2024-11-21T12:44:59-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150098955/through-the-eyes-of-verner-panton-a-master-of-color-through-contemporary-expression Katherine Guimapang 2019-01-03T09:38:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a1/a16432ec2edaa911b248d961ed711670.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>If you don't know his name, you probably know of his work. Verner Panton's iconic designs have noted him an innovator in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/53271/furniture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">furniture</a> as well as atmospheric design. Deemed the "bad boy" of Danish design, Paton's rise as an icon in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/60262/contemporary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contemporary</a> design broke through social convention. His take on design and its accessibility to others was his calling card. Obsessed with the needs of individuals, Panton believed that intelligent design should be available for the masses, and not merely set aside for the wealthy.&nbsp;</p>A less successful experiment is preferable to a beautiful platitude&rdquo; <p>The '60s was a time of the search for the psychedelic and social progress, Panton's design theory and ideals fit well within the needs of the time. Famously said, "A less successful experiment is preferable to a beautiful platitude.&rdquo; A true optimist in the future of design and social mobility, Panton strived to create objects and spaces that provoked the senses. In his new monograph by Phaidon, writers Ida Enghol...</p>