Verner Panton

Designer

Copenaghen / Denmark

The visionary and innovative architect/designer Verner Panton shook up the canons of Scandinavian design as early as the 1960s. Born in 1926 in Brahesborg-Gamtofte on the island of Fünen, Denmark, he obtained his degree in architecture from the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen in 1951. He began his career by working for renowned architect Arne Jacobsen, but his restless nature led him to travel across Europe in a van converted into a mobile studio. Returning to Denmark in 1958, Panton used what he learned in his travels to renovate the Kom-igen restaurant, run by his parents. The use of bright colours, predominantly red, the subdivision of the main room using a system of hanging panels in a geometrically patterned fabric, and the creation of the Cone seat with its futuristic and sculptural shape caused a sensation in a context then dominated by minimalist aesthetics, natural materials and light colours. The project aroused the interest of the Danish brand Plus-Linje, which produced the Cone Chair in five shades of red, followed by the steel-framed Wire Cone Chair, the Heart Cone Chair, the Cone Footstool and the Cone Table.

As is often the case with the forerunners of a new style, Panton struggled to establish himself in the industry until the Danish furniture magazine Mobilia published his work in 1961, marking a turning point in his career. In 1967, the famous S Chair, better known as the Panton Chair, was created using the innovative one-piece injection moulding technique; Panton had already conceived this chair/sculpture in the late 1950s, but its realisation was not technically feasible at the time. Verner Panton's language is characterised by an almost reckless use of colour, psychedelic atmospheres and fluid, sculptural forms. The manifesto of his optimistic vision of the future, in which good design is accessible to all, was the Visiona 2 exhibition, organised by Bayer for the 1970 Cologne Furniture Fair.

Verner Panton collaborated with various brands throughout his career, for example, Vitra, Fritz Hansen, Ikea, and Swatch, for whom he created installations and extraordinary design objects. He designed Flying Chair and the Fun series of lamps for Verpan and the Panthella lamps for Louis Poulsen. Panton also collaborated on architectural projects, including portions of the Spiegelverlagshaus Hamburg headquarters (1969); Gruner & Jahr offices, also in Hamburg (1974); the Erco offices in London (1997). He received numerous prizes and awards, including the International Design Award in 1963 and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Dannebrog, awarded by the Queen of Denmark in 1998, the year of his death.

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Verner Panton

Designer

Copenaghen / Denmark

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Products designed by Verner Panton

FLOWERPOT VP12 - Metal floor lamp

VISIONA STOOL - Round fabric pouf

PANTON JUNIOR - Polypropylene kids chair

LIVING TOWER - Polyurethane foam room divider

PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE - Rechargeable LED metal table lamp

PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE - LED rechargeable metal table lamp

PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE METAL - Rechargeable LED metal table lamp

FLOWERPOT VP8 - Metal wall lamp

FLOWERPOT VP1 - Metal pendant lamp

FLOWERPOT VP3 - Metal table lamp

PANTHELLA 250 TABLE - LED table lamp

FLOWERPOT VP2 - Metal pendant lamp

FLOWERPOT VP7 - Metal pendant lamp

FLOWERPOT VP4 - Metal table lamp

TOPAN VP6 - Aluminium pendant lamp

PANTHELLA 320 - LED acrylic glass table lamp

FLOWERPOT VP9 - LED cordless polycarbonate table lamp

PANTHELLA - Acrylic glass floor lamp

PANTHELLA 400 TABLE - Acrylic glass table lamp

PANTHELLA 250 PORTABLE - LED rechargeable acrylic glass table lamp

PANTON CHAIR - Polypropylene chair

MINIATURES PANTON CHAIRS (SET OF 5) - Plastic miniature

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE CHROME OPAL BLUE GREY - Table lamp with USB charging

VITRA - PANTON CHAIR BLACK - Polypropylene chair

PANTHELLA 160 V2 PORTABLE - LED rechargeable metal table lamp

VITRA - PANTON CHAIR WHITE - Polypropylene chair

MINIATURES HEART-SHAPED CONE CHAIR - Fabric miniature

PANTON CHAIR CLASSIC - Polyurethane foam chair

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE METAL BRASS - LED rechargeable metal table lamp

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 250 TABLE ORANGE - LED table lamp

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE Chrome opal beige - Table lamp with USB charging

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 160 V2 PORTABLE OPAL - Rechargeable LED metal table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 GREY BEIGE - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 MATT BLACK - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 STONE BLUE - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 MATT WHITE - Cordless LED polycarbonate table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 MUSTARD - LED cordless polycarbonate table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 SWIM BLUE - Cordless LED polycarbonate table lamp

HEART CONE CHAIR - Fabric armchair

CONE CHAIR - Upholstered fabric chair

AMOEBE - Fabric armchair

AMOEBE HIGHBACK - High-back fabric armchair

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 - LED cordless polycarbonate table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP7 DARK PLUM - Metal pendant lamp

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA 160 V3 PORTABLE METAL CHROME - Rechargeable LED metal table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 MUSTARD - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 VERMILION RED - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP3 GREY BEIGE - Metal table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 CHROMED - Cordless LED polycarbonate table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 WHITE - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 COBALT BLUE - Metal pendant lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 MATT BLACK - LED cordless polycarbonate table lamp

LOUIS POULSEN - PANTHELLA PORTAB METAL B - Cordless LED table lamp

&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP9 BRASS - Cordless LED polycarbonate table lamp

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&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 BRASS PLATED - Metal pendant lamp

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&TRADITION - FLOWERPOT VP1 BRASS PLATED - Metal pendant lamp

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