Tag: Danish Design Icons

  • Verner Panton: The Prophet of Color and the Future of Design

    Verner Panton: The Prophet of Color and the Future of Design

    Few designers have altered the visual vocabulary of the 20th century as radically as Verner Panton. A Dane with a restless imagination, Panton defied the restrained minimalism of Scandinavian design by embracing vibrant color, plastic as a noble material, and interiors that felt more like hallucinations than homes. He was not simply a furniture maker…