... But for us what sounds much more interesting is the placing of the exhibition in the context of two cultural revolutions that defined the 1960s; the rise of consumerism at the start of the decade and the counter revolution at the end. The "consumer revolution" was driven to a large extent by ... Which brings us back to misunderstanding the era. A Cone Chair by Verner Panton, for example, is amusing. And an awful lot of work. As we say, we've sadly not yet seen "Sixties Design" at the...
... If purple is the second colour of mourning; then citrus colours are unquestionably the second colour(s) of Christmas. Be it the orange of an orange, the lemon of a lemon or the dark lime of a Vitra Panton Chair. Launched by Vitra in July as a special summer 2011 edition the Dark Lime Panton...
... Or indeed doing anything new with Verner Panton's design. But we genuinely love the idea and wanted to share it with you. They finished second. And yes, we honestly discovered this after he had won! More Panton Chair based photos can be found on Alessandro's flickr...
... If less delighted to read it. And not just on account its cyclical nature. Unquestionably one of Verner Panton's most famous interior design projects, his 1969 work for the Spiegel publishing group's HQ in Hamburg is a monstrous testament to.... well Verner Panton. With its well considered ... Panton created numerous spaces throughout the building, with the exception of the offices which remained white; however, a mix of negligent renovation and bad luck mean only the canteen and snack...
... Ironically. Given the volume of illegal copies originating there. Whereas the generation before Verner Panton found their success in the creation of a unified, definable conservative form language based around the same one material; Verner Panton found his success, and...
... The winner the Dark Lime Vitra Panton Chair Summer Cocktail Competition is Alessandro Barison. Congratulations !!! His "Spritz Upgrade" - essentially a classic Spritz with sparkling water and orange juice - or a Bucks Fizz with Aperol as one jury member commented - was the unanimous victor. The...
... London based design studio Barber Osgerby stands as a testament to the fact that high quality work will always win through, with or without the media status "star designer" While its fair to say that many of their contemporaries have been placed on international glossy magazine pedestals, Edward...
... Until July 31st we are giving readers the chance to win a limited edition Dark Lime Panton Chair. In effect we are swapping a Dark Lime Panton Chair for a summer cocktail/mixed drink recipe. The best wins! In order to give you some ideas and inspiration we have asked several Vitra VIPs for...
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Verner Panton (* 1926 in Gamtofte, Denmark; † 1998 Copenhagen, Denmark) studied at Odense Technical
College before enrolling at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen as an architecture
student. He worked from 1950-52 in the architectural firm of Arne Jacobsen, and in 1955 founded an
independent studio for architecture and design. In the following years Panton created numerous designs
for seating furniture and lighting which he often attempted to sell on Europe-wide tours in his old VW
camper van. In many respects Pantons passion for bright colours and geometric patterns can be considered
prototypes of 1970s design culture. Among his most important designs are Moon Lamp and for all Panton Chair,
perhaps the most iconic chair design of all times. Verner Panton's passion for bright colours and geometric
patterns also manifested itself in an extensive range of textile designs, such as Geometri. In addition to
designing furniture and textiles, Verner Panton was also responsible for numerous imaginative interior design
projects. The most famous examples are the "Visiona" ship installations for the Cologne Furniture
Fair (1968 and 1970), the Spiegel publishing headquarters in Hamburg (1969) and the Varna restaurant in Aarhus (1970).
