Verner Panton(1926-1998)
Verner Panton is the most colourful designer of the 20th century and a source of inspiration for architects and designers in the fields of textiles, furniture and interior decor.
After studying architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, he worked at Arne Jacobsen's design studio for two years. Although deeply influenced by the organic forms of Jacobsen and others typical of 1958. Panton first established himself at the forefront of avant-garde design with furniture based on extravagant, geometric forms and use of strong colors, such as the Cone Chair of 1958. Along with the Panton Chair, which was designed in the early 1960's, but was not put into production until 1967 due to its technical challenges, these designs cemented Verner Panton's reputation as a designer of an original and uncompromising approach.
Verner Panton frequently experimented with new materials and shapes, and many of his renowned designs were achieved in collaboration with Vitra of Switzerland. He maintained his ties with Denmark over the years, however, and in 1998, Peter J. Lassen relaunched Verner Panton's wire shelving system for Montana. In 2003, the Tivoli chair was put back into production by Joakim Lassen, and the range was enlarged in 2004 to include a bar and lounge version, based on Verner Panton's ideas and concepts.
In 2010 a VP Kitchen bar version and a VP Kids were introduced at the fair in Milan.
After studying architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, he worked at Arne Jacobsen's design studio for two years. Although deeply influenced by the organic forms of Jacobsen and others typical of 1958. Panton first established himself at the forefront of avant-garde design with furniture based on extravagant, geometric forms and use of strong colors, such as the Cone Chair of 1958. Along with the Panton Chair, which was designed in the early 1960's, but was not put into production until 1967 due to its technical challenges, these designs cemented Verner Panton's reputation as a designer of an original and uncompromising approach.
Verner Panton frequently experimented with new materials and shapes, and many of his renowned designs were achieved in collaboration with Vitra of Switzerland. He maintained his ties with Denmark over the years, however, and in 1998, Peter J. Lassen relaunched Verner Panton's wire shelving system for Montana. In 2003, the Tivoli chair was put back into production by Joakim Lassen, and the range was enlarged in 2004 to include a bar and lounge version, based on Verner Panton's ideas and concepts.
In 2010 a VP Kitchen bar version and a VP Kids were introduced at the fair in Milan.
Designer Furniture
