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.
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Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table and Storage Cabinet in Orange for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in orange for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative ...
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table and Storage Cabinet in Mushroom for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in mushroom for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovat...
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table and Storage Cabinet in Blue for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in blue for Verpan. Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative...
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table And Storage Cabinet in White For Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in white for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative...
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table and Storage Cabinet in Black for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in black for Verpan. Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovativ...
Chrome
1970s Verner Panton Attributed Pantonova Wire Cube Side Tables, a Pair
By Verner Panton
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century Verner Panton Pantonova wire cube for Fritz Hansen is raw yet elegant, industrial in its design. The Panton wire units can be used indi...
Steel
$2,400Sale Price / set|40% Off
Rare Set of Four Stools or Side Tables by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Munich, DE
designed in 1965 and made by thonet. very rare model 270hf.
Wood
Barboy Bar Trolley in Orange by Verner Panton, Re-Edition
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Paris, FR
The Barboy is a celebrated modular bar trolley originally designed by Verner Panton in 1963 and reissued by Verpan. Conceived as a flexible storage and serving unit, the design consi...
Metal
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Side Table and Storage Cabinet in Lilac Grey for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Barboy' side table and storage cabinet in lilac grey for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innov...
Chrome
1960s Vintage Mid-Century Hollywood Regency Verner Panton Chrome Wire Side Table
By Verner Panton
Located in Monrovia, CA
Verner Panton Mid-Century Modern Hollywood Regency Listing is for 2 chrome wire bases. 1960s Chrome wire Verner Panton table bases. Beautiful side table bases are strong and sturdy. ...
Chrome, Wire
Verner Panton danish white and steel pair of side tables circa 1960
By Verner Panton
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Verner Panton danish white pair of side tables in formica and steel circa 1960.
Steel
Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Teak Coffee Table by Verner Panton 1959 Denmark
By Verner Panton
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage metal teak coffee table designed by Verner Panton 1959, Denmark and executed by Hans Kaufeld, Germany. An iconic design piece, this coffee table sofa table...
Stainless Steel
$1,778 / set
H 17.33 in Dm 20.48 in
Set of Two ‘Pantonova’ Wire Tables by Verner Panton for Fritz Hansen, 1971
By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
Located in Echt, NL
Set of 2 Pantonova end/coffee tables in very good condition. Designed by Verner Panton in 1971. Produced by Fritz Hansen, Denmark The tables consist of parallel chromed wire rods...
Metal, Chrome
1970s Burl Wood Cube Side Tables, a Pair
Located in North Canton, OH
Beautiful Book Matched Exotic Burl Wood Cube side Tables, unmarked
Burl
$1,219 / item
H 28.55 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet in Orange for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet for Verpan. Designed in 1963, current production. Adaptable side table and mobile storage unit in one. Barboy consists of three round-shaped drawe...
Wood
$2,150
H 16 in W 16.5 in D 16.5 in
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Cube Side Table, Resin & Wood, 1970s Design
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A striking and architectural brutalist cube-form side table designed by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates, circa 1970s. This sculptural example embodies Pearsall’s exploration into heavily textured, relief-driven surfaces—often referred to as the “Sculptura” or “goop” series—where cast resin is applied over a wood core to create deeply dimensional, almost carved compositions.  Each side of the cube presents a unique abstract panel, composed of geometric and organic motifs—radiating forms, linear ridges, and symbolic relief elements—giving the piece a dynamic, gallery-like presence from every angle. The surface is finished in a rich, mottled bronze tone with darkened recesses, emphasizing depth and texture in true brutalist fashion. The top features a sleek black laminate surface, offering a refined contrast to the rugged, expressive base. This juxtaposition of raw sculptural mass and clean planar top is characteristic of Pearsall’s later work, influenced by the aesthetic language of artists such as Paul Evans...
Resin, Wood
$1,200Sale Price|25% Off
H 18 in Dm 16 in
Warren Platner for Knoll International Wire Side Table, circa 1970s
By Warren Platner, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful original production wire side table by Warren Platner for Knoll International, designed in 1966 and this example circa 1970s to 1980s. From Warren Platner's iconic coll...
Metal
$1,250 / item
H 13.25 in W 24 in D 13 in
Mid-Century Verner Panton Pantonova Wire Cube for Fritz Hansen (Two Left)
By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Rare Mid-Century Verner Panton Pantonova wire cube for Fritz Hansen. They can be used as a stool or side table. Multiples can be configured into a ...
Steel, Chrome
$1,219 / item
H 28.55 in W 14.97 in D 14.97 in
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet in Mushroom for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Barboy' Bar Cabinet for Verpan. Designed in 1963, current production. Adaptable side table and mobile storage unit in one. Barboy consists of three round-shaped drawe...
Wood
$3,850
H 18 in W 14 in D 14 in
1970s Signed Paul Evans for Directional Cityscape Chrome Cube Side Table
By Paul Evans, Directional
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a striking example of Paul Evans’ iconic Cityscape collection for Directional, this chrome-plated steel cube table embodies the bold, architectural elega...
Chrome
$1,495
H 15.75 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
1970s Bamboo Mounted Lucite Cube Drinks/Side Table, Style of Crespi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s Bamboo Mounted Lucite Cube Drinks/Side Table, Style of Crespi This 1970s bamboo-mounted Lucite cube drinks/side table is a rare and distinctive piece that showcases an inspir...
Bamboo, Reed, Glass, Willow
Pair of mid-century side tables, 1970s
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of side tables attributed to Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno. The base features curved steel with a smoked glass top. The glass top might show slight traces of use. The base is in ...
Steel
Verner Panton "Pantonova" Dining Set of Dining Table and Six Chairs
By Verner Panton, Fritz Hansen
Located in Kansas City, MO
Very rare Verner Panton Pantonova dining table and chairs, made by Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1971. Cognac color leather seat pads. Set includes table, m...
Chrome
$4,214 / item
H 20.87 in Dm 19.69 in
ClassiCon Bell Side Table in Black and Sapphire Blue by Sebastian Herkner
By Sebastian Herkner
Located in New York, NY
The bell table by Sebastian Herkner turns our perceptual habits on their head, using the lightweight, fragile material of glass as base for a metal top that seems to float above it. ...
Blown Glass
Vintage Modern Verner Panton Pantonova Chrome Wire Cubes Set of 4
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage modern set of four chrome wire Pantonova cubes by Verner Panton. These have been attributed based upon archived research including online sources, vintage documentation and catalogs, designer literature, and other materials. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that they are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. One cube had loose welds and was repaired. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. NOTE: We have these listed as a set of 4 however, we would consider splitting them up. MY, MY, MY… What have we HERE? (insert your best James Bond voice here) Cubes. Chrome Cubes. LOL! Ok, more like we have a FABULOUS set of four Verner Panton Pantanova chrome wire cubes...
Steel, Chrome
Sold
H 13.7 in W 13.7 in D 13.7 in
Verner Panton Pantonova Wire Cube Per Fritz Hansen-Danish Montana Midcentury
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Roma, IT
Panton wire by Verner Panton is raw yet elegant, light yet industrial in its design. The Panton wire units can be used individually or in combination on the floor, hanging on the wal...
Steel
Verner Panton Wire Cone Table, Fritz Hansen 1990
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in The Hague, NL
Black lacquered ‘wire cone’ table designed by Verner Panton and manufactured by Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1990. These table has a chrome plated metal wire frame and black stained wooden ...
Chrome
Sold
H 13.7 in W 13.7 in D 13.7 in
Verner Panton Pantonova Wire Cube Per Fritz Hansen-Danish Montana Midcentury
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
Located in Roma, IT
Panton wire by Verner Panton is raw yet elegant, light yet industrial in its design. The panton wire units can be used individually or in combination on the floor, hanging on the wal...
Steel
Fab Pop Art Ilumesa Table / Floor lamp by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Verner Panton Ilumesa coffee table / floor lamp in orange plastic
Plastic