I was offered these two carpets from the legendary EUROPA GRAND HOTEL in Lugano, Switzerland. Since I need to save money and can´t buy them myself. I thought it could be a good idea to use the blog to see if someone else is interested in them. This is the describtion I got for them: […]
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BIG GEOMETRI FABRIC FROM ASTORIA
The national museum in Oslo has this roomdividing “GEOMETRI 1” fabric visible for visitors. It is a 2.40 x 3 meter curtain in wool from the Astoria hotel and restaurant.
THE FLYING PANTON CARPET IN OSLO
My “Geometri VI” carpet is on vaccation in Norway… It seems like it has learned some tricks there! It is borrowed to an exhibition about the norweigian designer Sven Ivar Dysthe at Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo. You can there see Dysthes furniture for Dokka Møbler 1960/62. The exhibition will be there from the 4:th of may […]
MISS SIXTY II
A new lamp arrived today. “MISS SIXTY II” was designed by Verner Panton 1985 for Royal Copenhagen. Verners work from the 60:ies and 70:ies are more my style but it could be fun to collects some from this “late” serie anyway. I have the similar lamp “MISS SIXTY III” since earlier (you see them both […]
BLUE SPIRAL LAMPS
Here comes some new pictures of the blue SP1 in special colors. Verners blue SPIRAL LAMPS from the VISIONA 2 exhibition had lighter spirals near the center compared to the later produced lamps that went out to stores. My lamp would need a set of dark purple 50 cm spirals and 8 turquise […]
FRUIT BOWL BY DANSK AKRYL TEKNIK
Here are some better pictures of the acrylic FRUIT BOWL. The size is 51,5 x 44,5 x 10 cm wich is the largest version made. Blue was Verners favorite colour and this bowl comes from the first edition 1988 by DANSK AKRYLTEKNIK.
PANTON KITCHEN BY KVIK
The danish company KVIK has just released their new kitchen collection “VERNER PANTON BY KVIK”. KVIK sent me the pictures above where you can see the four different colours available. The pattern “GEOMETRI 1” is one of Verner Pantons most famous designs and it was originally designed for the ASTORIA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT in Trondheim, […]
RARE PANTON PIECES FROM ASTORIA 1960
First we have this cool chair in zink wire with yellow cushions – the LOUNGE WIRE CONE CHAIR. This chair was used in the area “GOLDEN APPLE” at ASTORIA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. This chair, the table you will see further down and all the fabrics has been in the home of a former staff member […]
RARE PANTON PIECES FROM ASTORIA 1960
First we have this cool chair in zink wire with yellow cushions – the LOUNGE WIRE CONE CHAIR. This chair was used in the area “GOLDEN APPLE” at ASTORIA HOTEL AND RESTAURANT. This chair, the table you will see further down and all the fabrics has been in the home of a former staff member […]
UNISOL FABRIC FROM UNIKA VÆV 1965
An early VERNER PANTON pattern called “UNISOL”. It is not very easy to find these early curtains since it has no signature. So not many people know what they have at home. Verner designed this pattern in 1965 for UNIKA VÆV, Denmark. I have a pair of these curtains but here you see the front […]
NEW MAGAZINES WITH PANTON ADS
Panton environement in an advertisement for DRALON fabrics. In the Magazine Brigitte 1968. Panton environement in an advertisement for the “VISIONA 69″exhibition. The Magazine Brigitte.
A LONG “PANTOUR” BACK IN TIME
This week has been very busy but I managed to make a long trip in Sweden last monday. Last year I was lucky to get the swedish interior designer Sten Hermanssons sketches for some of his interior designs with Verner Panton objects. I have about 70 sketches with Panton interior from him to go through […]