Verner Panton


born 1926 Gamtofte, Denmark
died 1998 Kopenhagen, Denmark

1947-51studied architecture at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen
1950-2worked in Arne Jacobsen’s architectural studio
1953-5studied in various European countries
1955opened his own architecture and design studio
1957designed a cardboard house 
1963moved to Switzerland
1966won the Rosenthal- Studio-Preis
1968exhibited his interior “Visiona” on the Bayer ship at the Cologne furniture fair
1969nterior for the Spiegel publishing company, Hamburg;
participated in the exhibition “Qu’est-ce que le design” at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
1974interior for the Gruner & Jahr publishing company, Hamburg
1984visiting professor at the Offenbach College of Design
1987 and 1988retrospectives at the furniture fairs in Brussels and Copenhagen
1994several chair designs for the German company Polythema;
IKEA produces the “Vilbert” chair
1998retrospective at the Trapholtmuseum in Kolding, Denmark, followed by Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, and Design Museum, London, in 2000
Verner Panton played a large part in defining the predominant color schemes used in the sixties and seventies. He has worked as a designer in the areas of furniture, lamps, fabrics, interiors, and exhibitions.