Verner Panton
Flower-Pot pendant lamp for Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Designed in 1968 and presumably produced in the early 1970s
Cluster of five pendant lamps, each with two semispherical bowls facing each other, made of turquoise enamelled sheet steel. The bulb is hidden in the lower bowl, which serves as a reflector. The inside of the lower reflector is red.
An icon with clear, powerful expression and atmospheric light. With the Flower-Pot, Panton creates the combination of functional design and sensual experience: typical for the early versions of the Flower-Pot, it has a cheerful colourful appearance and glows with a slightly reddish light. Panton followed Poul Henningsen's theory that a pleasant light should have a reddish tint (see also Hvidberg-Hansen).
Literature: Hvidberg-Hansen, Poul: "Die Quelle des Lichtes", in: von Vegesack, Alexander und Remmele, Matthias, Verner Panton, Das Gesamtwerk, 100-131, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Deutschland, 2000, 108-109
00030 VP
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