Posts Tagged ‘70s’

History

by BiKILL on 29th October 2009

Verner Panton

Design always reflects the time in which it was originated. Expressed differently: Draughts can be better understood, one knows about the historical backgrounds and social moods. For a better understanding of the era Verner Panton we have lighted up the decades of his creating:

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WIRE SHELF

by BiKILL on 11th September 2009

Year: 1971

Module furniture which seem to adapt in every situation were the strength of Verner Panton. The WIRE SHELF from the Pantonova family embodies the philosophy of the Danish designer like no second one.

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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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VARNA PALACE

by BiKILL on 7th September 2009

Year: 1971

Verner Panton never limited himself only to the order of single objects, but put them always in a context, incorporated the whole space with his creation. The best example: the VARNA PALACE in Arhus/Denmark in which a restaurant was accommodated. Guest space, way, society halls, toilets – all rooms of the classical building found out an elementary transformation in 1971.

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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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PANTONOVA

by BiKILL on 5th August 2009

Year: 1971

Inspired from the Wire Cone Chair and the Wire Collection Verner Panton sketched PANTONOVA in 1971. The wire furniture series existed of wire sticks parallelly arranged to each other and left open to the sides. The deliberately elective, open creation demonstrated the pieces of furniture filigree and easily in spite of her massive construction method.

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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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PANTOGRAPHY

by BiKILL on 3rd August 2009

Verner Panton

Projects

90s

1998

  • exhibition Light and Colour, Kolding/Denmark
  • floor lamp Panto Beam
  • slope light Hanging Lamp

1997

  • creation Erco branch, London/Great Britain

1996

  • installation Farbräume

1995

  • seat system Pantoflex/PantoGlide
  • seat system Pantoflex/PantoMove

1994

  • seat system Pantoflex
  • seat system Pantoflex/PantoSwing
  • 1993/94 chair Vilbert

1991

  • lighting objects Leuchtkörper

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PANTO

by BiKILL on 21st July 2009

Panto Lamp, Verner PANTON 1977

Year: 1977

The world is a ball. As a shed version of the VP GLOBE Verner Panton created the PANTO a good seven years later. With it she also embodies his unique Space Age style. The reflectors, accommodated in the core of the acrylic ball, were decimated and except of the inside of the small reflector all varnished white.

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SPY

by BiKILL on 21st July 2009

SPY, 1971 Verner PANTON

Year: 1971

SPY, called Verner Panton his beginning of the 70s brought up light. Like a concealedly operating person, the spy’s light hides her true face first. Planned for the wall montage, her base exists of a round metal plate on which a lamp fixture was placed concentric.

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