Louis Poulsen
PH5 Pendant Light
Price starting from € 715,00*
*Price valid for the version PH5 Mini in Ø 30 x H.16,3 cm in monochrome blue varnished aluminium - bulb excluded (cod. 5741104587).
The PH5 lamp was born from the close collaboration between Poul Henningsen and Louis Polsen in response to the constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by manufacturers. The name of this luminous piece of furniture varies according to the size of the main screen of the suspension which has a diameter of 50 cm. Originally Poul Henningsen wanted to improve the color reproduction characteristics of the light source in the PH5, inserting small red and blue screens to integrate the color in the part of the spectrum to which the eye is least sensitive to thus actuate the light in the yellow central region - green where instead human perception is more developed.
Mini Version Ø 30 x H.16,3 cm
Classic Version in Ø 50 x H.26,7 cm
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Louis Poulsen was born in 1874 with the idea of producing luminous furniture strongly inspired by the tradition of Scandinavian design. A clear and functional trait has therefore inspired the origin of numerous pieces made so that each is able to reflect and support the rhythm of natural light. Every single detail of the Louis Poulsen collections follows a specific purpose and nothing is ever exclusively aesthetic, design and more. A deep bond with craftsmanship makes each piece unique, created almost tailor-made by the hand that orchestrates the final details, orienting a serial production towards the creation of almost unique and impossible to replicate pieces.Read more
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Poul Henningsen
The Danish Poul Hennigsen (1894-1967) was the most important lamp designer in the history of Scandinavian design. His pioneering activity in the field of lighting began in the late 10s, when the interest aroused in him by the diffusion of electricity in Danish cities convinced him to abandon his architectural studies to devote himself to the design of lighting fixtures, starting a long research that will culminate in 1926 with the putting into production of its first series of PH lamps by the Louis Poulsen company, which immediately became a bestseller throughout Europe, which still constitute the heart of the brand's production today. That of light designer will be an activity that will accompany him throughout his life, with over one hundred models of lamps designed in about fifty years of career, all inspired by the same basic concept: Henningsen loved working on diffusers of great engineering complexity, based on precise mathematical proportions, capable at the same time of avoiding spreading light in the environment in the most functional way and of revealing themselves to be aesthetically very satisfying. This commitment was accompanied by the second great passion of his life, that of journalism and politics, faced by rigorously progressive positions that forced him to live in exile in Sweden at the time of the Nazi occupation. Through the magazines he directed, Henningsen carried on a solid polemic against the artistic ambitions of contemporary Scandinavian design, which according to him distanced it from the possibility of being truly useful for the popular masses. During his career he also designed various furnishings, now re-proposed by the PH Furniture brand, among which the iconic Snake Chair stands out.
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