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Panton Chair

Softshell Chair Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, 2008

‘Rolf [Fehlbaum, son of the Vitra founding family] came to visit us one day and spotted a prototype of the Panton chair. It wasn‘t stable enough to sit on. Rolf asked: “Why isn‘t this chair being manufactured?” I answered, “Fifteen to twenty manufacturers have tried it but have all rejected the project for different reasons.” A well-known American designer – not Eames – even declared that something like that shouldn‘t be called a “chair” – claiming it was not suitable to sit on. Rolf was immediately on the phone to a Vitra technician, Manfred Diebold. […] Without Rolf there would have been no Panton Chair.’ Verner Panton

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Vertical ribs in the backrest, concealed beneath the upholstery cover, ensure the exceptional comfort of the Softshell Chair by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (2008).

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