Louis Poulsen Double Shade Desk Lamp, 1940

Decorative table lamp in brass designed and made by Louis Poulsen. Great original condition.

Functionalist desk lamp designed by Danish Architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in the late 1940s. Made for "DSB" (The Danish Railway Company) hence the name "Konduktørlampe/Train Conductors lamp". Its was manufactured by Louis Poulsen. This example is from the earliest production with the old bakelite...

A painted metal desk lamp, having a pivoting 'offset funnel' shade floating above a pierced egg-form base.

An articulating desk lamp having a brass stem with patina and off-white enameled hood and base.

Stunning original production PH-table lamp model "3,5/2" by Poul Henningsen manufactured at Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen in the 1940s. The lamp base is made from patinated brass and white bakelite parts. The shades are all original and unrestored. The upper shade is made from yellow lacquered metal with a wonderful patina while the middle and lower are made from frosted matte glass which gives a wonderful light distribution. A beautiful and rare example of the world famous lamp icon. Poul Henningsen designed the three-shade system back in 1925-1926. The first lights using the system were designed by PH in cooperation with Louis Poulsen for an exhibition in Paris. PH sought to create glare-free light, direct light where it was most needed, and create soft shadows, using incandescent bulbs as a light source. PH 3/2 Table is a member of the three-shade family. Thus PH did not just design a light, but an entire system – around a thousand different models have been produced over the years. PH was the first person to pursue a scientific approach to light and use the logarithmic spiral as a basis. By using a design based on the logarithmic spiral he achieved even distribution of light over the entire curve of the shade. This even light distribution, together with the diffuse reflection through the glass, made it possible to control glare and shadow. Each shade reduces the amount of light equally, due to their distance from the light source. The PH light model numbers refer to the shade size. Each top shade had a corresponding set of middle and lower shades. In the ‘pure’ models, such as the 2/2, the top shade has a size of about 20 cm, with corresponding lower shades. PH 3/2 Table consists of an app. 30 cm top shade, but uses lower shades from the 2/2 model. These ‘hybrid’ models were introduced due to the desire to hang the pendants at lower heights. The system was also used for wall, table and floor lamps. This specific example has a "3,5" top shade (33,7 cm.) and a "2" middle and lower shade making it a "3,5/2 PH lamp".

Often referred to as 'The Ghost of PH' and based on the Ideas of Poul Henningsen this fully adjustable white 'Anglepoise' desk light was designed in-house at Louis Poulsen in the ear...

Often referred to as 'The Ghost of PH' and based on the Ideas of Poul Henningsen this fully adjustable black 'Anglepoise' desk or wall light was designed in-house at Louis Poulsen in...

Arne Jacobsen Large 'AJ Oxford' Table Lamp Opal & Metal Shade for Louis Poulsen Originally designed in 1963 by Arne Jacobsen for the dining hall at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford, the 'AJ Oxford' table lamp is now available in this meticulously fabricated authorized re-edition from Louis Poulsen. Executed in black metal with a triple-layer hand-blown glass diffuser, featuring a black steel top shade that emits a pleasant downward light.  Price per item.  Available to order in unlimited quantities. Available in short and tall variations as well as choice of shade in solid glass or glass with a black steel top shade. Also available as a pin-mounted lamp with glass shade only...

Large brass construction chromed fitted with one E27 socket 3 glass shades. Desiged by Poul Henningsen and manufactured in Denmark by Louis Poulsen in the 1970s. Very good condition.

GamFratesi White 'Yuh' Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen Designed in 2017 by the Danish-Italian duo Stine Gam and Enrico Fratesi, the 'Yuh' table lamp is inspired by the classic virtues ...