Biography
| 1926 | Born on 13 February in Gamtofte on the island of Fünen, Denmark |
| 1944-47 | Student at Odense Technical College |
| 1947-51 | Studied architecture at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen |
| 1950-52 | Employment in the office of the famous Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen |
| 1953-55 | Several lengthy trips through Europe |
| 1955 | Established design office in Binningen, Switzerland Since then, his various design started such as architecture, interiors, mass production furniture |
| 1963 | Move to Basel |
| 1970 | Design of “Visiona 2” exhibition in conjunction with Cologne Furniture Fair |
| 1998 | Awarded “The Knight's Cross of the Dannebrog” from the Queen of Denmark for his lifetime merit Died at the age of 72 on 5 September in Copenhagen |
Marianne and Verner Panton, c. 1986
© Panton Design, Basel
Verner Panton, c. 1953
© Panton Design, Basel
