Verner Panton (1926 – 1998) was a Danish designer and architect who is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant and exotic colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century; as of 2004, Panton's most well-known furniture models are still in production.
Panton studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, graduating in 1951. During the first two years of his career, 1950–1952, he worked at the architectural practice of Arne Jacobsen, another Danish architect and furniture designer. Panton turned out to be an "enfant terrible" and he started his own design and architectural office. He became well known for his innovative architectural proposals, including a collapsible house (1955), the Cardboard House and the Plastic House (1960). Near the end of the 1950s, his chair designs became much more unconventional, with no legs or discernible back. In 1960 Panton was the designer of the very first single-form injection-moulded plastic chair. The Stacking chair or S chair, became his most famous and mass-produced design resulting organic shapes inspired by the human body requirements, the tongue.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Verner Panton experimented with designing entire environments: radical and psychedelic interiors that were an ensemble of his curved furniture, wall upholstering, textiles and lighting. He is perhaps best known for a series of interior designs for Bayer's yearly product exhibition, held aboard excursion boats, one is now preserved in a museum. He is also known for a hotel in Europe that utilized circular patterns and cylindrical furniture.
Additionally, Panton is well known for his innovative design work for Der Spiegel, a well-known German publication in Hamburg.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Verner Panton or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained
Panton studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, graduating in 1951. During the first two years of his career, 1950–1952, he worked at the architectural practice of Arne Jacobsen, another Danish architect and furniture designer. Panton turned out to be an "enfant terrible" and he started his own design and architectural office. He became well known for his innovative architectural proposals, including a collapsible house (1955), the Cardboard House and the Plastic House (1960). Near the end of the 1950s, his chair designs became much more unconventional, with no legs or discernible back. In 1960 Panton was the designer of the very first single-form injection-moulded plastic chair. The Stacking chair or S chair, became his most famous and mass-produced design resulting organic shapes inspired by the human body requirements, the tongue.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Verner Panton experimented with designing entire environments: radical and psychedelic interiors that were an ensemble of his curved furniture, wall upholstering, textiles and lighting. He is perhaps best known for a series of interior designs for Bayer's yearly product exhibition, held aboard excursion boats, one is now preserved in a museum. He is also known for a hotel in Europe that utilized circular patterns and cylindrical furniture.
Additionally, Panton is well known for his innovative design work for Der Spiegel, a well-known German publication in Hamburg.
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Verner Panton or assignee. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained
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| Mr Verner Panton |
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| 1-2-3 chair |
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| Cone Bar Stools |
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| Cone chair |
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| Easy Sofa |
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| Cone chair |
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| Heart Cone Chair |
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| Heart Cone Chair |
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| Organic design armchair |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton "S" Chair family |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton "S" Chair |
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| Panton ZigZag chair |
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| Pantonic 5000 chair |
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| Pantonic 5000 chair |
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| Vilbert chair |
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| Vilbert chair |
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| 1970 Varna Restaurant |
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| Luminous Ring |
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| Playground (Fort Lauderdale airport) |
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| Sofa |
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| Wave |
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| Fantasy Landscape, 1968-70 |
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| Fantasy Landscape, 1968-70 |
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| Fantasy Landscape, 1968-70 |
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| Living tower |
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| Muse Panthella Mini lamp |
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| Muse Panthella Mini lamp |
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| Muse Panthella Mini lamp |
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| Muse Panthella Mini lamp |
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| Panthella Chrome lamp |
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| 1960's table lamp |
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| Big Flower Pot pendants lamp |
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| Moon Lamp |
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| Wire Iron Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp |
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| Bubble Mirror |
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| Vintage textile |
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| Fabric Panel, 1960 |
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| Square, Multi colour rug |
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| Vintage textile |
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