In the middle of the 90s Verner Panton sketched Vilbert for the Swedish furniture house Ikea. The chair consisted of four MDF boards screwed together with each other. For only 150 Deutschmarks it was sold in two colour variations. At that time Ikea owner Ingvar Kamprad had the idea to bring in addition to the usual offer pieces of furniture created by famous designers exclusively for Ikea to the customer. Suitably to the enterprise philosophy they should be relatively cheap and with it affordable for everybody. Nevertheless, the edition was limited what increased, in addition, the desirability. About 3,000 VILBERT chairs were sold worldwide and were quick out of stock. From the 3rd of April to the 12th of July, 2009 one of it was exposed once more. Indeed, not in the furniture shop of the Swedish company but in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. For the new collection Ikea design was gathered and shown in the exhibition called Democratic Design. Under the motto ‘furniture for the mankind’ it was the first exhibition of the furniture giant in general in a museum.
There of course Verner Panton and Vilbert might not be absent. By the way, probational sitting at that time not welcome. MDF-Sheets with Melanin coats Kellco, Switzerland, for Ikea, Sweden 1993, 1994, 2009, 90er, 90s, chair, Democratic Design, Design, Designer, Furniture, Holz, Holzplatte, Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, Kellco, MDF, Melanin coats, Furniture, Möbel für die Menschheit, München, Pinakothek, Platte, Platten, Schweden, Schweiz, seat, Sheets, Sitzmöbel, Stuhl, Sweden, Switzerland, Verner Panton, Vilbert, woodVilbert Chair by Verner Panton for Ikea, 1993 Add Item to Cart Buy with Confidence with Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use. Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF), Melamine Ground - 1 to 2 weeks Import duty is not included in the prices you see online. You may have to pay import duties upon receipt of your order. Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery, except for Made-to-order items
Delivery will be completed by a parcel service such as UPS, DHL, or FedEx. You will receive a tracking number to monitor the status of your shipment. Delivery will take place between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday. A wooden crate may be used for intercontinental shipments for maximum protection. Item will be left in its packaging after delivery. A signature will be required upon delivery. Please examine the packaging upon delivery. In the event that there are visible signs of damaged packaging, please indicate the problem on the Delivery Note, take pictures, and—if the item inside shows damages—contact us within 48 hours of delivery. A signed delivery receipt without notations regarding damaged packaging represents your acceptance of the completed order in perfect condition.Verner Panton Vilbert Ikea chair, originally uploaded by JForth. The dates for Verner Panton's Vilbert Chair run the gamut, but they cluster around 1993. He created the chair for Ikea, and it didn't sell for very long--I've seen "six months," "a season," and "a year"--and apparently, it didn't sell very well, either.
As you'd expect from Ikea, it's made out of melamine-coated MDF. I'm not a huge fan, but I find it very amusing to see how Panton fans and modernist furniture aficionados spin a famous designer's commercial failure on the cusp of his resurgence. One hack design site gets just about everything about the chair wrong in one, short sentence: "IKEA began a Panton revival when they reproduced his Vilbert Chair in 1994." One Dutch dealer says, "Only shortly Sold as Ikea made the Chair from different Materials as Verner Panton Required." But the most frequently repeated explanation, is "The design was perhaps too radical for IKEA shoppers and not that many were sold, making them rare to find today." This chair proved to be too abstract for the mindset of the Ikea clientele..." Oddly, the Vilbert is not faring much better in its afterlife as a rare, connoisseur's collectible, either. At auction, one sold for $450 in 2002; an unopened Vilbert didn't sell in 2003; six sold for EUR 266 apiece in 2006, two didn't sell for 400 pounds in 2007.
Examples for sale online range from EUR275 to EUR450, while the most sensible prices are still in the thrift shop/garage sale range: EUR25 and "Sure, whatever, just take it." , I've been blogging about the creative process—my own and those of people who interest me. That mostly involves filmmaking, art, writing, research, and the making thereof. Many thanks to the Creative Capital | greg [at] greg [dot ] org find me on twitter: @gregorg first published: June 12, 2009. next older post: An Open Letter To Bootleggers Of Video Quartet next newer post:There's A Sale At Jenny's! Paper Monument, Oct. 2016 ed. by Jennifer Liese Madoff Provenance Project in 'Tell Me What I Mean' at 11 Sept - Oct 23 2016 at SPRING/BREAK Art Show curated by Magda Sawon Armory – ABMB 2015 Shanzhai Gursky & Destroyed Richter Franklin Street Works, Stamford Sept 5 - Nov 9, 2014 TheRealHennessy Tweets Paintings, 2014 -buy now, 284pp, $15.99
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