Panton Junior

Overview

Panton Junior is the children's version of the Panton Chair: identical to the original in material and shape, and about 25 percent smaller. Vitra's page credits Verner Panton and prints the years 1959/2006.

Construction

• Back, seat and base: dyed-through polypropylene, matt finish
• Suitable for children aged 3 to 10 and for a maximum of 34 kg
• Outdoor use for temporary or seasonal periods, per Vitra's care instructions

Specifications

• Drawing values (not named on the drawing): 376 mm across the front view, 628 mm high, 446 mm across the side view
• Six seat-shell colours: 04 white, 96 golden yellow, 41 pale rose, 28 classic red, 57 soft mint, 83 sea blue
• GS certificate listed on the page; its manufacturing-plant field gives an address in Weil am Rhein, Germany

A child-size version of the Panton Chair

Vitra's fact sheet says the Panton Chair had always been a favourite of children, which led Verner Panton to consider a child-size version together with Vitra over 35 years before the sheet's text. The idea proved impossible at the time for economic reasons.

Introduced in 2006

In 2006 the aim was achieved with Panton Junior, which the fact sheet describes as a chair based on the designer's original plans. Verner Panton's own website lists it under the years 1959 / 2006 and repeats that production follows his original plans.