Living Sculpture Sofa
Panton, Verner
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Alternative Title
Siège Living Sculpture
Date
1970-1971Description
Detail of central section; Danish designer Verner Panton established his own practice in Copenhagen in 1955, working with many firms and furniture and fabric manufacturers. His interest was in a total design that included innovative environments. The Living Sculpture sofa, developed 1970-1971 for his own house in Basel, consists of nine polyurethane foam elements connected by a system of dowels and covered in a wool weave. Its unique design, both comfortable and playful, offers a new take on indoor habits and occupations. It was exhibited at the Cologne Furniture Fair in 1972. Source: Centre Pompidou [website]; http://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ (accessed 5/30/2014)
Type of Work
sculpture (visual work); seat furnitureSubject
contemporary (1960 to present), decorative arts, Twentieth century
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only