Poul Henningsen Ph Artichoke Lamp

Concentric rows of leaves painted white on the underside disguise the fixture s electrical components leaving just a spectacular form to see.

Poul henningsen ph artichoke lamp. The ph artichoke is considered to be a classical masterpiece made by poul henningsen more than 40 years ago. Midcentury scandinavian furniture such as the ph artichoke lamp helped define the look of an era. Having experimented with the size shape and position of the artichoke lamp s 1958 metal shades designer poul henningsen settled on an overlapping pattern that softly and evenly illuminates. Ph lamps are iconic and were designed by poul henningsen for the danish lighting manufacturer louis poulsen founded in 1874.

The fixture has 72 leaves positioned so as. The ph artichoke was designed in 1958 by poul henningsen for the langelinie pavillonen a modernist copenhagen restaurant where it continues to enchant visitors today. The fixture provides 100 glare free light. Based on the same principle as the multilayered shade the artichoke employs leaf like elements to compose the form.

With its world famous unique sculptural design the ph artichoke is viewed as an international design icon. The ph artichoke lamp was born out of a lighting commission poul henningsen 1894 1967 received from danish architects eva and nils koppel to outfit the newly rebuilt langelinie pavilion a copenhagen restaurant that was bombed during world war ii by the germans with support from danish collaborators the original space situated on the copenhagen waterfront dated back to 1902 and was. In denmark where he often is referred to simply as ph he was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of denmark between the world wars his novel works of danish modern designs are featured in many museums. Ph artichoke 1958 is a 360 degree glare free luminaire created by 72 leaves which shield the light source redirect and reflect the light onto the underlying leaves giving distinct unique illumination.

The 72 precisely positioned leaves form 12 unique rows of six leaves each. Henningsen continued to design for louis poulsen well after these early successes and in 1958 he produced yet another classic the majestic artichoke lamp. Poul henningsen 9 september 1894 31 january 1967 was a danish author critic architect and designer.