Poul Henningsen Artichoken Lampe

The ph artichoke lamp was born out of a lighting commission poul henningsen 1894 1967 received from danish architects eva and nils koppel to outfit the newly rebuilt langelinie pavilion a copenhagen restaurant that was bombed during world war ii by the germans with support from danish collaborators.

Poul henningsen artichoken lampe.

Concentric rows of leaves painted white on the underside disguise the fixture s electrical components leaving just a spectacular form to see. With its world famous unique sculptural design the ph artichoke is viewed as an international design icon. Poul henningsen s artichoke lamp is arguably the most iconic and representative pendant lamp from the world famous collection of ph lamps. Midcentury scandinavian furniture such as the ph artichoke lamp helped define the look of an era.

Ph lamps are iconic and were designed by poul henningsen for the danish lighting manufacturer louis poulsen founded in 1874. The original space situated on the copenhagen waterfront dated back to 1902 and was a beloved spot for socializing in the city. Inside danish architect and designer poul henningsen was commissioned to create a sculptural light that remained beautiful when the lights were off and the ph artichoke pendant lamp was born. Having experimented with the size shape and position of the artichoke lamp s 1958 metal shades designer poul henningsen settled on an overlapping pattern that softly and evenly illuminates.