Start of the cooperation with the Danish firms of Plus-Linje (Cone Chair series furniture), Unika Væv (textiles) and Louis Poulsen (lighting). Biographie. Would you like to sell a work by Verner Panton? Adresse : MOBILI. See our Privacy Policy for more information about cookies. The Danish designer and architect Verner Panton was one of the most innovative of all 20th-century designers, exerting a lasting and far-reaching influence through his sculptural designs, some of them playfully futuristic, and the vividly colored works he designed. At the international Swiss Furniture Fair in Basle a special exhibition. After graduating in 1951, he served as an apprentice to pioneering Functionalist designer Arne Jacobsen, assisting him in the execution of the iconic Ant Chair. After moving to Switzerland in the early 1960s, the Danish designer became known for his inventive, novel ideas for furnishings, lighting and textiles. Verner Panton attended the Tekniske Skole (Polytechnic) in Odense between 1944 and 1947 before going on to study architecture until 1951 at the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie (Royal Danish Art Academy) in Copenhagen. Verner Panton. From 1950 until 1952 Verner Panton worked in Arne Jacobsen's practice. Panton is awarded Denmark's Dansk DesigngrÃ¥d Årspris prize. He attends the Technical University of Odense. Panton receives Denmark's Sadolin-Farve prize and Germany's «Gute Form» award. In 1955 Verner Panton opened a practice of his own in Copenhagen. In 1964 Verner Panton created the "Fun" range in lamps featuring round pieces of nacreous shell. Au cours de sa carrière, il a créé des objets au design innovant et avant-gardiste. Panton creates a sensation with the extension and redesign of his parents' inn. Verner Panton's extraordinarily comprehensive and diverse oeuvre, to which the Vitra Design Museum now dedicates an extensive. In 1960 Verner Panton designed "Moon" (known in the US as "Visor"), with a shade made of movable, interlocking slats, by means of which the light intensity can be adjusted as desired. Panton receives Germany's 'Deutsche Auswahl' prize five times. The masterful use of colour was a hallmark of his work. On 5 September Panton dies in Copenhagen at the age of 72. ©2020 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Gamtofte 1926 - Kopenhagen 1998 The Danish designer and architect Verner Panton was one of the most innovative of all 20th-century designers, exerting a lasting and far-reaching influence through his sculptural designs, some of them playfully futuristic, and the vividly colored works he … Design of the exhibition on the Dralon ship (later renamed. Panton presents his furniture, textiles and lamps in the legendary black book of the design magazine Mobilia and in the Pfister furniture showrooms in Zurich. By continuing to use our sites and applications, you agree to our use of cookies. Three years trips through Europe in a VW van. Verner Panton (13 février 1926, Gamtofte - 5 septembre 1998, Copenhague) est un designer danois. The "Panton" chair is one of the earliest chairs made from a single piece of pressure-diecast plastic. Among Verner Panton's many other, extremely successful designs are the lamps he created for firms such as Louis Poulsen and J. Lüber. Verner Panton attended the Tekniske Skole (Polytechnic) in Odense between 1944 and 1947 before going on to study architecture until 1951 at the Kongelige Danske Kunstakademie (Royal Danish Art Academy) in Copenhagen. Téléphone 03 25 82 32 18. 169 route d’Auxerre 10430 Rosières-Près-Troyes. In the years that followed, Verner Panton stirred up quite a bit of controversy with his innovative architectural concepts, such as a prefab foldable house (1955), a "Cardboard House" (1957), and a "Plastic House" (1960). The "Panton" chair (1959-60) represented a successful translation by Verner Panton of form into plastic materials. In 1968 Verner Panton the "Flower Pot" lamp and, in 1969, "Ring-Leuchte", meaning "Ring lamp", consisting of an acrylic diffuser printed in color mounted on a rectangular plate of steel. His move to Basle sees the beginning of his cooperation with Herman Miller/Vitra. Works for the renowned Danish architect and designer, The prestigious Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen launches the first series production of furniture by Panton, the, Fritz Hansen also produces the first series of the. Panton receives the International Design Award, USA (an award which he receives once more in 1986 and 1981). Moreover, Verner Panton was active from the 1950s as an interior decorator, exhibition designer, and all-round designer. Kopenhagen For this interior, Verner Panton als designed the "Cone" chair. Marriage to Tove Kemp, the step-daughter of designer Poul Henningsen.