Once, in Hollywood, I had the privilege—and fun—of
seeing an entire pied-a-terre decorated by the owner,
production designer Peter Paul Raubertas, in full Panton
regalia: purple free-form sofas, a plethora of "Fun" lamps,
with their cascades of semi-translucent hand-cut mother
of pearl shells. Raubertas' apartment was a small world
from James Bond, of whom he was an ardent fan.
The "Fun" lamp is versatile; it could mesh well with
diverse interior styles. But Panton's chairs are another
story, so radically do they depart from the conventions
of chairhood—legs, for example. Vitra now reproduces
HYLAND
Visiona Stool
