Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke Pendant Lamp
The PH Artichoke was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958 for the Langelinie Pavillonen restaurant in Copenhagen, where it still hangs. The 72 leaves are arranged in 12 rows of six, each angled to block direct views of the light source from any position below. The leaves illuminate each other inward, producing an even warm glow across the entire structure. Available in painted steel, stainless steel, and copper finishes in three sizes, 48cm, 60cm, and 84cm. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
MEASUREMENTS:
Small
- Diameter: 48 cm / 18.9 inch
- Height: 46.7 cm / 18.4 inch
Medium
- Diameter: 60 cm / 23.6 inch
- Height: 57.9 cm / 22.8 inch
Large
- Diameter: 72 cm / 28.3 inch
- Height: 65 cm / 25.6 inch
Extra Large
- Diameter: 84 cm / 33.1 inch
- Height: 71.8 cm / 28.3 inch
Cable
- Length: 366 cm / 144 inch
MATERIALS:
- Leaves: Die cut copper, laser cut stainless steel or die cut steel
- Top shade: White, spun steel
- Frame: High lustre chrome plated, cast aluminum
- Suspension: High lustre chrome plated, spun aluminum
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Small: 1 x 200W A-23 CL Medium or Dimmable 0-10V 44W LED 3000K
- Medium or Large or Extra Large: 1 x 96W LED 2700K or 3000K, Dimmable 0-10V
- Suspension Type: 3 x stainless steel aircraft cables
- Cord Type: 3-conductors (non-LED) / 2-conductors (LED), 18 AWG white PVC power cord
- Cord Color: white cord, except for copper non-LED variants have black cord
- Canopy: white
- Dry location
- cULus Listed
Poul Henningsen
Denmark, 1894 - 1967
“All political art is bad – all good art is political.” - Poul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen was a Danish author, architect and critic, one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars. In Denmark, he is often referred to as PH. Poul Henningsen was the illegitimate son of author Agnes Henningsen and satirist Carl Ewald. He spent a happy childhood in a tolerant and modern home in Ordrup which was often visited by the leading literates. Between 1911 and 1917 he was educated as an architect, but he never graduated and tried himself as an inventor and painter.
His most valuable contribution to design was in the field of lighting. He designed the PH-lamp in 1925, which, like his later designs, used carefully analyzed reflecting and baffling of the light rays from the bulb to achieve glare-free and uniform illumination. His light fixtures were manufactured by Louis Poulsen. His best-known models are the PH Artichoke and PH 5. The lamps created the economic foundation of his later work.
Other notable designs include the PH Grand Piano which is included in several notable 20th-century design collections, including that of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. He also designed Glassalen for Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen.
Louis Poulsen: PH 5, Artichoke, Panthella, AJ and the Science of Glare-Free Light
Louis Poulsen has produced functional lighting in Denmark since 1874. The company's design direction was set in 1924 by Poul Henningsen, whose PH system was built on one principle: the light source must never be directly visible. Every shade and reflector in the PH family exists to eliminate glare while delivering even, comfortable light. The collection extends to Arne Jacobsen's AJ series (1957), Verner Panton's Panthella (1971), and Oki Sato's NJP task lamps (2015).
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