The contemporaneously designed C1 armchair marks Verner Panton's first use of a spherical section for one of his seats. Mounted with a slight tilt on a swivel base, the upholstered seat shell is astonishingly comfortable – for leaning back in a relaxed posture as well as sitting upright.
Founded in 1950 as a family business, Vitra is now a company that produces furniture dedicated to the development of intelligent and sustainable solutions for the office, home and public spaces. Vitra's products are developed in Switzerland through the application of a design process that brings together the engineering excellence of the company with the creative genius of leading international designers. The purpose is to create functional and aesthetic products with a high-life expectancy. The Vitra collection consists of furniture designed by the great masters of the 50s, which have become 'classics', and enriched with contemporary designs of the best designers. Following the tradition of Charles & Ray Eames, who have influenced the approach to sustainability of Vitra's in many ways, the longevity of the product is the basic principle of the company.
