Heart Cone Chair
Object Details
- Date
- 1959
- Manufacturer
- Vitra AG, Birsfelden, Switzerland, founded 1950
- Designer
- Verner Panton, Danish, 1926–1998
- Description
- Chair of inverted cone shape, the back curved to form a heart-shape, the whole upholstered in bright red woven wool, and mounted on a horizontal X-form steel base.
- manufactured in
- Weil am Rhein, Germany
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
- Credit Line
- Gift of George R. Kravis II
- Data Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Accession Number
- 2018-22-57
- Type
- furniture
- Decorative Arts
- Object Name
- chair
- Type
- chair
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Medium
- Steel, stainless steel, plastic, wool (upholstery)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 91.4 × 101.6 × 73 cm (36 in. × 40 in. × 28 3/4 in.)
- Record ID
- chndm_2018-22-57
Chair of inverted cone shape, the back curved to form a heart-shape, the whole upholstered in bright red woven wool, and mounted on a horizontal X-form steel base.