Armchair with Stool ‚Heart Cone Chair‘, 1958
Metal core, steel, foam, orange textile cover
(H x W) (a))89,5 × 97 cm
(H x Ø) (b))43 × 49,5 cm
About the workThe designer and architect Verner Panton became internationally famous with this armchair, whose basic design is based on a cone shape. The name “Herz-Sessel” (Heart Armchair) refers to the silhouette of the chair; the two-winged curved backrest looks heart-shaped when viewed from the front. Inspired by Pop Art, which introduced experimentation with proportions as well as motifs from everyday culture into the design vocabulary, Panton developed a new interpretation of the traditional wingback chair.
AccessionAcquisition 1990
Provenance1990 angekauft von der Galerie Extra, Berlin
Inventory numberP 1990-52a,b
