Flower-Pot pendant lamp for Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Designed in 1968, produced circa in the early 1970s
Five pendant lamps, made of turquoise enamelled sheet steel. The bulb is hidden in the lower bowl (semisphere), serving as a reflector; the inside of the lower reflector is red
An icon with clear, powerful expression and atmospheric light. With the Flower-Pot, Panton creates the combination of functional design and sensual experience: typical for the early versions of the Flower-Pot, it has a cheerful colourful appearance and glows with a delicate reddish light. With this, Panton followed Poul Henningsen's theory that a pleasant light should have a reddish tint.(See Hvidberg-Hansen).
Literature: Hvidberg-Hansen, Poul, Die Quelle des Lichtes, von Vegesack, Alexander und Remmele, Matthias, Verner Panton, Das Gesamtwerk, 100-131, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Deutschland, 2000, 108-109
