Contrappeso Chandelier, 4 hues of blue "Quadriennale"

Named after the Italian word for counterweight, this chandelier creates a delicate balance of natural solid brass elements ending on one side with a double aluminum shade hand-painte...

A magnificent interpretation of mid-century style, this three-arm chandelier combines the warm glow of natural solid brass with the ivory-hued aluminum of its three double shades. Th...

Part of the Contrappeso (counterweight) collection, this floor lamp is an exercise in balance and sophistication. Its solid brass structure is finished by hand with wax and raises fr...

Part of the Contrappeso Collection, this floor lamp is a homage to the piece displayed in 1951 at the Triennale in Milan and exudes mid-century understated elegance and a rationalist...

Beautiful chandelier with three arms that are counterbalanced. That allows to move the arms up and down. The heads are on a pivotting joint to they can reach any desired angle. Thi...

This exquisite Murano glass chandelier boasts delicate glass elements that shimmer and radiate a cozy, welcoming ambiance, making it the perfect centerpiece for any living space. Man...

Poul Henningsen PH5 pendant for Louis Poulsen. Denmark. Designed in 1958. New, current production. Poul Henningsen developed the PH 5 in 1958 in response to constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by bulb manufacturers, naming it after the size of the pendant’s main shade, which is 50 cm in diameter. When the lamp was introduced, he wrote, typically daringly, about how he had lost faith in whether the manufacturers of incandescent light bulbs would ever learn to consider common sense or have the consumer’s best interests at heart: “I have accepted fate, and with Louis Poulsen´s permission I have designed a PH fixture, which can be used with any kind of light source, Christmas lights and 100 W metal filament bulbs. Although a fluorescent tube would be too much to ask in the existing form!” Henningsen wanted to improve the colour reproduction characteristics of the light source in the PH 5. Small red and blue shades were therefore inserted to supplement the colour in the part of the spectrum where the eye is least sensitive – the red and blue areas – thereby subduing the light in the middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. 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 used. The red and blue rings...

Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant for Louis Poulsen in Hues of Blue Poul Henningsen introduced his iconic 'PH 5' pendant light in 1958. Six decades later, the 'PH 5' remains the bestsell...