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Verner Panton Textiles

Danish, 1926-1998

Verner Panton introduced the word “groovy” — or at least its Danish equivalent — into the Scandinavian modern design lexicon. He developed fantastical, futuristic forms and embraced bright colors and new materials such as plastic, fabric-covered polyurethane foam and steel-wire framing for the creation of his chairs, sofas, floor lamps and other furnishings. And Panton’s ebullient Pop art sensibility made him an international design star of the 1960s and ’70s. This radical departure from classic Danish modernism, however, actually stemmed from his training under the greats of that design style.

Born on the largely rural Danish island of Funen, Panton studied architecture and engineering at Copenhagen’s Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where the lighting designer Poul Henningsen was one of his teachers. After graduating, in 1951, Panton worked in the architectural office of Arne Jacobsen, and he became a close friend of Hans Wegner's.

Henningsen taught a scientific approach to design; Jacobsen was forever researching new materials; and Wegner, the leader in modern furniture design using traditional woodworking and joinery, encouraged experimental form.

Panton opened his own design office in 1955, issuing tubular steel chairs with woven seating. His iconoclastic aesthetic was announced with his 1958 Cone chair, modified a year later as the Heart Cone chair. Made of upholstered sheet metal and with a conical base in place of legs, the design shocked visitors to a furniture trade show in Copenhagen. 

Panton went on to successive bravura technical feats. His curving, stackable Panton chair, his most popular design, was the first chair to be made from a single piece of molded plastic.

Panton had been experimenting with ideas for chairs made of a single material since the late 1950s. He debuted his plastic seat for the public in the design magazine Mobilia in 1967 and then at the 1968 Cologne Furniture Fair. The designer’s S-Chair models 275 and 276, manufactured during the mid-1960s by August Sommer and distributed by the bentwood specialists at Gebrüder Thonet, were the first legless chairs crafted from a single piece of plywood.

Panton would spend the latter half of the 1960s and early ’70s developing all-encompassing room environments composed of sinuous and fluid-formed modular seating made of foam and metal wire. He also created a series of remarkable lighting designs, most notably his Fun chandeliers — introduced in 1964 and composed of scores of shimmering capiz-shell disks — and the Space Age VP Globe pendant light of 1969.

Panton’s designs are made to stand out and put an eye-catching exclamation point on even the most modern decor.

Find vintage Verner Panton chairs, magazine racks, rugs, table lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Verner Panton
Verner Panton Original Fabric Panel Tapestry for Mira-X Collection, 1970s
By Mira-X, Verner Panton
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Powerful original fabric panel designed by Verner Panton during 1969-1971. 100% cotton material, Art. VP-ON-22. Mira-X Collection Decor I., Made in Switzerland. The fabric panel is ...
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Late 20th Century Swiss Scandinavian Modern Verner Panton Textiles

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Design Lips by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Milan, IT
'Design Lips' is a fabric wall panel designed and produced in 1968 as part of Verner Panton's 'Anatomical Designs Collection', which were photoreali...
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1960s Swiss Space Age Vintage Verner Panton Textiles

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Cotton

Verner Panton Fabric by Mira-X Collection, 1960s
By Mira-X, Verner Panton
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Powerful original curtain panel designed by Verner Panton during 1969-1971. 100% cotton material, Mira-X Collection., Made in Switzerland. The curtain is custom made directly from t...
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1970s Swiss Space Age Vintage Verner Panton Textiles

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Fabric, Cotton

Verner Panton Middle Wave Mira X Fabric Curtains
By Verner Panton
Located in Geneva, CH
Pair of Middle Wave Mira X fabric curtains by Verner Panton 1973 Very good vintage condition, no fading. Lined with brown fabric. 2 pieces of 175cm wide and 240cm high Ready to ...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Verner Panton Textiles

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Fabric

Verner Panton VIP-332-1 Dessin Vögel, Collection Fun II, Denmark, 1977
By Verner Panton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Verner Panton, Dessin Vögel from Collection Fun II; 1977, Denmark. Rare textile. Collection Fun II consists of animal motifs printed in geometric and stylized form on a white backgro...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Verner Panton Textiles

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5 Pieces of Mira x Fabric by Verner Panton, and One Piece of 70's Fabric
By Verner Panton, Mira-X
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
We have 2 pieces of Green Velour Squares by Panton for Mira X formerly curtains some fading on one and a split on the other as per photos. Two pieces of Blue Purple and Red squares, ...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Verner Panton Textiles

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Large Vintage Mid Century Kreis Verner Panton Textile 4'1" x 8'6"
By Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Verner Panton “Checkers II” Textile, Country Of Origin: Scandinavia, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Verner Panton Textiles

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Other

Vintage Scandinavian Verner Panton “Checkers II” Textile 4' x 8'7"
By Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Scandinavian Verner Panton “Checkers II” Textile, Country Of Origin: Scandinavia, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century
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Verner Panton textiles for sale on 1stDibs.

Verner Panton textiles are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of fabric and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Verner Panton textiles, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 9 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original textiles by Verner Panton were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Verner Panton textiles can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $150 and can go as high as $7,326, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $4,172.

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