On February 13, 2026, Verner Panton (1926 - 1998) would have celebrated his 100th birthday. A date that feels less like a closing chapter and more like a light that continues to shine. Panton's work is still alive today – in colours that transform spaces, in forms that evoke emotion, and in a mindset that approached design as a daring play with perception. At smow, we celebrate this unique vision: a view of the world shaped by colour, form, and the freedom to think differently. Flowerpot by
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"One sits more comfortably on a colour that one likes" declares Verner Panton in his 1997 book Lidt om Farver/Notes on Colour.1 A succinct expression of an understanding of colour as more than just a decorative element, and one of many reflections on the function and relevance of colour beyond the merely decorative which, in a myriad guises, pervade the history of furniture and product design. And contrasting, if at times complementary, reflections, pun intended, we will consider in the
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