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Verner Panton

1926 - 1998

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Verner Panton (13 February 1926 – 5 September 1998) is considered one of Denmark's most influential 20th-century furniture and interior designers. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially plastics, and in vibrant and exotic colors. His style was very "1960s" but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century. As of 2004, Panton's best-known furniture models are still in production (at Vitra, among others). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Verner Panton is the 141st most popular architect, the 157th most popular biography from Denmark and the 4th most popular Danish Architect.

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Among ARCHITECTS

Among architects, Verner Panton ranks 141 out of 518. Before him are Hans Scharoun, Alonzo Cano, Ettore Sottsass, Filippo Juvarra, Charlotte Perriand, and Sverre Fehn. After him are Hans Vredeman de Vries, Antonio Sant'Elia, Carlo Scarpa, Pier Luigi Nervi, Max Bill, and Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Verner Panton ranks 100. Before him are David H. Hubel, Siegfried Lenz, Alan Greenspan, László Papp, Youssef Chahine, and Efraín Ríos Montt. After him are Shigeo Sugimoto, Paul Baran, Maria Teresa de Filippis, John Schlesinger, Rehavam Ze'evi, and Roger Corman. Among people deceased in 1998, Verner Panton ranks 57. Before him are Sonny Bono, Ernst-Günther Schenck, Cozy Powell, Martin Rodbell, Lloyd Bridges, and Kamala Sohonie. After him are Gulzarilal Nanda, Fritz Honka, Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Wolf Vostell, Anne Desclos, and Agostino Casaroli.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Verner Panton ranks 157 out of 1,032. Before him are Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693), Piet Hein (1905), Ulrich Salchow (1877), Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912), Torben Ulrich (1928), and Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968). After him are Adam Ludwig Lewenhaupt (1659), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Paul Elvstrøm (1928), Haakon III of Norway (1182), Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), and Bent Larsen (1935).

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Among ARCHITECTS In Denmark

Among architects born in Denmark, Verner Panton ranks 4. Before him are Arne Jacobsen (1902), Jørn Utzon (1918), and Theophil Hansen (1813). After him are Jan Gehl (1936), Henning Larsen (1925), Christian Frederik Hansen (1756), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Kaare Klint (1888), and Bjarke Ingels (1974).

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