Pantonova table and chair set by Verner Panton, created in 1971 and manufactured by Fritz Hansen
Dimensions: H.77 D125 cm
In 1971, as Europe was exploring new forms of housing, freedom and conviviality, Verner Panton designed a set of furniture for the Varna restaurant in Aarhus that reflected this social effervescence: the Pantonova system . Made up of curved steel modules with soft curves, it reflected an era when people dreamed of open, modular interiors, free from rigid conventions...
The Pantonova table is part of this vision of a space in motion. Its sculptural steel wire base, all transparency and lightness, supports a top that is often circular, made of glass or marble. More than a simple piece of furniture, it becomes a fluid anchor point , around which bodies and conversations circulate. Here, function never cancels out form; it sublimates it.
A symbol of experimental, playful, and resolutely forward-looking design, the Pantonova table interacts with the other elements of the system (armchairs and benches) to create a modular, almost organic interior landscape. Furniture that embodies the spirit of an era: that of living rooms without walls, free forms, and relaxed sociability.
Even today, the Pantonova table captivates with its unwavering modernity. It continues to endure through the decades without losing its avant-garde spirit, faithful to the radical and joyfully utopian vision of its creator.
“Most people live in beige sadness. I want to flood spaces with color, light, and movement.”
— Verner Panton
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