Poul Henningsen Desk Lamp

Danish architect poul henningsen known by his initials ph was obsessed with light.

Poul henningsen desk lamp.

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 the original space situated on the copenhagen waterfront dated back to 1902 and was. Learn more about the piece and artist and its final selling price. Poul henningsen 9 september 1894 31 january 1967 was a danish author critic architect and designer. Poul henningsen devoted his entire career to investigating the importance of light for our well being.

Poul henningsen snowdrop desk lamp model 2 2 in brass with amber colored glass shades. He is the legendary creator of the lighting series carrying his name. He is most commonly associated with his design of the ph lamp series of. Trained as an architect poul henningsen is best known for a series of lighting fixtures that resulted from his fascination with the then new technology of the electric light bulb.

He can be said to be the world s first lighting architect. In 1925 one of these fixtures won first prize for modern lighting at the international exposition of decorative arts in paris.