Verner Panton (13 February 1926 - 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century; as of 2004, Panton's most well-known furniture models are still in production (at Vitra, among others). Wikipedia
Verner Panton (1926-1998) is the 'enfant terrible' of Danish furniture design. Characterized by Poul Henningsen as "stubborn and forever young" Panton used his imagination and enthusiasm to combine high-tech materials, playful shapes and an array of bold www.danish-furniture.com/designers/verner-panton/
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Verner Panton trained at a technical school in Odense as an architectural engineer and then at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. He worked in Arne Jacobsen 's architectural office from 1950-52. In 1955 he opened his own Design Office. www.caleassociates.com/lighting/designers/vpa/
With roots in traditional Danish design Verner Panton (1926-98), the "enfant terrible" of Danish design history, went in the opposite direction of most of his Danish colleagues who were strongly influenced by traditional crafts. With his visionary, color www.arcspace.com/architects/Panton/
