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PH 5 Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Pendant
PH 5 Pendant
H 10.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
PH 5 Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Pendant
H 10.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
PH 5 Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Pendant
PH 5 Pendant
H 10.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
PH 5 Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Pendant
PH 5 Pendant
H 10.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
PH 5 Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Pendant
PH 5 Pendant
H 10.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
PH 5 Mini Pendant
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

PH 5 Mini Pendant
PH 5 Mini Pendant
H 6.4 in W 11.8 in D 11.8 in
Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Green
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in Green. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Green
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Green The PH 3½-3 pendants are an addition to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Green by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Green for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, new production. The PH 3
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

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Metal

Poul Henningsen Ph 5 Mini Pendant
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
-free. The pendant was christened PH 5 due to the 50 cm diameter of the main shade. Poul Henningsen
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

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Chrome

Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH Pendants in Green for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen set of 3 PH 3½-3 pendants in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, New production
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen Ph 3½-3 Pendant
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
½-3 pendant. The PH 3½-3 pendant is based on Poul Henningsen’s original drawings from the late1920s
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers an...

Materials

Chrome

Louis Poulsen PH 3½-3 Color Pendant in Green by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in New York, NY
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen by the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 3½-3 Color Pendant by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen by the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendants for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
The PH 3½-3 pendants are an addition to the Louis Poulsen PH collection and are based on Poul
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Copper, Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Rose
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in rose. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Red
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in red. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Blue
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in blue. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Orange
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in orange. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Grey
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in grey. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic PH 5
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Classic White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Classic White. Poul Henningsen introduced his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Modern White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in modern white. Poul Henningsen introduced his
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All Black
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in all black. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All Blue
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in all blue. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in all white. Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Yellow
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Yellow. The PH 3½-3 pendants are an addition
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in White The PH 3½-3 pendants are an addition to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Red
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Red The PH 3½-3 pendants are an addition to
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum, Copper

Poul Henningsen Ph 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Oyster Grey
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in monochrome oyster grey. Poul Henningsen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Pale Rose
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in monochrome pale rose. Poul Henningsen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Red by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Rose by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Copper by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Orange by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Blue by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Brass by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Gray by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen Ph 3½-3 Pendant in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 pendant in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, new production. The PH 3
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in White for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, new production. The PH 3
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Red for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH 3½-3 Pendant in Yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, new production. The PH 3
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Modern White by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant Light in Classic White by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH Pendants in White for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH 3½-3 pendants in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, New production
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH Pendants in Red for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen Set of 3 PH 3½-3 pendants in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, New production
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen Ph 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Pastel Oyster Blue Rose
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in pastel oyster blue rose. Poul Henningsen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen Ph 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Pastel Blue Rose Peach
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen in pastel blue rose peach. Poul Henningsen
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen Set of 3 Ph 3½-3 Pendants in Yellow for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen set of 3 PH 3½-3 pendants in yellow for Louis Poulsen. Denmark, New production
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningson Green PH5 Mini Pendants for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningson green PH5 mini pendants for Louis Poulsen. Poul Henningsen originally introduced
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Hues of Green for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH5 Mini Pendant Lamp in Green by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Green for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH5 mini pendant for Louis Poulsen. Designed 1958, Mini in 2017. New, current
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and ...

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH5 Mini Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
PH 5 in 1958 as a follow-up to his celebrated three-shade system. The fixture emits both downward and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Brass for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal, Brass

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Copper for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Copper, Metal

Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Gray
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1958 as a classic new product. No one knew at the time that it
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Aluminum

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Monochrome Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Monochrome Black for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal

Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in White Modern for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and...

Materials

Metal

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Ph Green Pendants For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of ph green pendants is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and brass, all ph green pendants available were constructed with great care. There are 16 antique and vintage ph green pendants for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 84 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of ph green pendants available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Ph green pendants are generally popular furniture pieces, but Scandinavian Modern, modern and mid-century modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Ph Green Pendants?

Prices for ph green pendants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, ph green pendants begin at $425 and can go as high as $13,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,071.

Poul Henningsen for sale on 1stDibs

The name Poul Henningsen is synonymous with the best and most innovative modern Scandinavian lamps and other lighting. The Danish designer created a signature vocabulary of fixtures with tiered and layered shades in sculptural arrangements that are at once naturalistic and geometric. 

Henningsen grew up in a town on the outskirts of Copenhagen and studied architecture at the Technical University of Denmark. He would become a noted art critic, journalist and screenwriter, but his first love was lighting design.

Henningsen’s childhood home was illuminated by oil lamps. When his family switched to electrified lighting, he was alarmed and repelled by the harsh glare cast by an incandescent bulb, and in his late teens he began conducting quasi-scientific experiments to measure which materials and methods best diffused or reflected light to give it a warm brightness. His work came to the attention of the lighting-fixtures firm Louis Poulsen, which sponsored the development of a prototype lamp. The design won a gold medal at the 1925 Paris Expositions Internationales des Arts Decóratifs et Industriels Modernes — from which the term Art Deco derives. The lamp, whose three-part shade is said to be inspired by the arrangement of a dinner plate atop a soup bowl atop a teacup, became the basis for Henningsen’s most successful design, the PH 4/3 desk lamp.

All told, Henningsen would design some 100 lighting fixtures in his career. Some of his most notable creations are hanging lamps, which include the Septima (1929), a pendant composed of seven graduated frosted-glass layers; the Spiral (1942), made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum; and the Artichoke lamp (1958), whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. The last is likely Henningsen’s masterwork and an icon of mid-20th-century design. Like all Henningsen lighting designs, it is striking, sculptural and — thanks to his insistence on the primacy of the quality of the light cast — superbly functional.

Find a collection of authentic Poul Henningsen table lamps, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right chandeliers-pendant-lights for You

Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique and vintage chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.

While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.

The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina (note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too), with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier.

Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged. Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes. Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.

For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.

The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the whimsical — like the work of Beau & Bien’s Sylvie Maréchal, frequently inspired by her dreams — to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room. With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs.