Fun Wall Lamp

Many regard the Fun collection as one of Verner Panton's greatest lighting masterpieces; since 1964 it has brought joy and sparked countless stories. The Fun 1WM is a wall lamp with a three-ring chrome frame.

Verner Panton designed the Fun series in 1964, at the height of his break with Danish design orthodoxy. Trained as an architect and formed early in Arne Jacobsen's studio, Panton built his own reputation on sensory, immersive design — and Fun is one of its purest expressions. Rows of hand-cut mother-of-pearl discs hang from a chromed frame, turning electric light into a warm, shifting shimmer and rewarding every draught with a soft chime. Panton used the lamps in his own celebrated interior projects, and the series has remained in demand ever since; it is produced today by VERPAN, the Danish manufacturer dedicated to his lighting designs.

The wall-mounted 1WM brings the Fun experience to places where neither a pendant nor a table lamp will go. Flanking a bed in place of bedside lamps, it frees the nightstand entirely — one of the most effective space-saving moves in a small bedroom, and a favourite trick in compact Asian city apartments. It is equally at home in pairs along a hallway, beside a mirror, or above a sofa where it adds glow and texture at eye level. The shells diffuse the bulb into a gentle ambient light, so think of it as mood lighting rather than task lighting, and combine it with stronger sources elsewhere in the room. Our guide to designer lighting for small apartments covers this layering approach.

Find the matching pendants and table lamps in our VERPAN collection, or browse all wall lamps for more space-saving designs.

Light source: E27 (E26 compatible), 1 bulb, max 60 W. IP20, indoor. Bulb not included — we recommend an E27 LED (1.6–9 W, 80–806 lm).