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VERNER PANTON (1926-1998) was a master of the fluid, futuristic style of 1960s design which introduced the Pop aesthetic to furniture and interiors. Born in Denmark, he made his name there before settling in Switzerland in the 1960s.
He developed the first inflatable furniture – made from transparent plastic film – in 1960 as well as a "total environment" for the Astoria Hotel at Trondheim in Norway where the walls, floors and ceilings were covered in an Op Art-inspired pattern in variations of the same color.
This was the precursor to the later, more fantastical "total environments" which Panton was to create at the Hamburg headquarters of Spiegel magazine in 1969, for the Visiona II exhibition at the 1970 Cologne Furniture Fair (the centre of which was a vividly colored cave-like space for reclining) and for Grüner & Jahr’s publishing offices in Hamburg in 1973. Tiring of Denmark, Panton moved to Cannes in 1962, but settled in Basel the following year with his future wife, Marianne Person-Oertenheim. There he began a long collaboration with Vitra, the European licensee of Herman Miller, the US furniture maker. They launched the Flying Chair, a playful piece of fantasy furniture, which was the hit of the 1964 Cologne Furniture Fair, and developed the 1967 Panton Chair, the first cantilevered chair made from a single piece of plastic. Sleek, sexy and a technical first, the Panton was the chair of the era. A glossy red Panton featured in Nova magazine’s 1970 shoot in which a model demonstrated "How to undress in front of your husband". Verner Panton appeared increasingly isolated in self-imposed Swiss exile. All that changed in the mid-1990s, when mid-20th century modernism in general - and Verner Panton in particular - returned to vogue. Graphic designer Peter Saville chose a 1964 Shell Lamp as the centerpiece of his much-photographed apartment in London’s Mayfair. A 1995 cover of British Vogue featured a naked Kate Moss on a Panton Chair. Panton won yet more awards, his 1960s pieces were put back into production and he was invited to design an exhibition, Verner Panton: Light and Colour, at Trapholdtmuseum in Kolding, Denmark. The exhibition opened as planned on 17 September 1998, but Verner Panton had died in Copenhagen 12 days earlier.
This series is a faithful reproduction of the original Vitra release but will not come with Panton signature on the rug.
Our Nova hides come from the top line of designer objects. Nova is a premier line of trendy furniture made in North America. This Canadian manufacturer produces world class products that feature occasional chairs, loungers, dining chairs, ottomans, bar stools, counter stools, and benches.
Nova showcases top quality dining tables, consoles, coffee tables, side tables, and bar tables. Architectural pendant lighting, floor lighting, and table lighting are highlights of the modern manufacture.
In addition media units, stylish shelving systems, vases, clocks, cow hide rugs, home decor accents, and cushions & throws are all part of this trend-setting fashionable line.
One of the best features of the Nova line is the close attention to detail that the Toronto brand brings to market. All of their products boast old world craftsmanship at cost effective prices. Each of their architectural reproductions are perfect copies of the originals, at popular prices. |
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