The Fun 0DM pendant light by Verner Panton from the 1960s for Verpan

The fun 0dm pendant light by verner panton from the 1960s for verpan with a metal structure based on 3 rings, from which shell discs hang by thin metal chains. Small accidents and losses. Some discs have come off and they will have to be reattached. The fun lighting collection by verpan is a classic by danish design legend verner panton. Numerous shell pellets form a dense cloud and serve as a diffuser. Fun was designed in 1964 and still fascinates today with its charming, complex appearance and the special charm of this unusual material. Fun has many small round pellets, suspended from a metal ring structure by thin metal chains. The result is a cloud of pellets shielding the light source which shines and produces sounds if there is a breath or a current of air. Born in 1926 in gamtofte, denmark, verner panton attended technical school in odense then studied architecture at the royal academy of fine arts in copenhagen. Verner panton was employed in the architectural firm of arne jacobsen and founded his own architecture and design studio in 1955. Verner panton's furniture based on geometric shapes, manufactured by the company "plus-linje" brought him to public attention for the first time. Verner panton's predilection for bright colors and geometric shapes is evident in his many textile designs, such as the cushions in the "textiles of the 20th century" collection. His interior designs, aimed at merging furniture, lighting, textiles and wall panels into an indivisible unit, are legendary. Verner panton's famous collaboration with vitra began in the early 1960s. He then developed his most famous creation, the panton chair, presented in 1967. It was also the first product manufactured by vitra on its own account. Verner panton died in 1998 at.