Verner Panton · Trapholt Museum

Verner Panton is one of the most prominent names in Danish design history. His spectacular use of colours and materials defied established norms and traditions and made the Danish architect world-famous, becoming one of the most influential designers of his time. The exhibition Verner Panton – Colouring a New World invites you to explore the expressive and unconventional designs created by this master of colour. Spanning five decades of colourful designs, the exhibition presents furniture, lamps and textiles, but also sensuous immersive environments such as Fantasy Landscape; a nearly 50 m2 interior landscape of softly undulating extravagant shapes in bold, intense colours. With installations like this, Panton departed from all conventional ideas of interior design: here floors, walls, ceilings and furniture merge to form a single, organic totality. The installation Light and Colour, which Panton originally created for an exhibition at Trapholt in 1998, takes visitors through eight rooms, each with their own colour scheme. The result is a high-impact, sensuous experience that makes you aware of the physical effect each colour has on your mood and well-being. The extensive exhibition is one of the largest presentations of Panton’s overall work. Approximately 1,000m2 of floor space is dedicated to Panton’s spectacular world, presenting his unique approach to colours and forms, ranging from tight geometry to organic sculptural forms, from his first designs to the last, from one-off design elements to furniture and installations that you are free to sit, lie, walk, lounge and fly in. Camera Editing · Per Henriksen © Out of Sync 2022