Designer:Verner Panton (Danish, Gamtofte 1926–1998 Copenhagen)
Manufacturer:Mira-X
Date:ca. 1970
Medium:Printed cotton
Dimensions:82 1/8 × 94 1/2 in. (208.6 × 240 cm)
Classification:Textiles-Printed
Credit Line:Purchase, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, by exchange, 2001
Accession Number:2001.405.2
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Modern and Contemporary Art (13,590)
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Though Panton is best known for his plastic stacking chair (1986.425)-the first single-form, single-material chair to be mass produced-he was also responsible for designing a remarkable series of textiles for the Swiss manufacturer Mira-X. With its psychedelic, undulating wave pattern, this textile is a characteristic example of Op Art design, which experimented with abstract optical illusions achieved through judicious use of variation in hue andpattern. The palette is typical for Panton, and utilizes sequential variations in the limited color range that he favored for interior design.
潘顿最为人熟知的作品是他设计的塑料叠椅——第一张一体成型的量产座椅,但是他为瑞士工厂Mira-X设计的一系列标志性的织物也很有名。这件织物有着迷幻的波浪形图案,是一个典型的欧普艺术设计作品,实验性地通过大胆地使用色彩和形状达到抽象的光学错觉。这种色彩是典型的潘顿风格——利用有限的色域进行有序变化。
Stacking Side Chair