Latest news with #Panton
Hypebeast
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Henrik Vibskov Reimagines Verner Panton's Panthella Lamp in Immersive 3daysofdesign Light Installation
Summary At the 2025 edition of Copenhagen's3daysofdesignfestival,Louis Poulsenunveiled 'Circle Dome Square' — a vibrant, contemplative light installation by Danish designer and artistHenrik Vibskov. Placed just outside the brand's showroom, the immersive structure pays homage toVerner Panton's iconic Panthella lamp. The lamp was first introduced in 1971 and is celebrated for its timeless silhouette and luminous presence. Known for his avant-garde approach to fashion and multidisciplinary art, Vibskov reimagines Panton's legacy through a textile-based pavilion. Vibskov reinterprets Panton's legacy through a textile-based installation that invites visitors to pause, reflect, and engage with light in a new way. He describes 'Circle Dome Square' as a playful and somewhat visionary installation with a touch of surrealism. 'The concept was to combine shapes and colors into a larger structure using my chosen material – textiles – to create a design reminiscent of old-school cameras, focusing on a single unit,' said Vibskov, in which he adds, ' This is a space you can enter, where you can hopefully relax, take a breath and enjoy your surroundings without too much disturbance from the outside world.' 'We're thrilled to collaborate with Henrik Vibskov, one of Denmark's most innovative fashion designers and artists,' said Zorayda Perez Pedersen, Louis Poulsen's SMO. She added that Vibskov has created a captivating installation that fuses designer lighting and art, paying tribute to Verner Panton and his most iconic lamp design, the Panthella.
Daily Record
16-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Record
Plans for Perthshire solar farm the size of 140 football pitches refused
Perth and Kinross Council felt the "excessive" scale had not been fully justified for such a "significant" loss of prime agricultural land A planning application for a massive 49.9 MW Perthshire solar farm - the size of around 140 football pitches - has been unanimously refused by Perth and Kinross councillors. Perth and Kinross Council's (PKC) Planning and Placemaking Committee met to consider the application - submitted by Solar 2 Ltd - on Wednesday, June 11. Elected members upheld the reasons recommended for refusal by council planners that it would result in a "significant" loss of prime agricultural land and its "excessive" scale had not been fully justified. Atmos Consulting submitted plans to PKC, on behalf of Solar 2, to develop Collace Solar Farm on around 100 hectares of land 500m north west of East Saucher House, Kinrossie. Presenting officers' report of handling on the application to councillors, PKC's Major Applications and Enforcement team leader Sean Panton said: "Unfortunately we are recommending refusal of the application before you. "Whilst National Planning Framework 4 and the Perth and Kinross Local Development Plan 2 offers support for renewable energy proposals, on this occasion the loss of prime agricultural land at this scale is not considered to have been suitably justified." He added: "The site is located approximately one kilometre north of the Sidlaw Hills Special Landscape Area and is also in close proximity to a number of historical assets including a number of listed buildings and the Kinrossie Conservation Area. "There are 82,000 solar panels proposed." Mr Panton said Solar 2 was questioned as to why "so many solar panels were required when this amount of panels would exceed a 49.9MW output". He told councillors: "The response was that it was commonplace to overplant solar farms. Consequently, we're of the view that 82,000 panels is an overprovision and this number of panels could be reduced obtaining the same output but with less prime agricultural land intake." The solar panels would reach a maximum height of just over three metres above ground level, as they tilt. They would be supported by an aluminium frame mounted vertically into the ground to a depth of around two metres with the edge of the solar arrays varying in height above the ground but with a minimum clearance of about one metre. The panels would rotate vertically towards the sun from about 60 degrees below the horizontal when the sun is at its lowest to horizontal when the sun is at its highest. As well as the solar panels, the proposal included plans for inverters, a substation, a substation compound, two containers, fencing, CCTV and access tracks. There were 89 letters of objection and four letters of support for the proposal. Objector Ian Thoms was born and raised in the area and has spent the past 11 years back there with his wife. He said the proposal was "poorly sited" and there were "better alternatives near where the energy is actually required". Mr Thoms cited a petition - with over 300 signatures - launched by Collace Solar Objection Group. The group is calling for Perth and Kinross Council to "protect rural Perthshire" and "pause all solar development approvals until a robust, location-sensitive, and proportionate planning framework is in place—one that prioritises rooftop and brownfield solar, protects agricultural land, and mandates solar recycling measures". He told councillors: "Walking along the core paths near our home, I often meet neighbours and strangers out enjoying the landscape. People come here for the peace, the view of the hills and the living countryside. "This would all be fundamentally altered by an industrial-scale solar installation with at least 40 years of high fencing, CCTV and metal infrastructure blighting the countryside. "The development would directly dominate the outlook from our homes, core paths and adjacent roads turning a living, working landscape into an industrial one." He added: "This project is one of 11 similar proposals in the Strathmore area alone. We need a more coherent, balanced approach." Fellow objector Jonathan Simpson said: "Scotland has over 9000 hectares of vacant and derelict land, yet this developer proposes to industrialise actively farmed prime land. "Before turning to ground-mounted panels, we should prioritise solar on rooftops, brownfield sites and existing industrial infrastructure followed by poor quality soils." Solar 2 project manager John Moisey argued it was a "temporary condition" and the land could continue to be used for "grazing beneath the panels". The report of handling stated it was anticipated the solar farm would operate for up to 40 years then all infrastructure would be removed and the site reinstated to its former condition. Mr Moisey said the 40-year set-aside could potentially "enhance" the soil by allowing it to "rest and regenerate" through a reduction in ploughing and ground disturbance. He told councillors the energy generated would meet the energy demand of "over 11,000 homes" and be fed directly back into the local grid via a distribution connection at Coupar Angus. Independent councillor Dave Cuthbert moved for refusal. It was seconded by Conservative councillor Keith Allan. The proposal was unanimously refused.
CairoScene
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Tomorrow's Workspace Reimagined: Inside Style Design's TDS Showcase
At The Design Show 2025, Style Design stages a multi-zoned installation that questions why we work the way we do. There's something poetic about revisiting the future by walking through the past. At this year's edition of The Design Show Cairo, Style Design is constructing a provocation. Titled 'Tomorrow's Workplace', the multi-zone installation asks us to reconsider what we expect from the spaces we work in. Not just ergonomically, but emotionally. Split across three distinct yet interwoven areas - the Immersive Plaza, the Biophilic Hub, and the Infinite Hub - the booth is less about showcasing furniture and more about designing relationships. With ourselves, with others, with time, and with change. Anchoring the entire experience is a sweeping spatial timeline. Here, Style Design honours over a century of furniture evolution, moving from the Bauhaus' disciplined form-function minimalism to the hybrid-era's sensory-rich design. Visitors will come face to face with the Wassily Chair and the Barcelona Chair, the Panton's single-mould statement, and the ergonomic revolution ushered in by Herman Miller's Aeron. The progression isn't just visual - it's philosophical. From the Eames' belief that, 'eventually everything connects,' to today's reality where work no longer lives inside cubicles, but floats between screens, cities, and time zones. Beyond the timeline, two speculative capsules present opposing, yet complementary visions. The Infinite Hub, a hyper-digital vision of productivity, leans into a tech-forward, AI-powered future. Think responsive lighting, immersive data walls, and smart surfaces designed to keep pace with the speed of now. In contrast, the Biophilic Hub proposes a gentler reality. One where human wellness guides every design move. SceneHome isn't just covering Tomorrow's Workplace - we're part of it. You'll find our digital presence embedded inside the Biophilic Capsule, simulating what it means to produce editorial content in a space designed for the future. How does the environment affect the stories we tell? What happens when a design publication becomes part of the design? It's about more than desks and chairs - it's about rituals, rhythms, and environments that allow creativity to breathe. Olive branches pierce through the floor. Textures sooth instead of overstimulate. For a publication that lives and breathes digital media, this moment of analog intimacy is both metaphor and manifestation. Inspired by MillerKnoll's Design with Impact philosophy, Tomorrow's Workplace prompts reflection. Can a space help us move more and scroll less? What does workplace intimacy look like in an age of notifications? Can you design for quiet urgency - the kind that sparks flow without burnout? The installation is about integration. Between the digital and natural. Between ambition and wellbeing. Between the infinite scroll and the still page. Visitors should expect to not only leave with photos of statement chairs. But to leave with a question: What kind of world do we want to work in? And maybe, in the quiet curve of a Herman Miller backrest or the soft acoustics of the Biophilic Hub, they'll begin to find an answer. The space acknowledges the tension between digital speed and analog depth, between solitude and togetherness. And it doesn't pretend to resolve those tensions. Instead, it invites you to feel them, question them, and maybe leave with a clearer sense of what you need from the spaces you work in. As AI, climate shifts, and generational change continue to reshape how we live and labor, installations like Tomorrow's Workplace feel less like design statements and more like cultural diagnostics.
Miami Herald
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
‘Curated it for the culture.' Walshy Fire documents dancehall in new book
Walshy Fire has long been involved in the dancehall scene. As a kid, he grew up near House of Leo, an iconic dancehall venue in Kingston, Jamaica. As a young adult, he joined Black Chiney, a Jamaican sound system. And for the last several years, he has been a fixture of South Florida's dancehall scene, hosting his own party as well as touring around the world with Major Lazer. In 2025, the artist born Leighton Walsh took his love of dancehall to a new venue: the page. With his recently released book entitled 'Art of Dancehall: Flyer and Poster Designs of Jamaican Dancehall Culture,' Walsh looks at the culture of dancehall through the fliers that colored the scene. The fliers came from his collection and from those of graphic artists around the world including Lee Major, Muscle, Mark Professor and Stanjah. Published by Penguin Random House, 'Art of Dancehall' is available at Books & Books for $50. The book establishes the actual dancehall venue as the crucial meeting place for those who wanted to hear the burgeoning genre. Before cellphones and social media, those pieces of paper that promoters handed out told people what was happening in the dancehall scene, particularly if it came by way of the cassette, according to Jamaican DJ and producer Jason Panton. 'You wouldn't know what was going on without cassettes because they used to put fliers in cassettes,' Panton recalled, explaining that people would record dancehall nights on the tapes and distribute them. These cassettes 'would inform what was going on in sound system culture.' The book shows how, as dancehall spread across the globe, the art created to promote the shows differed by country — from the hand-drawn, DIY nature of the Jamaican flier to the simple typography of the British to the combination of both that was seen in the U.S., even as far as incorporating the Japanese dancehall scene. 'Japan is a special place,' Walsh said. 'Anything that's in culture, they try to do it better than the people that originated it.' For Panton, it's the attention to detail that ultimately stands out. 'You can tell it was done by somebody who really understands dancehall culture,' Panton said, explaining that Jamaicans need to do a better job of 'preserving our own culture' which Walsh deserves the utmost credit for doing. 'What makes this connect on an intimate level is someone who loves the culture does it.' Added Panton: 'It feels like someone inside of the culture curated it for the culture .' Walsh, who spent three years working on the project, thinks its time that dancehall got its flowers. Hip-hop got its shine in 2023 as the world celebrated its 50th anniversary. Soca even got a similar reverence later that same year. Now, it's dancehall's turn. 'There's a need to get everyone on board about how important dancehall culture is,' Walsh said.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
ICE arrests Harlem activist amid deportation battle
LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Robert Panton has spent the latter part of his life fighting for his freedom and has been teetering on deportation for the last five years. On Tuesday, during a routine check-in with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the 59-year-old was taken into custody. More Local News 'It's a gross misjustice that can be reversed at any time,' Panton said in a video recorded shortly before his detention. Panton has been fighting deportation to Jamaica since 2020, when a judge ordered his release from prison as part of a radical reform initiative. He had served three decades behind bars for a narcotics conviction during the 'war on drugs' in the 1990s. 'The same day of my release, ICE took me into custody during the worst pandemic in history,' Panton said in 2020 from behind bars. For 10 months, Panton was held in an ICE detention center during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was later granted a temporary reprieve through deferred action on his deportation. Since his compassionate release, Panton has turned his life around. A Harlem resident since the age of 4, he has mentored at-risk youth, advocated for immigration reform, and runs a suicide prevention hotline. His son is a New York City police officer. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State 'I appreciate all my supporters fighting for due process and proper consideration of being in this country,' Panton said Tuesday. Despite his efforts to rehabilitate and contribute to society, Panton said current laws continue to punish people like him. 'Our current laws continue to punish people like me even after we complete sentences,' he said. The Trump administration has renewed its focus on removing individuals since taking office in January. 'We're removing public safety and national security threats to this country,' border czar Tom Homan said Monday. Panton's family and attorney are continuing to fight to keep him in the United States. The district court (Southern District NY) issued a temporary order that Robert cannot be removed pending further briefing in his case. ICE has not yet responded to a request for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
