Poul Henningsen Lighting
Danish, 1894-1967
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.
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Creator: Poul Henningsen
Scandinavian Modern Vintage White Metal Chandelier Poul Henningsen Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage white metal chandelier or pendant from aluminum in white and red by Poul Henningsen, Denmark 1958.
A beautiful chand...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Louis Poulsen, Large Artichoke Chandelier by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, large Artichoke chandelier by Poul Henningsen.
Width x Height x Length (mm)
720 x 650 x 720, 17.3 kg
Material: Leaves: Brass, stainle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
PH 3/2 Pendant By Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 3/2 pendant designed by Poul Henningsen and manufactured by Louis Poulsen. The lamp is of white opaline glass and black chromed.
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Contrast Pendant by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Contrast pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen and made by Louis Poulsen Denmark. Great original condition.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen / Verner Panton Style, Large Plexiglas Ceiling Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poul Henningsen / Verner Panton style, large ceiling lamp in Plexiglas with four lamellae inside.
Absolutely beautiful and modern lamp.
Danish design, 1950s-1960s.
Measures:...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Plexiglass
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
‘PH Hat’ wall fixture, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Little Burstead, Essex
‘PH Hat’ wall fixture, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1960s. With original white painted steel body and adjustable s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Steel
Louis Poulsen, Large Glass Table Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, large glass table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x Height x Length (mm)
450 x 550 x 450, 9.3 kg
Material: Shades in mouth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Medium Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, medium pendant light by Poul Henningsen.
Measures: Width 650 x height 500 x length 650 (mm), 8,2 kg
Material: Matte lacquered aluminum. Struts: Purple, rolled aluminum...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Contrast Pendant by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Contrast pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark. Great original condition.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$4,500 / item
Mid-Century PH4 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1960
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This pendant was designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen from 1966 until it was discontinued in this color in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is made of powder-co...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen Early Table Lamp Model PH-3/2 by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare and early table lamp model PH-3/2 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark. Stamped “PAT. APPL.”.
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Nickel
Louis Poulsen, Color Table Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, color table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
330 x 450 x 330, 2.6 kg
Top shade: Spun aluminium. The insid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,982 / item
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare ceiling lamp designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Small Table Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, small table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
200 x 355 x 200, 1.6 kg
Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with the body a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,621 / item
PH Table Lamp Model Ph3½-2½ Limited Edition By Poul Henningsen From 1927
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH Table lamp, model PH3½-2½, is a limited edition designed by Poul Henningsen and manufactured by Louis Poulsen. This lamp, made of copper, has an upper...
Category
1920s Danish Other Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Copper
Floor Lamp Model 3½-2½ In Chrome By Poul Henningsen For Louis Poulsen From 1980s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The floor lamp, Model 3½-2½, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in 1980, is a striking example of Danish lighting design. This model features a high-gloss chro...
Category
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Louis Poulsen, Metal Floor Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, metal floor light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
550 x 1315 x 550, 7.4 kg
Material: Shades: white opal acrylic and polycarbonate, stem in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,042 / item
Poul Henningsen, Pair of PH Hat Wall Lamp, Louis Poulsen, 1961
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The Poul Henningsen Hat Wall Lamp, created by the esteemed Danish designer Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen, is a masterpiece of lighting design that seamlessly blends f...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,153 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Louis Poulsen, Glass Floor Light by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, glass floor light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width 450 x height 1250 x length 450(mm), 15.5 kg
Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with top plate an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
$5,646 / item
Danish PH4 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This pendant was designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen from 1966 until it was discontinued in this color in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is made of powder-c...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Ph 3½-2½ Floor Lamp with Frame of Black Metallic Steel by Pou Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The PH 3½-2½ floor lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen and manufactured by Louis Poulsen, is an iconic example of Scandinavian Modern lighting design. With its frame crafted from black...
Category
1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Charlottenborg Pendant Model PH 5-4½ By Poul Henningsens From 1980s
By Sophus Frandsen, Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen, Ebbe Christensen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Charlottenborg pendant, model PH 5-4½/1, is a collaboration between Ebbe Christensen, Sophus Frandsen, and Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
$1,629 Sale Price
26% Off
Poul Henningsen 'PH 3/3' Opaline Glass Pendant Lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH 3/3 Opaline glass pendant lamp for Louis Poulsen.
These refined pendants are an addition to the Louis Poulsen PH collection and are based on Poul Henningsen's o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century PH4 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1960
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This pendant was designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen from 1966 until it was discontinued in this color in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is made of powder-co...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Louis Poulsen, Large Metal Table Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, large metal table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x Height x Length (mm)
450 x 540 x 450, 3.0 kg
Material: Shades: white lacquered aluminium, Stem and base...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Medium Glass Table Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, medium glass table light by Poul Henningsen
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
330 x 450 x 330, 3.0 kg
Material: Shade: Mouth-blown white opal glass Top plate: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century PH4 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1960
By Poul Henningsen
Located in GNIEZNO, 30
This pendant was designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen from 1966 until it was discontinued in this color in the late 1970s to early 1980s. It is made of powder-co...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen, Set of Seven PH Hat Wall Lamp, Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The PH Hat Wall Lamp, designed by the legendary Danish designer Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, is an iconic piece that exemplifies timeless design and functionality. Created in 1...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp PH-5/5 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare ceiling lamp PH-5/5 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Dimensions (W x D x H): 56 x 56 x 33 (65) cm.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Metal
Danish pendant lamp in opalized glass and brass, model PH 3/2 by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Superb Scandinavian pendant light. Designed in 1923, the PH 3/2 pendant light offers refined, glare-free and economical lighting. Made up of 3 circles of glass topped by a brass tube...
Category
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,778 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Large Artichoke Pendant Lamp in White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a PH-Artichoke pendant, initially designed by Danish architect and designer Poul Henningsen in 1957. This example dates to the 1970s and was produced by Louis Poulsen in Denm...
Category
1970s Danish Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Wire
Ph 4/3 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
PH 4/3 - table lamp w. matt glass shades and nickel-plated steel. Poul Henningsen / Louis Poulsen.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Steel
Poul Henning for Poulsen Denmark, White PH Artichoke Ceiling Lamp 72 cm
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Renens, CH
Poul Henning for Poulsen Denmark, White PH Artichoke Ceiling Lamp 72 cm
The PH Artichoke was originally designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for a resta...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Ceiling Lamp PH 4/4 Designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1930
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling lamp PH 4/4 designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen,
Denmark. 1930's.
Nickel plated brass and original glass.
Measurements:
D: 40 cm/ 15 3/4''
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Brass
Poul Henningesen, model PH 5-4.5, Charlottenberg , Louis Poulsen, 1980s
By Ebbe Christensen, Poul Henningsen, Sophus Frandsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Uppsala, SE
Charlottenborg ceiling lamp, model 5-4.5, designed by Ebbe Christensen & Sophus Frandsen, based on ideas and sketches originally made by Poul Henningsen and produced by his his life ...
Category
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Sheet Metal
Curved Arm PH 4½/3 Copper Sconce by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A PH 4.5/3 outdoor sconce with a gently curved arm. The sconce is made from copper and has been restored so it is bright and shiny. The underside is painted white to reflect the ligh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Price Upon Request
Poul Henningsen Wall Light
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Copper patinated wall light w/large shade.
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Copper
Price Upon Request
Straight Arm PH 4½/3 Copper Sconce by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A PH 4.5/3 outdoor sconce with a straight arm. The sconce is made from copper and has been restored so it is bright and shiny. The underside is painted white to reflect the light and...
Category
1960s Danish Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Lighting
Materials
Copper
Price Upon Request
Poul Henningsen lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Poul Henningsen lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Poul Henningsen lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 239 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 306 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original lighting by Poul Henningsen were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Fog & Mørup, Vilhelm Lauritzen, and Jo Hammerborg. Prices for Poul Henningsen lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $287 and can go as high as $81,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,880.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Poul Henningsen is famous for designing 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. Some of his most iconic pieces include the Spiral, made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum, and the Artichoke lamp, whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. Find a collection of Poul Henningsen lighting on 1stDibs.