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PH 2/2 Luna lamp

Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939 

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PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939

Designed in 1939, characterized by the curved shape of its base, the PH Luna was nicknamed "Natbordslampen" by Poul Henningsen, which means "bedside lamp". It is reissued in a limited series in a beautiful brushed brass finish with opaline glass.

The top of the lamp can be tilted 45 degrees to the right or left by rotating the lampshade bracket and tightening the finger screw. The PH Luna was originally only 230mm high and was enlarged a bit to improve functionality. The initial PH is engraved on the edge of the base.

PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939

Dimensions Ø25,5 x  H32,4 cm
Materials 3-layer hand-blown opal glass and untreated brass – 2.8 m brown textile cord
Light source 1 x E27 15W

PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939

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PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939
PH 2/2 Luna lamp Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen,1939

Poul Henningsen

Poul Henningsen

Born in Copenhagen, Poul Henningsen's mother was the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at the Technical School in Frederiksberg (Denmark) from 1911 to 1914, then at the Technical College in Copenhagen (1914-1917).

He began practicing traditional functionalist architecture, but over the years his professional interests evolved to focus primarily on lighting, which is what makes him most famous. He also expanded his field of activity into areas of writing, becoming a journalist and author. For a short period at the start of World War II, he was the chief architect of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creatives, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation, then quickly became a vital part of the Danish colony of artists living in Sweden.

His long collaboration with Louis Poulsen began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen still benefits from his genius. Poul Henningsen was also the first editor-in-chief of the business magazine “NYT”. The CEO of Louis Poulsen at the time, Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen, offered the magazine to PH because he had been fired from the Danish newspaper he worked for (his opinions were too radical).

Poul Henningsen's pioneering work on the relationships between light structures, shadows, glare and color reproduction, compared to man's need for light, remains the foundation of the light theories still practiced by Louis Poulsen.