Verner Panton
born 1926 Gamtofte, Denmark
died 1998 Kopenhagen, Denmark
1947-51 | studied architecture at the Royal Art Academy in Copenhagen |
1950-2 | worked in Arne Jacobsen’s architectural studio |
1953-5 | studied in various European countries |
1955 | opened his own architecture and design studio |
1957 | designed a cardboard house |
1963 | moved to Switzerland |
1966 | won the Rosenthal- Studio-Preis |
1968 | exhibited his interior “Visiona” on the Bayer ship at the Cologne furniture fair |
1969 | nterior for the Spiegel publishing company, Hamburg; participated in the exhibition “Qu’est-ce que le design” at Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
1974 | interior for the Gruner & Jahr publishing company, Hamburg |
1984 | visiting professor at the Offenbach College of Design |
1987 and 1988 | retrospectives at the furniture fairs in Brussels and Copenhagen |
1994 | several chair designs for the German company Polythema; IKEA produces the “Vilbert” chair |
1998 | retrospective 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. |