&Tradition Flowerpot VP8 Wall Lamp
Among the most norm-breaking Danish designs of the 1960s, the iconic form of Verner Panton's Flowerpot is available in a series which now consists of many different models. The VP8 adjusts the iconic form of the Flowerpot into a wall lamp, perfect for adorning hallways, reading corners or hanging above bedside tables.
MEASUREMENTS:
- Height: 35.5 cm / 13.9 inch
- Diameter: 23 cm / 9.1 inch
- Cord Length: 200 cm / 78.7 inch
MATERIALS:
- Lacquered or plated steel
- Textile cord
HELPFUL NOTES:
- 1 x 40W E26
- Bulb not included
- Converted from European to North American electrical standards
- This wall light has a cord and US plug
- The canopy is too small to cover a j-box for hardwire installation
Verner Panton
Denmark, 1926 - 1998
Verner Panton was a master of the fluid, futuristic style of 1960s design that introduced the Pop aesthetic to furniture and interiors. Born in Denmark, he made his name there before settling in Switzerland in the 1960s.
Nothing in Verner Panton’s childhood suggested that he might become a designer but meeting Pøul Henningsen at the Royal Academy of Art introduced Panton to product design. An equally important influence was Arne Jacobsen, whom Panton assisted from 1950 to 1952 on various projects including the famous 1951-52 Ant Chair. Panton later claimed he had “learned more from him than anyone else.”
In 1955, Fritz Hansen began production of Panton’s Bachelor Chair and Tivoli Chair. But it was not until the Cone Chair’s introduction in 1959 that Panton came into his own with a truly distinctive style. A thinly padded conical metal shell placed point-down on a cross-shaped metal base. A Danish businessman, Percy von Halling-Koch, spotted it at a restaurant opening and offered to put it into production for Panton. When it was photographed for Mobilia, the Danish design magazine, in 1961, Panton draped naked shop mannequins and models on the chairs, which caused a minor scandal. The Cone Chair even attracted controversy in New York, after the police ordered that it be removed from a shop window where large crowds had gathered to see it.
Panton settled in Basel in where he began a long collaboration with Vitra, the European licensee of Herman Miller, the US furniture maker. They launched the Flying Chair, a playful piece of fantasy furniture, which was the hit of the 1964 Cologne Furniture Fair, and developed the 1967 Panton Chair, the first cantilevered chair made from a single piece of plastic. Sleek, sexy and a technical first, the Panton was the chair of the era. A glossy red Panton featured in Nova magazine’s 1970 shoot in which a model demonstrated “How to undress in front of your husband.”
Verner Panton’s popularity faded but in 1995 British Vogue featured a naked Kate Moss on a Panton Chair on its cover. His 1960s pieces were put back into production and he was invited to design an exhibition, Verner Panton: Light and Colour, at Trapholdtmuseum in Denmark. The exhibition opened as planned on 17 September 1998, but Panton had died in Copenhagen twelve days earlier.
&tradition, founded in 2010 in Copenhagen, was established with the vision of building timeless pieces for tomorrow with roots in Danish heritage design. Its founding principle is tradition tied to innovation. As such, &tradition has established itself internationally for superior craftsmanship, strong ethos, and extraordinary collaborations with renowned architects and designers.
Grounded in tradition, &tradition uses and adapts heritage techniques and designs, infusing them with fresh and dynamic perspectives. They are focused on sustainable practices in . Each collaboration reflects the creator’s unique sensibilities while balancing function and aesthetics.
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