Poul Henningsen Snowball Light

Poul henningsen artichoke lamp medium copper.

Poul henningsen snowball light.

Show all poul henningsen context product productname pages productdetail productdownload infotext t last viewed products data specifications. Poul henningsen snowball light. In 1925 one of these fixtures won first prize for modern lighting at the international exposition of decorative arts in paris. White painted metal lamellas form the lamp body which because of its spherical shape was named after a snowball by poul henningsen and which can be operated according to the manufacturer with a bulb of up to 70 watts.

The ph snowball pendant light received no particular attention at that occasion and was only re launched and manufactured in 1983. The ph snowball pendant light emits comfortable glare free diffused light. Poul henningsen last. Throughout his life ph sought to create glare free lighting.

Poul henningsen designed ph snowball pendant light in 1958 and exhibited it with the ph 5 pendant light at the danish museum of decorative art. When the light is switched on the top portion is illuminated while the bottom part remains dark. Like his mother henningsen became a gifted penman and a sharp social critic. When the light is switched on the top portion is illuminated while the bottom part remains dark.

Poul henningsen artichoke lamp small silver. Matte painted undersides and glossy top. Matt painted undersurfaces and glossy top surfaces result in an attractive reflection of the diffused light creating uniform light distribution around the fixture. Poul henningsen artichoke lamp small white.

Trained as an architect poul henningsen is best known for a series of lighting fixtures that resulted from his fascination with the then new technology of the electric light bulb. His work with louis poulsen continued right up until his death in 1967. The fixture emits comfortable glare free diffuse light. Aiming to direct light where it was most needed and creating soft shadows while using incandescen.

Ph snowball the pendant lamp by louis poulsen in white goes back to a design by the danish designer poul henningsen from the year 1958. Poul henningsen s mother was famous author and equality activist agnes henningsen poul was the illegitimate son of her and journalist carl ewald and his childhood was spent in a tolerant and bohemian home. From 1925 henningsen was a designer for louis poulsen lighting. Poul henningsen artichoke lamp small copper.

Poul henningsen designed his first lights back in 1925 1926 for an exhibition in paris. Poul henningsen designed snowball in 1958 and it was exhibited together with ph 5 at the danish museum of decorative art.