Verner Panton Brought New Art To Old Interior Design

The influence that designers have on their time and on future generations is a nice measure of their skill. Verner Panton was nothing if not very influential. Panton was well known for a number of revolutionary designs, both in material and form. The hallmarks of Panton's works are the sculptural elegance, the striking forms, and most of all, the color. Panton's work stood out from the work of his contemporaries in the greatest possible ways.
Panton, the son of an innkeeper, began his life on the island of Fynen. An avid interest in design led him to study at the prestigious Academy of Art in Copenhagen. He followed this with a two-year stint at Arne Jacobsen's architectural office.He was allegedly not the best of employees, preferring to spend his time on developing original ideas.
Panton has several classics to his name. The most famous is the instantly recognizable Panton stacking chair. This monocoque form, is currently in production by Vitra, using more advanced plastics (injection-molded polypropylene) than those Panton first saw it produced in. There are plenty of cheap Chinese copies of this design on the market, which although damaging to the designer's reputation through their poor quality, are a sure sign of a great design. There isn't really much point in buying a copy in this case as you would end up with a chair that can't be sold on for a profit and you would typically only save around 30% on the cost of the real thing. Vitra has a limited edition orange Panton chair out this year so no excuses!
Panton also designed the Cone Chair. It was amazing and unexpected when it first debuted, since its unique pivot was so different from the parts of usual seating items which had three or four legs for support. I can still envision the first time I encountered this chair, because its optical illusion really struck me. The Cone appears to stand perfectly balanced although that seems scientifically impossible due to its remarkable, top-heavy appearance.
These two pieces combined with Panton's famous interior designs (inredning) had a huge influence on the coming decade. In 1973 Panton created yet another iconic design. This time it was the System 1-2-3 chair for Fritz Hansen. The System 1-2-3 may sound like your failed formation at the company football tournament but it is in fact an incredibly well designed chair made with flexibility, ease of production and comfort in mind.
Although these three chairs are classics of furniture design, the most common piece of Panton's work you are likely to see is a lamp. His table and pendant Flowerpot lamps are found everywhere. No wonder since they are very cheap to produce, convenient, available in many colors, have a great designer name behind them, and have a classic look that is sought after by many.
Panton was such a prolific designer that it would be quite possible to write for many days about all his work. In its time, his work pushed the boundaries and confounded all expectations. Indeed, much of his work has survived the whole psychedelic stigma of the 1960s and now takes its place among the timeless, modern classics among furniture and interior design (inredning).

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The influence that designers have on their time and on future generations is a nice measure of their skill. Verner Panton was nothing if not very influential. One more of Panton's excellent designs was the Cone chair. These two pieces, combined with Panton's famous interior design (inredning), had a big influence on the upcoming decade.

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