Score ! I just had to chair this with you. Sorry for the pun but look what I found at my town's local antique shop or brocante as the French call it. A Panton chair from Vitra.
Created by Verner Panton in 1960 it was eventually produced for mass distribution by Vitra in 1967 once Panton had perfected the design and is now considered a classic icon of 20th Century design.
It was a little dirty from sitting out in the rain but it called out to me as I drove by on Friday and told me it would wait and wait it did because there it was again sitting on the curb on Saturday afternoon. I think I got a fair deal on it, 100€. Most are being sold anywhere from 249€ to over 1000€ for the glossy models on the Internet. This is a matte version and it has the Verner Panton signature on it.
I had been looking for a desk chair but I wasn't in any particular rush so this was definitely a surprise find that I didn't want to overlook. However, I crossed my fingers that the dealer was not going to overprice it.
I think it goes pretty well with my desk and my Zara Home lamp in
glass. It's my favorite lamp in the house. I don't know how many times I
went back to Zara before I actually brought it home.
Lamp from Zara Home
Photos by Studio Sue
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