"Design Lips" fabric wall panel
1968
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"Design Lips" fabric wall panel, 1968
Dralon fabric, cretonne, wood.
16 ½ x 40 ⅞ x ⅝ in. (41.9 x 103.8 x 2 cm)
Fabric panel manufactured by Mira-X AG, Switzerland. Fabric printed with Verner Panton facsimile signature and "anatomie m-dralon®."
Literature:
Alexander von Vegesack and Mathias Remmele, eds., Verner Panton: The Collected Works, Weil am Rhein, 2000, p. 335 for a similar example
The present lot and lot 223 were created as part of Verner Panton's Anatomical Designs Collection, which were photorealistic illustrations of body parts displayed on various color grounds and materials. The original designs for this series were produced for Visiona O in Cologne in 1968 and were made of Dralon, whereas later examples were made of 100% cotton.
Estimated value: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
Reached price: $ 3,200
Auction: Design
Sale date: 2007-05-24
Location: New York
Lot number: 1220