Lighting Design Inspiration - Poul Henningsen

!±8± Lighting Design Inspiration - Poul Henningsen

Poul Henningsen (1894 - 1967) is a true design icon and was born in Copenhagen to the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmark from 1911-14, and then at Technical College in Copenhagen from 1914-17 but never graduated as an architect.

He was a self taught inventor and started practicing traditional functionalistic architecture, but over the years his professional interests changed to focus mainly on lighting which is why the name PH has become synonymous with Danish lighting design.  He also became a writer and was a journalist, author and critic.

For a short period at the beginning of WWII, he was the head architect of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creative people, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation but soon became a vital part of the Danish colony of artists living in Sweden.

Poul Henningsen, better known by his initials PH, was obsessed with light. His self-appointed mission was to find "harmony in lighting" and this was fueled by his experience working as an architect designing houses, factories, and theaters.

With the introduction of the electric light PH found the glare from the electric bulb too blinding. To his mind, this was unsatisfactory for his buildings so he began experimenting and creating designs of his own.

In 1924 PH began working with Louis Poulsen, an electrical appliances manufacturer, to produce a lamp that would have the same soft, relaxing qualities of the petroleum lamp and would become his most famous work, the 3 shade "PH lamp."

In preparation for the Paris industrial design exhibition in 1925, he took part in a competition on home lighting and ended up winning six prizes!

The PH lamp was unveiled to the world at the 1925 World expo in Paris.

The PH lamp was the result of 10 years of scientific study and incorporates tiers of shades, allowing the user to direct light in several different directions without exposing the light source.

According to Henningsen: "the whole trick is not directly illuminating more of a room than is strictly necessary"

The PH Artichoke , arguably one the most iconic lights ever made, develops the same idea using even more panels and layers of shades. The design centers on a 360-degree glare-free light created by 72 leaves, that resemble an artichoke. It was originally designed for the Langeline Pavilion restaurant in Copenhagen where the lights still hang today.

The few remaining rough sketches show that its basic design was conceived very quickly.

The PH Artichoke is a true timeless classical masterpiece. The structure is made of steel arches with the leaves attached to the frame. The light is reflected and directed upon the leaves, until it illuminates the entire artichoke. You can view the fixture from any angle without seeing the light source, which is located in the center of the PH Artichoke.

You can view the fixture from any angle without seeing the light source, which is located in the center of the PH Artichoke.

Iconic Lights designer lighting collection includes the PH artichoke light in a range of colours - http://iconiclights.co.uk

Lighting Design Inspiration - Poul Henningsen

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Orbiter Micro Pendant

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5741906808 Lamp Setting: AC Martin Partners. Los Angeles, California, USA. The Orbiter Micro Pendant creates both distinct and sparkling illumination. The design of the reflector ring ensures that the majority of the light is directed downward. The anti-glare ring shields the lamp from direct view. The symmetrical illumination and high architectural adaptability does not go unnoticed. FEATURES | SPECIFICATIONS | DESIGN LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ORBITER MICRO PENDANT: -Pendant -Orbiter collection -Designed by Jens M ller-Jensen -White powder coated finish -Encloser material: clear glass -Saturn ring material: die cut steel -Anti-glare ring material: Spun steel top -cUL listed for dry locations DESIGN CONCEPT: -The Orbiter Family is based on a non-glaring light, directed at where it is needed. The Orbiter Pendant holds the design quality that makes it suitable in any type of architectural environment. Commercial Inspiration More Commercial Inspiration Back to top SPECIFICATIONS: -Cord length: 12' -Accommodates: one 60W, T-4 G9 120v halogen bulb -Overall dimensions: 5.1''H x 5'' Dia Specifications Back to top DESIGNER: Jens M ller-Jensen View all Jens M ller-Jensen Jens M ller-Jensen was born and raised in Copenhagen. In 1955, he finalized his exam as a medical and technical instrument engineer and in 1964, he graduated as an architect from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. His most famous work for Louis Poulsen Lighting is the 'Satellit' post tops outdoor luminaires which have been used for four decades in many locations troughout the world. This design has also earned Jensen the '2000 Danish Classical Design Award'. Since 1995, Jensen's ergonomically designed walking stick has been a part of the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His work is characterized by his craftsmanship and his ability to work three-dimensionally, creating the most amazing 1:1 models, used to give the decision-maker an authentic sense of the product

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Louis Paulsen, ph 4 3 pendant light PH 4/3 Pendant is a member of the PH 3-shade family, and the principle behind the PH 3-shade fixture was made in a few hectic months in the winter of 1925-26 for a large exhibition hall in Copenhagen, Denmark called ?Forum?. This is what PH said about his new fixture in 1926: ?The real innovation in the PH-fixture is that it produces lighting which is both glare free and economical. It is easy enough to create glare-free light (indirect and strongly shaded light) if a portion of the light is allowed to be wasted, and it is equally easy to make fixtures which are highly efficient if you ignore the fact that they severely irritate the eye (strong specular reflection, etc.) but it is an art to make light both economical and glare free.? Before the development of the 3-shade fixture, Poul Henningsen and Louis Poulsen had been working together on designing the fixtures for the Danish Pavilion at the World Expo in Paris, France in 1925. When Poul Henningsen designed the fixtures for the World Expo, he had already been playing with the idea that the logarithmic spiral was perhaps a suitable basis for a new shade structure. The combination of diffused reflection and a logarithmic shade curve also gave PH the opportunity to control the fixture?s glare and shading, as each shade would evenly decrease the amount of light emitted according to their distance from the bulb. The luminance transitions from shade to shade would also appear harmonic. The relative size of the shades and their positioning was determined by the need to reduce glare - the light disposition on the shades and the light distribution demands - according to some remarkably simple principles. From the beginning it was obvious that the concept was extremely flexible. Not only was it possible to get it in many different sizes, but also with different undersides - either a White painted surface, a Silver-Plated or Gold-Plated surface. These different undersides were i

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