by BiKILL on 13th May 2010
Verner Panton’s Visiona 2 – a revolutionary design concept
In the context of the Cologne furniture fair in 1970 Bayer in cooperation with the Danish designer Verner Panton presented Visiona 2, an almost breathtaking interior staging wallowing in colors and forms. On the occasion of the exhibition’s 40th anniversary we took another look at this much discussed concept.
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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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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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by TAGWERC on 13th July 2009
Verner PANTON
Beginning and education
- Verner Panton sees on the 13th of February, 1926 in Brahesborg-Gamtofte on the island Fünen in Denmark the light of the world. At the age of 18 years the Dane moves to Odense. There he joins the military for two years. Parallely in addition he visits the Technical School, also in Odense, from 1944 to 1947. Following Verner Panton studies architecture at the Royal Academy of Arts in Copenhagen (in 1947-1951) and begins to occupy himself with colour psychologie. During the study Tove Kemp crosses his way. The stepdaughter of the architect and designer Poul Henningsen marries Panton in 1950. Nevertheless, the marriage fails after only one year. Their common son passes away early. What remains is the friendship to Poul Henningsen which remains up to his death in 1967 Panton’s mentor.
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