Light up a touch of Danish dusk

Louis Poulsen's cross-century masterpiece PH 5 chandelier comes in new colors

DFUN Magazine 75 December 2020 Issue

Romantic obsession with perfect lighting

Poul Henningsen was an important figure in Danish cultural life in the mid-20th century. In order to create the perfect light source in his mind, his talent spread across architecture, craftsmanship and literature. He exhausted formula calculations and repeated experiments. Finally, the brand Louis Poulsen designed this lamp. When the PH lamp came out, Poul Henningsen once proudly called: " I designed the PH lamp's shades in different levels and sizes to give it a comfortable, soft glow that's vibrant from any angle. Louis Poulsen designed the PH lamp to work with any light source, including Christmas lights or 100W metal filament bulbs."

As light bulb manufacturers continued to change the shape and size of incandescent bulbs, Poul Henningsen designed the PH 5 chandelier in 1958 , named for its main 50 cm diameter rim. Since the human eye is most sensitive to the light in the yellow-green area of ​​the lamp, Poul Henningsen built red and blue lampshades into the PH 5 chandelier to reduce the stimulation of the light to the eyes, allowing it to utilize the light source as much as possible and maintain 100% With zero glare effect, now, the PH 5 chandelier has become part of the PH lamp series? And it is widely used in various indoor space styles.

Change to bright colors and continue to lead the trend

Although the technology of today's lamps to match the daylight source has reached the expected distance from the era when Poul Henningsen designed the lamps, and the PH 5 pendant lamp no longer requires red and blue lampshades to ensure light and lighting quality, Louis Poulsen's development of the PH 5 has Never stops. In response to the needs of modern interior design, the PH 5 chandelier comes in new colors and styles, and its contemporary appearance allows this design light to continue to shine in the new generation. The story of Danish design master Poul Henningsen will also continue to be told.

Agent Ju Yatang said that Louis Poulsen's 2020 PH 5 solid color series chandeliers are new solid colors black, solid blue, and solid white. The matte spray-painted metal lampshades of certain colors always implement the simplicity and elegance of Danish furniture, adding a distinctive personality, especially It is suitable for interior decorators who use bold colors and are brave enough to experiment.

PH 5 is the most popular style in the PH lighting series. Louis Poulsen provides users with more diverse choices in two specifications: PH 5 chandelier and PH 5 mini chandelier , allowing different types of spaces to have a brown Danish dusk glow. Gentle light source.