Verner Panton 100: Vision, color and iconic design culture
13/02/2026
Few designers have rethought modern interior design as radically as Verner Panton. To mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, we are not only paying tribute to a design icon, but also to his creative perspective, which sees rooms as an overall atmospheric experience. Panton's designs were never just furniture or lighting - they were an expression of a new freedom in the use of color, form and material.
His work lives on today in close collaboration with manufacturers who interpret his designs with great care and respect for his original vision. The Panton Wire System at Montana Furniture is exemplary for its ability to combine functional modularity with graphic clarity.
The Panton One Chair shows another, often underestimated facet: a stackable chair that impresses both indoors and outdoors. The flexible lacing ensures surprising seating comfort, without any additional upholstery, which is often impractical in everyday life. It is precisely this combination of lightness, robustness and comfort that makes the design relevant for contemporary living and contract concepts to this day.
At Louis Poulsen, the Panthella luminaire shows particularly clearly how Verner Panton understood light: not just functionally, but as a natural part of the spatial effect. Its organic silhouette and diffuse light create an atmosphere that subtly accompanies rooms instead of dominating them.
With Verpan, Panton's experimental side can be experienced in a particularly authentic way. Designs such as the VP Globe pendant lamp or the Fun Collection demonstrate his ability to transform spaces into multi-layered worlds of experience - sensual, courageous and still surprisingly relevant today.
And with the Flowerpot series at &Tradition, Panton's playful approach to design is translated into contemporary everyday culture. Hardly any other object combines pop aesthetics, Scandinavian clarity and iconic recognizability so naturally.
A century after his birth, Verner Panton remains a central reference for curated interior design. His works remind us that spaces are not only designed, but consciously experienced.
Fun table lamp
Verpan
Barboy
Verpan
Panton Wire
Montana Furniture
Panton One bar stool
Montana Furniture
Panton One Chair
Montana Furniture
Panthella table lamp
Louis Poulsen
Flowerpot pendant light
&Tradition
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Anna Berg
Interior Design Lead
The founder of holm, Anna Berg, was born in Sweden and has been running holm for 20 years. As Interior Design Lead, she is responsible for all our interior design projects.