Designer
Verner Panton Danish, 1926–1998
ManufacturerManufactured by
J. Lüber AGSwiss
CultureDanish
Titles
- UFO Lamp Prototype
Date1975
MediumMetal, plastic, and bulb
DimensionsOverall: 18 × 18 1/2 in. (45.7 × 47 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Design Council, 2006, Cecily E. Horton, John and Jan Bebout, Kerry F. Inman, Barbara and Tom Solis, John and Jean Geresi, Karin and Leo Shipman, and various other donors
Object number2006.284
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Celebrating 10 Years of the Design Council," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008–January 4, 2009.
"Scandinavian Design," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2012–January 27, 2013.
"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, July 2–September 21, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions
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