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Great Design

People talk about things being classic designs modern designs or retro design.

Today we sell our Panton lamps in more than 50 countries around the world. In some countries people like the lamps because they see them as modern design. In other countries they like them because they see them as classic design and some people like them because they see them as retro design.

Panton lamps and designs are all of the above and that is what makes them so unique and timeless.

I truly believe that there is a design category that should simply be called Great Design. Designs in this category speak directly to your heart and emotions and they can make an impression on people around the world no matter where or when.

I hope you will enjoy the world of Verner Panton´s Great Designs.

Peter FrandsenManaging Director,Verpan ApS

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Original Verner Panton ........................................................... Page 7References ........................................................................... Page 8We are also Proud of ............................................................ Page 28Take me back ....................................................................... 0Onion ................................................................................... Page 38VP Globe .............................................................................. Page 44Panto ................................................................................... Page 46Spiral ................................................................................... Page 48Fun ...................................................................................... Page 58Ball TYP F ............................................................................. Page 82Spy ...................................................................................... Page 84Illumesa ................................................................................ Page 86Pantop ................................................................................. Page 88Take me home ...................................................................... Page 94Sales Offices World Wide ...................................................... Page 120

Verner Panton

(1926-1998), trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and initially worked at

Arne Jacobsen´s architectural practice.

He established his own design office in 1955

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Marianne and Verner Panton, 1986

Original Verner Panton CertificateAll Verner Panton lamps from Verpan are provided with a signed certificate to prove that it is an original Verner Panton lamp.

On all lamps you will find an engraved Verner Panton signature, this is your guarantee that you own a genuine Verner Panton lamp. Made in the correct materials to the very highest quality standards.

Exactly as intended and designed by my husband Verner Panton.

Best Regards

Marianne Panton

High res. billedemangler

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Opal House, London / Architect: Turner Castle

Emirate Palace Hotel, Dubai

Restaurant WH, Danmarks Japanske Have, Denmark

Architect Company Herzog & de Meuron, Basel

Restaurant & Lounge 57, Tokyo

Katavothres, Greece

Officina Luminosa, Italy

MATE Nightclub, Washington DC

Mikano Restaurant, Made by ECC, New Zealand

Hotel SAS Radisson, Düsseldorf, Made by Matteo Thun

We are alsoProud of

AC-Hotels, SpainCarton House, IrelandFairmount Hotel, DubaiGrand Hyatt, Washington DCHotel Jakob Gade, DenmarkKék Woman, The NetherlandsKrokowski, DenmarkKuoni travel agency, Zurich SchwitzerlandLaurel Fashion ShopsLeyalatti Ball Rooms, Saudi ArabiaMeridiani Collections, ItalyMTV Networks, New York, NY by Studios Architecture & HDLCOriental Royal Hangzou China, Made by Hirsch Bedner Associates Design ConsultantsPalms Casino. Las VegasParadise Spa, Portorose, Slonija, Arch. Peter Kerševan, Decor & Design d.o.o.Podium Fashion Store, MoscowRestaurant Aquavit, New YorkRestaurant Baroli, DenmarkRestaurant Fudo, DubaiRestaurant Jitzu, DenmarkRiva Aquarama, RussiaSanderson Hotel, LondonSAS Radisson, DubaiSwiss Hotel, RussiaTRAIN Nightclub, DenmarkVirgin Upper Class Lounge, HeathrowWynn, Las Vegas

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Take me back

Verner Panton (1926-1998), the Danish designer who made Switzerland his home, was much more than a master of sixties’ design. Even though he favoured extravagant designs and the use of strong, vibrant colors, his work was unmistakably rooted in the elegant functionalism of the 1950s. And notwithstanding the fertile imagination and love of experimentation his work demonstrates, he remained a systematic designer thoughout his entire life, who was not content to merely create individual objects, but sought to develop a collection and design the entire room. As such, it is hardly surprising that Verner Panton’s extraordinarily comprehensive and diverse work, to which the Vitra Design Museum is now devoting a far-reaching retrospective, is thought to constitute a considerable contribution to the development of design in the second half of the 20th century.

In spite of its close formal resemblance to the VP Globe, the Panto Lamp creates a very different light quality. Its use of lighting techniques is comparable to the Flower Pot. Apart from the acrylic dish, the main difference between these models consists in the fact that the role of the large reflector in the Flower Pot is taken over in the Panto lamp by three shades arranged on top of each other, which divert the light rays downwards. A close relative of the VP Globe is the Ellipse Lamp, designed in the early 1970s. Yet only one model of this lamp was produced, which hung for a long period in Panton’s work room, entirely decorated in shades of blue. It is most likely that the highly complicated and consequently expensive interior of the Ellipse Lamps prevented them from being produced in series.

In addition to the lamps already mentioned, Panton resorted to simple geometric forms when designing the Illumesa lamp table (1969), the Spy Lamp (1971) and the cubic light sculptures and dodecahedrons that he designed especially for the exhibition Light and Colour in 1998 in Kolding. All these lamps have one thing in common: they were made of translucent materials, so that they could be seen in the dark as fluorescent objects rather than as lamps in the classical sense.

The most impressive examples of lamps with organic, occasionally rampant, growing forms, include not only the Fun Lamp (1964), one variant of which was produced with aluminium discs, but also the Ball Lamp and Spiral Lamp (both 1970), which were all marketed by J. Lüber Ltd. in Basel. The Fun Lamp consists of a number of thin circular discs cut from a certain type of shell. This lamp is a rare example of how Panton used metal rings hanging either from a top plate or from a staggered system of metal hoops in highly varied

structural formations. Panton particularly liked to combine the shell discs like bunches of grapes, each lit by a single light bulb; when observed from the side, there form approached that of an octagon. When three such bunches of grapes hang above each other the discs serve to spread and reflect the light, thanks to their shimmering mother-of-pearl splendour. This effect is particularly impressive when a gentle movement of air sets in motion the delicate discs, which then twinkle like the play of sunlight on the surface of the sea; the sound of tinkling as they softly collide against one another emphasises the fairy-tale character of these poetic lamps.

Panton’s appreciation of the Fun Lamp and his skill in putting it to good effect was apparent from the dining room in his house in Basel. The entire ceiling of this room was so that visitors had the impression of being in a dripstone cave.The Spiral lamps, exhibited for the first time at Visiona 2, consist of various lengths of thin plastic strips twisted like a corkscrew, which were made either of coloured or chromium-plated synthetic materials. They are constructed in similar fashion to the shell lamps, except that their individual components are consid-erably larger and connected with nylon threads. The Spiral lamps likewise acquire extremely charming characteristics whenever a stream of air sets the multiple parts of the construction in motion. Each spiral begins to turn on its’ axis, lending the lamps a curiously lively appearance. Most impressive of all is the effect of the revolving spirals in the chromium-plated version, in which the surrounding space is reflected in countless tiny broken fragments. Seen from afar, the wave-like reflections of light make this lamp shimmer like a sun-bathed waterfall.

The very size of the VP Globe (available with a diameter of between 40 and 50 cm) meant that it was largely used as a single lamp. In some cases, however, Panton used these lamps in large numbers - for example, in the creation of the lobby in the Gruner & Jahr publishing house in Hamburg (1973).

“I am not fond of white. The world would be more beautiful without it. There should be a tax on white paint. There are no ugly colours, only ugly combinations of colours. A colour must be judged in the context of other colours - never alone. People get annoyed if one likes colours. They also get annoyed at people with imagination. Most people want what they are used to. Goethe painted the rooms in his Weimar house in different colours. Unwanted guests got a cold blue room which made them leave faster. The dining-room was in warm yellow; there is always sun in a yellow room. Goethe himself worked in a green garden room. Dark-eyed people are much more sensitive to colour than light-eyed people. On the other hand light-eyed people are more sensitive to forms”. (Verner Panton - from the book Notes on Colour).

Onion Design 1977

Vertical, compressed lamellae produce an onion-shaped shade. Indirect light. Available in white and in satin. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.

Diameter: 45 cm /17.72” - 65 cm /25.69” Height: 69 cm /27.16” - 90 cm/35.57”

Lightsource: Ø45 cm: E26 / E27 max. 100W E26 / E27: max 150W

Wire Length: Ø45 cm: 4 m black fabric cord Ø65 cm: 4 m black fabric cord and wire

Onion Table Design 1977

Table lamp. Vertical, compressed lamellae produce an onion-shaped shade. Indirect light. Available in white and in satin.

To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.

Diameter: 45 cm / 17.72” Height: 80 cm / 31.50”

Lightsource: E26 / E27: max. 100W

Wire Length: 2.2 m / 86.61” transparent wire. With on/off switch on wire.

VP Globe Design 1969

Transparent acrylic. Five reflectors in hollowed-out aluminium with laquered finish, coloured lacquered white, blue and red inside. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Incl. chrom ceiling canopy. To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.

Diameter: 40 cm / 15.75” 50 cm / 19.69”

Lightsource: E12 / E14: max. 40W E26 / E27: max. 75W

Wire Length: 4 m / 157.48” black fabric wire.

Panto Design 1977

Transparent acrylic. Inside white reflectors. Suspended by three steel chains. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signa-ture. Incl. chrome ceiling canopy.


Diameter: 40 cm / 15.75” 50 cm / 19.69”

Lightsource: E12 / E14: max. 40W E26 / E27: max. 75W


Spiral mini pendants Design 1969

Pendant made of cellidor spirals on three ring metal frame. Spirals available in silver or gold. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.




Wire Length: 2.4 m / 94.49” black fabric wire

Spiral SP01 Design 1969

Pendant made of cellidor spirals on three ring metal frame. Spirals available in silver or white. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.



Lightsource: E2 6 / E27: max. 75W



Hanging lamp (one cluster) with cellidor spirals suspended in nylon strings. Spirals available in silver, white or gold. Mounted with matching cellidor ceiling plate with Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.

Diameter: 48 cm / 18.90”

Height: 115 cm / 45.28”



Hanging lamp (two clusters) with cellidor spirals suspended in nylon strings. Spirals available in silver, white or gold. Mounted with matching cellidor ceiling plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use clear bulbs.


Height: 180 cm / 70”

Lightsource: E26 / E27: max. 2 x 100W


Hanging lamp (three clusters) with cellidor spirals suspended in nylon strings. Spirals available in silver, white or gold. Mounted with matching cellidor ceiling plate with engraved Verner Panton signature. To obtain the most beautiful light please use clear bulbs.


Height: 220 cm / 86.61”


1964WAS A FUN YEAR

Fun 2DA Design 1964

Pendant with discs on two ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.

To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb



Wire Length: 2.4 m / 94.49” black fabric wire.

Fun 2DM Design 1964

Pendant with discs on two ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.




Wire Length: 2.4 m / 94.49” black fabric wire.

Fun 1DA Design 1964

Pendant with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.





Fun 1DM Design 1964

Pendant with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature. Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.





Fun 3DM Design 1964

Hanging lamp of three clusters of mother of pearl discs. Attached by chains of small metal rings. Mounted in white wooden ceiling plate.

To obtain the most beautiful light please use clear bulbs.


Height: 240 cm / 93.38”


Fun 5DA Design 1964

Hanging lamp with two clusters of metal discs. Attached by chains of small metal rings. Mounted in white wooden ceiling plate.





Fun 5DM Design 1964

Hanging lamp with two clusters of mother of pearl discs. Attached by chains of small metal rings. Mounted in white wooden ceiling plate.




Lightsource: E26 / E27: max. 2 x 100 W

Fun 4DM Design 1964

Hanging lamp with one cluster of mother of pearl discs. Attached by chains of small metal rings. Mounted in white wooden ceiling plate.



Height: 110 cm / 43.31”


Fun 7DM Design 1964




Height: 110 cm / 43.30”


Fun 8DM Design 1964




Height: 200 cm / 78.74”


Fun 1WA Design 1964

Wall lamp with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings.


Depth: 22 cm / 8.66” Height: 58 cm / 22.83”


Wire Length: 2.2 m / 86.61” transparent wire. With on/off switch.

Fun 1WM Design 1964

Wall lamp with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings.


Depth: 22 cm / 8.66” Height: 58 cm / 22.83”



Fun 1TA Design 1964

Table lamp with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings. Plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.




Fun 1TM Design 1964

Table lamp with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings. Plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.




Fun 2TA Design 1964

Table lamp with discs on two ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings. Plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.




Fun 2TM Design 1964

Table lamp with discs on two ring metal frame. Available with metal or mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings. Plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.




Fun 1STM Design 1964

Floor lamp with discs on three ring metal frame. Available with mother of pearl discs. Mounted to the metal frame with small metal rings. Plate with engraved Verner Panton signature.





Ball TYP FDesign 1969

Hanging lamp with round polypropylene balls in red and orange or completely white. Ball with engraved Verner Panton signature. Nylon strings attached to a large white ceiling plate.To obtain the most beautiful light please use a clear bulb.


Height: 115 cm / 45.28”


Spy Design 1971

Wall lamp with hemispherical metallic shade projecting a red interior when illuminated. Materials are plastic with metallic coating and metal.


Depth: 26 cm / 10.24”


Illumesa Design 1970

Light table made of white acrylic. Can be used out door - may not be exposed to subzero temperatures! (this may damage plastic shell). IP44 Approved.

Diameter: 78 cm / 30”


Lightsource: Energy Saving bulb 23W

Pantop Pendants Design 1980

Distinguished by a bell-like shade. Available in brushed aluminium, white metal or in opal white glass. Mounted with white fabric wire. Tube with engraved Verner Panton signature.Mounted with chrome ceiling canopy.

Diameter: 23 cm / 9.06” 30 cm / 11.81”


Wire Length: 1.9 m / 74.80” white fabric wire

Pantop Table lamp Design 1980

Table lamp with bell-like shade. Available with brushed aluminium, white metal or opal white glass shade. Stim and base made of chrome.

Base made with engraved Verner Panton signature.

Diameter: 23 cm / 9.06” Height: 37.5 cm / 14.76”



Pantop Floor lamp Design 1980

Floor lamp with bell-like shade. Available with brushed aluminium, white metal or opal white glass shade. Stim and base made of chrome.

Base made with engraved Verner Panton signature.

Diameter: 30 cm / 11.81” Height: 131 cm /51.57”

Lightsource: E26 / E27: 60W

Wire Length: 4 m transparent wire. With on/off switch.

Take me home

Onion Large Design 1977 H: 90 cm - Ø 65 cm

Ball TYP F Design 1969

Illumesa Design 1970

VP Globe Design 1969

Fun 1TA Design 1964

Fun 5DA Design 1964

Fun 7DM Design 1964

Fun 2TM Design 1964

Fun 1DM Design 1964

Spy Design 1971

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