Verner Panton (1926-1998) Denmark Verner Panton trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Panton initially worked at the Arne Jacobsen architectural practice. He established his own design office in 1955 and is credited of the first single-form injection molded plastic chair, the stacking chair designed in 1960.

Verner Panton (1926-1998) Denmark Verner Panton trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. Panton initially worked at the Arne Jacobsen architectural practice. He established his own design office in 1955 and is credited of the first single-form injection molded plastic chair, the stacking chair designed in 1960. The chair brought him international recognition with its modern unexpected form. First produced by Fritz Hansen it was later put into mass production by Herman Miller and Vitra. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Panton experimented with a radical series of upholstered living environments. Lamps he designed were, among others, the VP globe lamp and the hanging chandelier made from clusters of chrome plated balls hung from a ceiling plate. All his pieces are known for its elegance and remarkable diversity.