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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1960s Design Space Age Moon Lamp in white lacquered aluminum by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in München, BY
1960s Space Age Moon Lamp by Verner Panton. Beautiful sixties Space Age Pop Art design. Lampshade made of white lacquered aluminum. With an original E27 ceramic socket. Very good v...
Metal
$10,896 / item
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visually...
Fabric
Vintage Verner Panton Cone Chair in Original Pastel Blue Upholstery
By Verner Panton
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Designed in 1958 by the visionary Danish designer Verner Panton, the Cone Chair stands as one of the most iconic expressions of mid-century modern design. Defined by its bold geometr...
Wood
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Brown Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Brown Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Acrylic
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 250' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Acrylic
Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Brown Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Brown Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella 160' lamp was designed in 1971 by Danish designer Verner Panton and remains one of his mos...
Metal, Chrome
Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Green Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella 160' lamp was designed in 1971 by Danish designer Verner Panton and remains one of his mos...
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern East German Moon Pendant Lamp by Verner Panton, 1960s
By Verner Panton
Located in Hamburg, DE
Rare Moon Lamp version from GDR production by Erjoka. The manufacturer was based on Verner Panton's design from the 1960s. The lamp body consists of 10 ring-shaped slats that are ar...
Metal
Set of 2 Topan Pendant Lamps by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Verner Panton
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original Topan pendant lamp from Poulsen Design by Verner Panton from the 60s These are old originals from that time This piece has an attribution mark, Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standar...
Metal
Mid Century Verner Panton Fun 1DM Shell Chandelier for Lüber, Switzerland, 60s
By Lüber Swiss, Verner Panton
Located in Lucija, SI
Gorgeous and original Mid-Century Modern pendant lamp or chandelier Fun 1DM. Designed by Verner Panton in 1964. Manufactured by Lüber, Basel, Switzerland in 1960s.
Metal
$10,896 / item
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visually...
Fabric
$11,610 / item
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visually...
Fabric
Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs in Red and Orange Plastic 60s Design
By Verner Panton, Vitra
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pair of Vitra Verner Panton S Junior Chairs, produced in 2005 (red) and 2009 (orange). These playful seats reinterpret one of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century. O...
Plastic
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Orange for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Orange for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic for...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Blue for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic forms...
Aluminum
Vintage Verner Panton Cone Chair in Original Pastel Blue Upholstery
By Verner Panton
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Designed in 1958 by the visionary Danish designer Verner Panton, the Cone Chair stands as one of the most iconic expressions of mid-century modern design. Defined by its bold geometr...
Wood
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Pale Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Pale Blue for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic ...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cream White and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cream White and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innova...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton Flower Pot Chandelier by Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Blue Flower Pot chandelier by Verner Panton consisting of three mounted iconic 'Flower Pot' lamps. The flower pot, with its two enameled steel semicircular spheres facing each other,...
Steel
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Yellow for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic for...
Aluminum
Verner Panton Cloverleaf Sofa 3 Parts in 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton cloverleaf sectional sofa. Current production. This listing shows a 3-piece Cloverleaf Sofa in dark green 'Harald 3 #982' by Kvadrat. Sea...
Fabric, Wood
Large Verner Panton Vintage Wave Textile Mira-X 67"x79" Section Panel
By Mira-X, Verner Panton
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Large Verner Panton Vintage Wave Textile Mira-X 67"x79" Section Panel Powerful original textile panel designed by Verner Panton during 1969-1971. 100% cotton material, Mira-X Collec...
Fabric, Cotton
Verner Panton White Moon Lamp Visor Lamp, Op-Art, Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Vienna, AT
An early model of the iconic Space Age mid-century moon lamp, also known as the visor pendant lamp, designed by Verner Panton in the 1960s and executed by Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Thi...
Metal
Blue Verner Panton Flowerpot Enameled Pendant Lamp, Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1969
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Vienna, AT
An iconic cobalt-blue Flowerpot pendant light, designed in 1969 by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. This simple yet beautiful ceiling light con...
Metal
Verner Panton 'Luna' Rug 120cm in Dark Yellow by Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Luna' Rug 120cm by Verpan. Current production. As well as adding a sculptural feature to a room, rugs also serve to emphasize and/or transform the dimensions of the s...
Wool
Verner Panton Pantop Ø23 Pendant in Light Blue
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton Pantop Ø23 pendant. Designed in 1980, current production. The elegant Pantop line was designed by Verner Panton in 1980, and has for a long time been a staple of the...
Metal
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cherry Red and Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Cherry Red and Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovat...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Pantop' Portable Table Lamp in Chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative experimenta...
Metal, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Luna' Rug 120cm in Dark Green by Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Luna' Rug 120cm by Verpan. Current production. As well as adding a sculptural feature to a room, rugs also serve to emphasize and/or transform the dimensions of the s...
Wool
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Table Lamp in Chrome for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Panthella' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1971, current production. Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
Metal, Aluminum
Verner Panton Original "Relaxer 2" Rocking Chair by Rosenthal, 1970s
By Rosenthal, Verner Panton
Located in The Hague, NL
Mid-Century Modern rocking chair " Relaxer II " by famous Danish designer Verner Panton and manufactured by Rosenthal Einrichtung in Germany, 1970s. The chair is in original conditi...
Fabric, Wood
$178 / item
Verner Panton Pantop Pendant in Dusty Blue
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton Pantop Ø23 pendant. Designed in 1980, current production. The elegant Pantop line was designed by Verner Panton in 1980, and has for a long time been a staple of the...
Metal
Danish Pendant Lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Metal pendant lamp by Verner Panton for Louis Panton made in the 1960s. Measures: Height of shade 15 cm Max height 100 cm Diame...
Brass
Danish VP Globe Pendant Lamp by Verner Panton, 2000s
By Verner Panton
Located in Hagenbach, DE
"VP Globe" pendant lamp, designed by Verner Panton in the 2000s, exemplifying the visionary aesthetic of one of Denmark’s most iconic designers. The fixture consists of a transparent...
Aluminum
1 of 5 Capiz Shell Lotus Ball Chandelier Pendant Light Germany, 1960s
By Verner Panton, Rausch
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Capiz shell Lotus ball chandelier pendant light Germany, 1960s It requires 1 x E27 standard bulbs with 100W max each. A lig...
Chrome
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Red Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160' Original Red Portable Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella 160' lamp was designed in 1971 by Danish designer Verner Panton and remains one of hi...
Acrylic
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Pale Rose for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Pale Rose for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic ...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160' Portable Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Opal Pale Blue
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160' Portable Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Opal Pale Blue. Executed in acrylic pastels to cast a soft light, this third generation of the Panthella 160 portabl...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Spiegel' Wall or Ceiling Lamp in Brushed Aluminum for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Spiegel' wall or ceiling lamp in brushed aluminum for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'System 1-2-3' Standard Lounge Chair in Fabric for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'system 1-2-3' standard lounge chair in fabric for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovative exp...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Table Lamp in 'Pale Blue' for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Panthella' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1971, current production. Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its uni...
Metal, Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Table Lamp in Brass for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Panthella' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1971, current production. Designed in 1971, Panthella stands out as one of Verner Panton’s design icons with its unique expression where both the stand and the shade served as a reflector, thanks to the organic shapes that are characteristic of the Danish designer. The Panthella 250...
Metal, Aluminum, Brass
Mid-Century Shell Suspension Lamp by V. Panton for J. Luber AG 1960s
By Verner Panton, J. Luber Ag
Located in Palermo, IT
Rare pendant lamp with shell discs held by nylon strings, wooden ceiling light, metal finishes. By Verner Panton, manufactured by J. Luber AG, 19...
Metal
Verner Panton Large 'VP Globe' Pendant Lamp in Aluminum & Acrylic for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton large 'VP Globe' pendant lamp in aluminum & acrylic for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designers. His innovativ...
Metal, Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Verner Panton 'Fun 11DM' Pendant Lamp in Sea Shells and Brass for Verpan
By Verner Panton, Verpan
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 11DM' pendant lamp in sea shells and brass for Verpan. Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior des...
Stainless Steel, Brass
$9,679 / item
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visual...
Fabric
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' Table Lamp in White for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' table lamp in white for Louis Poulsen. The Panthella collection was designed by Verner Panton in 1971 and remains one of his most iconic light...
Aluminum, Metal
Verner Panton 'SPIEGEL' Wall or Floor Lamp
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'SPIEGEL' wall or floor lamp. Denmark, design 1969. Current production. SPIEGEL was made famous for its role in Verner Panton’s complete interior installation of Der Spiegel Publishing House in Hamburg in 1969. The SPIEGEL lamp...
Aluminum
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Coral for Louis Poulsen
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 250' Portable Table Lamp in Coral for Louis Poulsen The 'Panthella' table lamp, originally designed in 1971, reflects Panton's fascination with organic form...
Aluminum
Set of 2 1st Edition VP1 Flowerpot Pendant Lamps by Verner Panton
By Louis Weisdorf, Lyfa, Verner Panton, Fog and Morup, Louis Poulsen
Located in München, DE
Exceptionally beautiful pendant lamps from the 1960s. These Flowerpot lamps are from the first production line and are particularly rare with the orange enamel in the reflector. Thes...
Metal
$309Sale Price / item|70% Off
5 Verner Panton XDesign Bar Stools, Wire Body & Wool Seats in Various Colours
By Verner Panton
Located in London, GB
5 Verner Panton X-Design Bar Stools, Wire Cylindrical Body & Wool Seats in Various Colours. Model 250S. Literature: “Vitra Museum: Verner Panton The Collected works”, model ill....
Metal, Wire
Verpan Easy Sofa by Verner Panton, 1963, Round Upholstered Sofa Ø170 cm 66.9 inc
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Alcamo, IT
Brand: Verpan Design: Verner Panton Model: Easy Sofa Year: 1963 Originally designed in 1963 by Verner Panton, the Easy Sofa is part of the iconic Easy collection and stands out as o...
Fabric
Verner Panton 'Panthella 320' Opal Beige Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 320' Opal Beige Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen The Panthella collection, by Danish designer Verner Panton, was introduced in 1971...
Acrylic
Tandem Relaxer Rocking Chair 2for2 by Verner Panton for Rosenthal, Germany
By Rosenthal, Verner Panton
Located in Halle, DE
Tandem Relaxer rocking chair by famous Danish designer Verner Panton. Manufactured by Rosenthal Studio-Line, Germany, 1974. This rocking chair is...
Beech
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' Table Lamp in Sea Shells and Chrome for Verpan
By Verpan, Verner Panton
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Fun 2TM' table lamp in sea shells and chrome for Verpan Verner Panton was one of Denmark's most legendary modern furniture and interior designe...
Stainless Steel, Chrome, Metal
Mid-Century Verner Panton Pantonova Wire Cube for Fritz Hansen (Two Left)
By Fritz Hansen, Verner Panton
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
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Blue Grey Opal
By Verner Panton, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Verner Panton 'Panthella 160 Portable' Lamp for Louis Poulsen in Blue Grey Opal The Panthella collection was designed by Verner Panton in 1971 and remains one of his most iconic lig...
Chrome, Aluminum
Verner Panton CS607 Lucite Ceiling Pendant Light by Frandsen Lighting of Denmark
By Verner Panton
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Verner Panton CS607 Lucite Ceiling Pendant Light by Frandsen Lighting A/S of Denmark Labelled to the interior and stamped Pendant made of transparent acrylic. Five reflectors in...
Steel, Aluminum, Chrome
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
Verner Panton Exhibition poster Visiona 1970 Cologne
By Verner Panton
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
Here is a very rare and desirable vintage Exhibition poster by the Danish designer Verner Panton for the representing Visiona 1970 in Cologne. From the end of the Sixties to the mid...
Paper