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HOC0021
This Panton chair was manufactured by Verner Panton for Herman Miller in 1971 and is made of S-shaped plastic. Panton designed the first ever chair consisting of a single element, formed from plastic, available in different colours. The S chair became Panton's best-known and most widely produced design.

Herman Miller for Verner Panton, 1970s, set of four

PricePrice on request
Available

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Delivered nationwide, placed in the roomFourteen day returns
Placeholder listing, details to be confirmed

Attribution
This Panton chair was manufactured by Verner Panton for Herman Miller in 1971 and is made of S-shaped plastic. Panton designed the first ever chair consisting of a single element, formed from plastic, available in different colours. The S chair became Panton's best-known and most widely produced design.
Period
1974 to 1975
Origin
Materials
The piece, in detail
The design

One chair, one element

Panton's chair was the first made as a single element, formed in one continuous shape. Seat, back, base and cantilever are one curve rather than parts joined together. It became his best-known design and the most widely produced.

This set

Four chairs, dated 1974 and 1975

These four are Herman Miller production, offered together as a set. Each carries a date, 1974 and 1975 across the four. They are untouched and original, and the condition report goes with them.

Living with them

A shape that reads from every side

There is no back of the chair to hide. The single curve is resolved from behind, which is why the Panton works in the middle of a room, at the end of a table, or alone against a wall. Four of them make a set that does not need matching to anything else.

Specimen record

Catalogue number
HOC0021
Attribution
This Panton chair was manufactured by Verner Panton for Herman Miller in 1971 and is made of S-shaped plastic. Panton designed the first ever chair consisting of a single element, formed from plastic, available in different colours. The S chair became Panton's best-known and most widely produced design.
Period
1974 to 1975
Origin
Materials
Status
Available
Price
Price on request

Availability

Examples available
4

Materials

Construction
A single moulded element: seat, back and base in one continuous form.
Recorded materials
Not recorded for these examples; confirmed before sale

Marks

Dates
Each chair is dated, 1974 and 1975 across the set

Dimensions

Measurements
Confirmed before sale

Condition

Overall
Untouched and original

What comes with the piece

  1. The set of fourAll four chairs, offered together as one set.
  2. The provenance fileWhat is known of the piece's history, written down and passed on with it.
  3. A condition reportThe piece photographed and described plainly, including anything repaired or replaced.
  4. Care notesOne page on keeping the piece well, written for its own materials.
  5. DeliveryBlanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose.

Condition

Untouched, original.

Provenance

  1. Dated

    All four chairs are dated, 1974 and 1975 across the set.

  2. Acquired

    Sourced for the collection; the provenance file is being prepared.

  3. Kept original

    Untouched and original, with no later work carried out.

Care and delivery

Delivery and returns

We deliver nationwide with a specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week, and collection is welcome by arrangement.

If a piece arrives and does not suit the room, tell us within fourteen days. We will arrange collection and refund what you paid. All we ask is that the piece comes back in the condition it arrived.

Care

Vintage furniture is straightforward to live with. Keep pieces out of direct sun and away from radiators, wipe with a barely damp cloth, and wax timber once a year. Every piece comes with care notes written for its own materials.

Viewings

The collection is kept in North East England and viewings are by appointment, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements and take your time with the piece.

Questions

Are the four sold together

Yes, they are offered as one set of four. If you need a different number, say so in your enquiry and we will tell you what is possible.

Are they all the same age

They are dated across two years, 1974 and 1975. We confirm the dating on each chair before sale and record it in the condition report.

How are four chairs delivered

As one consignment, blanket wrapped by specialist furniture courier, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Tell us about stairs or a narrow entrance when you enquire and we will plan for it.

How does buying work

Every piece is one of one, so there is no basket. Send an enquiry and we will reply the same day where we can, usually with more photographs and the condition report. When you are ready, payment is by bank transfer and we arrange delivery.

Can you hold a piece

Yes, for forty eight hours while you measure the room. Beyond that we take a small refundable deposit and mark the piece reserved until you decide.

How is delivery arranged

Nationwide by specialist furniture courier, blanket wrapped, carried in and placed in the room you choose. Within North East England we deliver ourselves, usually inside the week.

Can we see a piece first

Yes. Viewings are by appointment in North East England, most days including weekends. Bring the room's measurements.

What condition are the pieces in

Ready for daily use unless the listing says otherwise. Every piece is checked before it is listed, photographed honestly with any wear shown, and sold with a written condition report. Anything repaired or replaced is stated plainly on the piece's page.

Do you buy furniture

We do. If you have a piece by one of the designers of the last century, or think you might, send photographs through the selling page and we will come back with a view and, where it suits the collection, an offer.

Collector words

The chair arrived exactly as described, and better than the photographs, which were the reason I rang. The paperwork that came with it answered every question I had.
A collector, Ball chair, delivered to Edinburgh
They talked me out of the piece I wanted and into the piece the room needed. Right on both counts.
A first time buyer, Sideboard, County Durham
Solid, clean and honestly described. The condition report matched the piece down to the small marks it listed.
A returning collector, Nesting tables, York

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