single continuous sinuous curve, provides cantilever seating without any legs — a structural and formal proposition that was genuinely revolutionary at the time and remains visually striking today.
The Panton Chair is made from a single component of injection-moulded polypropylene — a production feat that the original 1967 version required the development of new manufacturing processes to achieve. The chair's flowing, organic S-form is simultaneously structural and aesthetic: every curve serves the chair's cantilever function while contributing to a silhouette that is one of the most recognised in modern design. Available in a wide range of bold colours, the Panton Chair is most effective in groups — the chairs' curvaceous, sculptural forms multiply dramatically when repeated around a dining table or in a restaurant environment, transforming a room into a composition of colour and form.
Architects and interior designers specifying the Panton Chair for residential, hospitality and commercial dining environments will find the DWG drawing and CAD block essential for table-and-chair layout, colour composition planning and interior documentation. The 3D model supports BIM-accurate furniture placement. A landmark specification for any interior project where Verner Panton's revolutionary single-piece cantilevered plastic chair is part of the design intent.
Available as a 2D DWG drawing and 3D model.