Verner Panton

A comprehensive monograph on one of the worlds most influential and recognizable postwar designers The uncompromising bad boy of postwar Danish design Verner Panton created enduring icons of pop culture beloved the world over. He broke with the Scandinavian tradition of handcrafted teak-wood furniture to pioneer the use of plastic fibreglass synthetic fabrics and industrial mass production and this thoroughly researched and exhaustively illustrated book examines Pantons ground-breaking approach to environments systems patterns and color. Pantons oeuvre is a truly pioneering achievement the wide-ranging influence of which is still felt today. Containing a wealth of images including hand-drawn sketches by Panton personal photographs and advertisements from the official Panton archive this monograph documents the astonishing breadth of Pantons work from candlesticks and clocks to the seminal S Chair and Living Tower to total floor-to-ceiling interiors encompassing textiles lighting and furniture. This book is organized thematically with Pantons unique approach to environments systems and vividly illustrated patterns and features a comprehensive illustrated chronology of Pantons works including many unrealized projects.