PRESS RELEASE
Louis Poulsen launches new Verner Panton light at
Skandium to mark London Design Festival 2016
Louis Poulsen is launching the Panthella Mini as part of this year’s London
Design Festival. Not only is this piece scaled down significantly from the original
Panthella first produced in 1971, but is made in a new material and in series of
new colours. To celebrate the launch, a specially-styled installation called ‘Light
and Colour’ will be created during LDF at Skandium’s Marylebone store,
presenting a visual feast for visitors. In addition, the window of Skandium’s
iconic Brompton Road store will also be populated with a creative installation of
Panthella Minis.
Panthella Mini features a painted metal shade and will be available in eight eye-
catching colours from Verner Panton’s own colour spectrum: yellow, orange,
mauve, red, pink, blue and two shades of green. Versions in white, black and
opal acrylic will also be available. The Panthella Mini features three light
intensities and the latest LED technology.
The colours are drawn from Panton’s last project before his death in 1998: 'The
'Light and Colour' exhibition at Trapholt Museum of Modern Art Denmark,
comprising eight rooms in different colours, where the furniture, light fittings
and fabrics, created by Panton over a period of 50 years, were framed in a
holistic presentation.
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Panton originally developed the Panthella lamp in partnership with Louis
Poulsen in 1971. He originally wanted to have Panthella launched with a metal
shade, but this was not technologically possible at that time. While most other
Danish architects and designers in the 1950s and 1960s were working with
wood and other natural materials, Panton’s predilection for new materials saw
him develop into a specialist in steel, plastic, Plexiglas and fibreglass. His design
work involving synthetic materials was trail-blazing, and he was a pioneer in the
field of designs using circles and rounded shapes before they became
mainstream style under the banner of ‘organic design’. The new Panthella Mini
is a diameter of 250mm – scaled down from the original 400mm size.
“Light and Colour“ installation runs from 17
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– 25
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September at Skandium 86
Marylebone High Street London W1U 4QS T +44 (0)20 7935 2077
About Louis Poulsen:
Louis Poulsen is a world-famous Danish manufacturer of lighting that has been
supplying the market for 140 years. Louis Poulsen currently employs 420
people at its factory in Vejen, its head office on Gammel Strand in Copenhagen,
and showrooms in cities including Stockholm, Tokyo, Oslo and Los Angeles.
About Skandium:
Skandium is a British company, founded by three Scandinavians. Since its
inception the company has grown to be one of the leading retailers of
Scandinavian design, offering a highly edited selection of design pieces,
home accessories and gifts. Skandium has two London stores, a Selfridges
concession and an online store. It also operates the Republic of Fritz
Hansen store.
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Louis Poulsen press information: Friends & Co
Belinda Fisher Belinda@friendsandco.co.uk +44 (0) 20 7336 8234
or Francesca Gregson Francesca@friendsandco.co.uk
Skandium Press Office kate@skandium.com Tel: +44 20 7823 8874
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