Designer
Verner Panton (Danish, 1926–1998)Danish, 1926–1998
ManufacturerManufactured by
J. Lüber AG(Swiss)Swiss
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," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 23, 2008–January 4, 2009.
"Scandinavian Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 26, 2012–January 27, 2013.
"Electrifying Design: A Century of Lighting," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 27–May 16, 2021; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, July 2–September 21, 2021.
"Prototype/Production," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 12, 2016–April 30, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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