Verner Panton: Form, color, space

Verner Panton, Fantasy Landscape at the exhibition Visiona 2, Cologne, Germany, 1970 © Verner Panton Design AG, Basel
This exhibition is available in
German
French
English
23.05.2026-09.05-2027
The Danish architect and designer Verner Panton (1926-1998) is one of the most important designers of the 20th century. His work ranges from furniture, textiles and lighting to sculptures, buildings and interiors that radically redefined the design possibilities of color and light. Panton would have been 100 years old in 2026. The exhibition planned for this occasion in the Vitra Design Museum's Schaudepot will present Panton's work in a chronological, thematic structure. Key objects such as the Panton Chair (ca. 1956-1967) or the Visiona exhibition (1970) will have their own dedicated chapters. The context of Panton's work will also be examined, which was characterized by the possibilities of new plastics and manufacturing processes as well as the social upheavals of the post-war period and the space enthusiasm of the so-called Space Age.
Le cœur de l'exposition est constitué des archives de Verner Panton, dont le designer a cédé une grande partie au Vitra Design Museum en 1989. Ces fonds comprennent environ 680 meubles, prototypes et maquettes, plus de 200 luminaires et environ 40 000 feuilles de plans, dessins, correspondances et documents d'entreprise. La collection du musée comprend également environ 300 échantillons de tissus conçus par Verner Panton pour la société Mira-X.

Avec ses pièces d'exception, dont certaines n'ont jamais été exposées, son design contemporain et l'intérêt social renouvelé et croissant pour les idées de design holistiques et avant-gardistes, l'exposition s'adresse à un large public.
Les recherches pour l'exposition et la préparation du contenu sont soutenues par une coopération avec la société Verner Panton AG à Bâle.
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