Nirmada: Interior Design in New York City

Sitting here sort of half watching the Olympic closing ceremonies, I happened to notice one of my favorite chairs gracing the Olympic Stadium.

The chair is the iconic cantilevered stacking chair (1960) by Verner Panton. I’ve had these chairs for over 10 years now, and have never gotten tired of them! This cantilevered chair was first single-material and single-form chair to be made and has been produced by Vitra through three decades of development in plastics technology.

This version consists of a single piece of strong, flexible polypropylene with integral color that will not fade over time. As striking as modern sculpture, this classic piece is appropriately durable and easy to clean in cafés or restaurants, and is comfortable enough to use as an occasional chair in an office or residence.

And in case you want your own gold medal this year -

To commemorate the opening of the Panton Chair exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery, 500 limited edition miniature Panton Chairs were created. The iconic chair now comes in a new gold metallic mini version. The chair, a mini version of the real thing is 1/6th the size of the original chair. The chair is handmade and produced using the same manufacturing process like the original one. The elegant gold chairs are considered to be the crown jewels of this exhibition.

Champion style!