Verner Panton (1926-1998) was a fascinating visionary.
The Danish designer and architect was committed to making everyday surroundings more playful and colourful, and through his vibrant expression challenged the very idea of ‘classic Danish design’. The Panthella lamp being a great example hereof.
Verner Panton
Verner Panton was a true original of his time, and his designs greatly challenged the ruling interior norms.
He was bold, innovative, and not afraid to go against the classic ways, using daring colours, shapes, and materials.
Furniture and installations were the primary focus for Panton in the beginning, who at an early point of his career worked at Arne Jacobsen’s architectural office.
Throughout his life, Panton created a multitude of designs gaining international attention, including furniture such as the Panton Chair (1958-1967), interior projects such as the Copenhagen Circus Building (1984) and Der Spiegel publishing house (1969), and of course lighting.
Verner Panton had an intuitive sense of light and colour, and how the two interacts to shape a space.
Just like his furniture, his lighting designs were equally bold and innovative, and often aesthetically fully integrated into his interior projects – covering the entire ceiling, hidden inside sculptures, or built into the wall.
Panthella Floor exhibited together with Verner Panton designs.
In 1971 Verner Panton designed the Panthella lamp, which Louis Poulsen then put into production in five vibrant colours and chrome stands as well as white.
The colours, the jazzy structure of the trumpet stand, the synthetic materials, and even the way the lamp itself served as a reflector made it a groundbreaking lighting design.
But despite its boldness, the Panthella offered a comforting warm ambience, demonstrating Panton’s vision of supporting emotional wellbeing through great design.
