Verner Panton Quotes

A failed experiment can be more important than a trivial design

The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination and make their surroundings more exciting.

The main purpose of my work is to provoke people into using their imagination. Most people spend their lives in dreary, grey-beige conformity, mortally afraid of using colours. By experimenting with lighting, colours, textiles and furniture and utilizing the latest technologies, I try to show new ways to encourage people to use their phantasy and make their surroundings more exciting.

Light and color are closely linked. The colors can make a crucial change in nature, if you switch from daylight to artificial light or just from strong to weak illumination. In addition, color perception is affected by the material structure. Even if a piece of textile can have the same color as a shiny enamel plate, then they will act completely different.

Choosing colours should not be a gamble. It should be a conscious decision. Colours have a meaning and a function.

You sit better on a colour that you like

One sits more comfortably on a colour that one likes.