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year 1960
material metal, textile
source title Verner Panton
info The idea of folding chairs into the conical form of a cornet signaled a marked shift in Panton’s production, where the rational, constructive principles that lay behind the rectilinear and horizontal planes of his first chairs were now replaced by a more organic anatomy. Following Panton’s typical systems approach, the Cone chair was developed into a complete program of chairs based on a conical form, which included padded pyramid- and heart-shaped versions, as well as wire-frame chairs with back and seat cushion. The Cone chair and subsequent variants were produced by Percy von Halling-Koch and his firm Plus-linje.
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year 1960
material metal, textile
source title Verner Panton
info The idea of folding chairs into the conical form of a cornet signaled a marked shift in Panton’s production, where the rational, constructive principles that lay behind the rectilinear and horizontal planes of his first chairs were now replaced by a more organic anatomy. Following Panton’s typical systems approach, the Cone chair was developed into a complete program of chairs based on a conical form, which included padded pyramid- and heart-shaped versions, as well as wire-frame chairs with back and seat cushion. The Cone chair and subsequent variants were produced by Percy von Halling-Koch and his firm Plus-linje.
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