CARPET QUALITIES 1976

Some time ago I was lucky to be offered a hugh collection of documents, drawings, photos, and test pieces from Verner Panton´s work. As an example of it you can here see test pieces of different qualities for Verner Panton´s wall-to-wall carpets made by Mira-X in 1976. In the first picture you see the upper […]

THE PIANIST CHAIR AT ASTORIA 1960

Some pictures of a really cool and early piece. This Cone Stool comes from the owner of Astoria Hotel in Trondheim 1960. It was used by the pianist in the “Appelsinen” dining lounge and you can see it in some pictures. The Astoria Hotel and Restaurant was Verner Panton´s first commercial interior. The foam is […]

EARLY SPIEGEL LAMP

Here comes the other Panton piece I picked up yesterday. This early version Spiegel Lamp is made out of steel and was made in 1968. It is the same material as in the lamps at Der Spiegel publishing house. Some other cool details are the original Louis Poulsen mounting and electric plug with a switch. […]