Cone Chair – K1. Pre-serie model.
Made by furniture maker at Fyn 14:th of may 1958.
Year of design: ca 1957.
W: 48,5 D: 58 cm H: 80 cm
Colour: Red textile / orange feets.
Material: Steel / fabric.
Manufacturer: Møbelpolstrer N. Nyborg-Nielsen. A black smith at Fyn made the shells out of iron sheets.
Country: Denmark.
Remarks: Very important piece. 50 chairs were made for Verner Panton´s fathers restaurant “Komigen Kro” at the danish island Fyn. Only a few chairs has survived and this is one of the only two known chairs with the original textile intact. Mega rare and and a historic piece. Dated 14:th of may 1958. The chair has a special mounting of the foot with a wooden cone that also shapes and keep the chair stabile. The textile is the same type that was used for the uniforms of the Danish Royal Guards. Copyright for the pictures: Arkiv.dk and Verner Panton Design AG.
Provenance: Verner Panton´s father´s restaurant “Komigen Kro” at Fyn.
Number: 1 piece.
Copyright for the old pictures: Verner Panton Design AG and Arkiv.dk
