THE EVER-BLOOMING FLOWERPOT
The iconic Flowerpot lamps were designed in 1969 by the exuberant Danish designer Verner Panton. Panton was known as a pioneer in interior design, with his colourful and inspiring personality reflected in his designs. His use of colour, shape and light created new theories about the function of lighting and how lighting could influence its surroundings. The delightful Flowerpot pendant light was originally designed to hang in restaurants, but along with the Flowerpot table lamp, quickly found its way into private homes. In 2003, the Danish company &tradition resumed production of the Flowerpot lamp, where it made a comeback and is now more popular than ever.
Spectacular presentation of Iconic lamp
Back in the 60s and 70s, the German company "Bayer" rented a yacht every year for a furniture fair and had it converted into a temporary showroom of well-known modern designers. The purpose was to advertise various products related to interior design.
Verner Panton was commissioned twice to design the exhibition named "Visiona" and "Visiona 2". The last exhibition in 1970 featured a "Fantasy Landscape", which were spatial installations of vibrant, colourful and organic forms.\ Despite a preparation time of just a few months, Verner Panton managed to create a spectacular exhibition with strongly varying settings. Each room embraced a wide variety of furniture, lighting, textiles and wall coverings. All elements were specially developed for the occasion and his installation is still considered one of the greatest presentations in design history.
Visitors to the exhibition could wander through the low-ceilinged staged rooms and experience the senses being bombarded through colours, tactile surfaces, sounds and smells. In one room, for example, you could lounge in covered rubber balls, while another room featured perforated hard foam sculptures with soft cushions in many different colours. Clusters of the Flowerpot lamp in different colours hung all over the boat. It was the first time people became familiar with the Flowerpot pendant, which Verner Panton used the spectacular exhibition to present. He named the lamp after what it looked like; a flower that gave light.
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A shining success
After the exhibition, Verner Panton and Louis Poulsen (who initially produced the Flowerpot) received so many enquiries about the lamp that they could barely keep up. Based on the great success, Verner Panton designed the Flowerpot table lamp and the Flowerpot garden lamp. He also set out to design more lamps based on the same simple principle as the Flowerpot lamp, where the light source is hidden to avoid glare and instead reflect the light in the lamp's curved shapes.
This resulted in the beautiful Wire table and floor lamp and not least the popular VP Globe, which is now produced by Verpan.
The people mover in lighting
The humorous and optimistic lamp is clearly inspired by the Flowerpower movement that emerged in the mid-1960s. The movement was about "peace, love and harmony" and was driven by a generation that questioned formal values at the expense of personal freedom. The so-called flower children rebelled against the norms, materialism and family ideals of the previous generation. The whole movement was symbolised by the flower and Verner Panton managed to capture the soul of this period in his Flowerpot lamp, as a tribute to the whole Flowerpower movement.
The range of colours was a great success and the lamp quickly became popular. When you look at how many Flowerpot lamps are still used in the interior design of both businesses and homes, it's not hard to understand why it got the name "The Volkswagen of Lighting".
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Flowerpot meets today's colour trend
The wonderful lamp is available in many beautiful colours, but at Lampemesteren we would like to have our own Flowerpot in our own colour. In collaboration with &Tradition, we have therefore created our own version of the Flowerpot VP3 Table Lamp and Flowerpot VP1 Pendant in a modern dusty green.
The latest addition is the portable version; Flowerpot VP9 Portable table lamp, also available in Soft Green. The iconic design is here combined with modern technology, which is why the lamp has built-in LED and a battery that is easily charged via USB. The lamp also has an IP44 rating, which allows you to take the portable light out onto the terrace.
Choosing a colour is never an easy task, but after much deliberation and thorough research into upcoming housing trends, the choice fell on the light yellow-based green colour that seems to be taken directly from the rolling meadow. It originates from the greenery of the earth and fits in with society's growing interest in self-care, wellness and reconnecting with nature - the desire to bring nature into the home where we retreat and recharge.
The new lamp adds personality to your interior design while providing a comfortable glare-free light, whether you choose to place it in your home or business. The neutral and sophisticated colour gives a sense of calm and tranquillity and is easy to integrate into the Scandinavian style. At Lampemesteren we have no doubt that the calm colour combined with Verner Panton's gorgeous Flowerpot design will be a huge hit.