Ph Light

Ph Artichoke

Louis Poulsen Ph 5 Pendant Lamp

Fixture Display

Aluminum Scandinavian Chandelier

Artichoke Chandelier

Poul Henningsen Ph Table Lamp

Materials

Aluminum, Copper, Steel

$1,836 / item

H 18.3 in Dm 13 in

Poul Henningsen Ph 3½-2½ Glass Table Lamp

By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen

Located in Berkeley, CA

Poul Henningsen devoted most of his life to taming electric light. He based his three-shade design on a logarithmic spiral to make optimum use of the light source.

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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Chrome

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PH 5 Pendant

Unavailable

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

At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would become synonymous with the PH light, which remains 100% glare-free, irrespective of how the light is installed or which light source is u...

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PH Artichoke Pendant Light

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H 18.4 in W 18.9 in D 18.9 in

PH Artichoke Pendant Light

By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

PH Artichoke pendant light has a world-famous unique sculptural design and is viewed as an international design icon.

Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Aluminum, Copper, Steel

Louis Poulsen PH 3½-2½ Floor Lamp by Poul Henningsen

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H 23.6 in Dm 22.8 in

Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke 600 Pendant Light 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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke 720 Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen

Unavailable

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H 28.3 in Dm 25.6 in

Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke 720 Pendant Light 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

Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke 840 Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen

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Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Pendant Light in Brass by Poul Henningsen

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H 9.5 in Dm 11.3 in

Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Pendant Light in Brass 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

Glass

Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Pendant Light in Black by Poul Henningsen

Unavailable

H 9.5 in Dm 11.3 in

Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Pendant Light in Black 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, Nickel

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

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H 31 in Dm 11.25 in

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

Located in Los Angeles, CA

rare PH 3/2 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen the lamp was developed in 1925-26 for the "Forum" exhibition hall in Copenhagen

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Vintage 1930s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Brass

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

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H 9 in Dm 11.25 in

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare limited edition PH 3/2 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, the lamp was developed in 1925-26 for the "Forum" exhibition hall in Copenhagen.

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Opal, Brass

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

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H 31 in Dm 11.25 in

Poul Henningsen "PH 3/2" Pendant Light

Located in Los Angeles, CA

rare limited edition PH 3/2 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
the lamp was developed in 1925-26 for the "Forum" exhibition hall in Copenhagen

Materials

Materials

Metal

Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate

$867 / item

H 18.9 in W 7.09 in D 3.94 in

Smoked Murano Glass Wall Sconces with Central Brass Plate

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Wall sconces made of a piece of curved and wavy Murano glass with a central brass plate. Two lights per sconce. Price per sconce

Category

2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool

$1,750 / item

H 33 in W 18.5 in D 19 in

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool

By Bertu Furniture

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...

Category

2010s American Modern Stools

Materials

Wood, Oak

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock

$2,800 / set

H 17.5 in W 10.5 in D 6.5 in

Pair of Murano Glass Wall Sconces, Art Deco Style, in Stock

Located in Miami, FL

Pair of Murano glass wall sconces, in stock Fume color and horizontal striation texture Black opaline finials and brass accents Art Deco inspired design. Gives off warm beams of lig...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass

$7,080 / item

H 23.63 in Dm 43.31 in

Murano Sputnik Spherical Green Glass and Brass Chandelier

Located in Roma, Lazio

A fantastic emerald green sputnik, with a surprising design and for its very low height, which allows it to fit in both high and low ceilings. Very elegant, it will furnish and decor...

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

Materials

Brass

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Ph Light For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal ph light for your home. Frequently made of metal, aluminum and glass, every ph light was constructed with great care. Find 74 options for an antique or vintage ph light now, or shop our selection of 14 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ph light — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A ph light, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern or Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made ph light over the years, but those crafted by Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen and Louis Paulsen are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Ph Light?

A ph light can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,139, while the lowest priced sells for $360 and the highest can go for as much as $20,250.

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 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, 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. (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.)

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 natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era 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 — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.