Verner Panton Relaxer 2 Rocking Chair for Rosenthal

The Danish designer and interior architect Verner Panton is considered one of the most influential creators of the 20th century. He transposed the psychedelic aesthetic of Pop Art into the field of interior architecture. Panton was one of the first designers to innovatively use materials such as plastic, foam, or rubber. However, the creations of this innovator went out of fashion by the 1970s. Then, in the mid-1990s — following a Vogue magazine cover featuring Kate Moss sitting on a Panton chair — a true revival of the artist began. The German magazine Der Spiegel, for example, had the "Snackbar," designed by Panton in 1969, reinstalled in its new publishing house built in 2011 in the HafenCity district of Hamburg. Verner Panton passed away in Copenhagen in 1998. Panton designed the Relaxer rocking chair in 1974. The cushion is covered in black leather. Overall good condition; the structure has scratches and the upholstery shows slight signs of wear.