Posts Tagged ‘1970’

PHANTASY LANDSCAPE

by BiKILL on 10th September 2009

Year: 1970

A scenery formed from countless residential sculptures – this is the PHANTASY LANDSCAPE by cult designer Verner Panton. Within the scope of the Cologne furniture fair the Dane formed the psychedelic residential scenery as the heart of the Visiona 2 on the ship of the Bayer AG.

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70s

by BiKILL on 21st August 2009

Colourful, more colourful, Flower Power. In the era of the 70s there seem to be no borders any more – except of the own, of course. And even these can be overcome, in the meantime, with psychedelic aid.

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VISIONA 2

by BiKILL on 5th August 2009

Year: 1970

In the 70s Verner Panton fully dived into the world of colours and forms. Strengthened by the success – already at the Visiona 0 – he ventured incredibly avant-garde draughts. The VISIONA 2 resembled a creative fireworks.

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VISIONA 0

by BiKILL on 5th August 2009

Year: 1968

End of the 60s Verner Panton formed the exhibition on the so-called Drahlon ship for the chemistry company Bayer AG on occasion of the Cologne furniture fair. Untill the middle of the 70s Bayer rented a Rhine steamboat and allowed to furnish it by contemporary designers.

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AMOEBA HIGHBACK

by BiKILL on 4th August 2009

AMOEBA HIGHBACK, 1969/1979 Verner PANTON

Year: 1969/1970

While the backrest of the Amoeba ends below the shoulders, the organically seeming seat back of the AMOEBA HIGHBACK stretches above the head of the sitter. This special form of design creates a space in the space and at the same time peruades security.

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AMOEBA

by BiKILL on 4th August 2009

AMOEBA, 1969/1979 Verner PANTON

Year: 1969/1970

They were part of Verner Pantons legendary Visiona 2-exhibition within the frame of the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1970, the AMOEBAS. The skilfully curved armchairs arranged atmospheric in the ambience of countless Ring Lamp were thought up by Verner Panton in two variations.

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RING LAMP

by BiKILL on 28th July 2009

RING LAMP, 1969 Verner PANTON

Year: 1969/70

To the Cologne furniture fair in 1970 Verner Panton sketched the RING LAMP. How the name already allows to suppose, the wall and covers light exists of rings becoming smaller inwards. Besides, the light source, integrated in the centre, forms the most internal circle.

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SPIRAL

by BiKILL on 18th July 2009

SPIRAL

Year: 1970

A sculpture formed up from long-pulled spirals – the SPIRAL has more the effect of a perfect object, than beeing a bare light. Six years after the FUN, Verner Panton created the SPIRAL lights in support or advancement to her predecessor.

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ILUMESA

by BiKILL on 15th July 2009

ILLUMESA

Year: 1969/70

Light and lounge table in one – ILUMESA of Verner Panton can’t be assigned to one certain category. Available in three colours (white, orange, violet), the multi function piece of furniture exists of two poured bowls which are simply put into each other.

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