Feb 27
Inspiring patterns from Verner Panton
2009 at 06.01 pm posted by Veerle Pieters
Verner Panton, considered to be the most influential Danish furniture and interior designer of the 20th century has also created some very inspiring patterns during his career. You know by now that I have a healthy interest in patterns to analyze them and trying to come up with new ideas.
Verner Panton
Maybe the name rings a bell for you and it is also very likely that you've seen some of his work. Verner Panton created one of the most famous chairs in moulded plastic 50 years ago.
Patterns
We are not going to talk about his furniture in this post but just gaze at some of his awesome patterns.
Created before the computer was around
It's fascinating how he succeeded in the creation of these stunning shapes without the means of software and computers. I know how hard it is to create complex geometric pattern shapes that have you sucked in like this. A lot of them have this optical or depth effect which is really brilliant. I wonder how his creations would look like if he would have access to the tools we have today. It only shows how talented and divers he is. Very inspirational indeed.
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So, so beautiful. Very inspiring ... thank you.
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These are timeless and beautiful, Veerle. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I covered Panton last semester on my course, beautiful work, he really had an eye for making the most out of repetitions.
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Wouldn’t mind re-upholstering my couch with one of these patterns :) Very cool, thanks for sharing, Veerle.
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Thanks for sharing this! Reminds me a little of Bridget Riley’s Op Art!
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wow - im pretty sure i have seen some of them (#7, #8, #9) being used as wallpapers in the ‘70s :)
quite groovy!
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That’s awesome
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Shock! Horror! You don’t graphics software to create pattern designs?! ;) Fantastic work.
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Wow… these are so artistic.. Love the color choice, especially the last pattern ;)
Thanks for posting Veerle!
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Very interesting. What was the medium that he used to create these - were they painted on canvas, or some type of ink? You said they weren’t computer generated. It is obvious he had a visual mind and ability to imagine how the overlay and intersection of the shapes and patterns would occur. I like some of the brown on white patterns. They remind me of some of the fashions in clothing coming out this spring!
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great source of inspiration ....
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Thanks for sharing, I’ve seen many of these before but have never been able to pin a name to the creativity.
I think the driving force behind these patterns is detail. There are so many different levels to analyze. Blur your view and you see the broad shapes and color gradients. Move in close and you see tiny, repeated details in solid color.
That move from large-to-medium-to-small creates a depth of experience to these designs that could seem shallow if they were solely comprised of the main geometric shapes.
Thanks!
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there is only one thing in my brain. a huge “WOW” ;) So beautiful…
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I love Verner Pantons style, but have never noticed the two interference patterns before – they’re pretty cool – they look more 80’ies than the majority of his works.
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As a fan of all things pattern these are really inspiring.
As you say, the fact that these were created before computers were available is just amazing.
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