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Toldbod 155 Outdoor – Louis Poulsen

Poul Henningsen

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 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen
 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen

The Toldbod 155 Wall Lamp was launched in 2006, with a design based on the PH Ellipse reflector, designed by Poul Henningsen. The fixture is very sturdy and discreet. 

The design is very precise, making the light suitable for a variety of architectural environments. The light is directed 100% downwards and the shade has a matte white painted interior emitting a soft, diffused, and comfortable light.

 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen
 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen
 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen

Toldbod 155 Wall Lamp – Textured Black

 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen

Toldbod 155 Wall Lamp – Textured Aluminium

 Toldbod 155 Outdoor Louis Poulsen – Poul Henningsen

Materials chilled casting aluminium. Laser cut acrylic satine shield

Light source 1 x E14

Dimensions Ø15,5 x W26,7 cm

Poul Henningsen

Poul Henningsen

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

He started out practising traditional functionalist architecture, but over the years his professional interests evolved to focus mainly on lighting, which is what he is most famous for. He also branched out into writing, becoming a journalist and author. For a brief period at the start of the Second World War, he was chief architect of Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creative people, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation, and soon 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". Louis Poulsen's CEO at the time, Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen, offered PH the magazine because he had been sacked from the Danish newspaper he was working for (his views were too radical).

Poul Henningsen's pioneering work on the relationship between light structures, shadows, glare and colour reproduction, compared with man's need for light, remains the foundation of the lighting theories still practised by Louis Poulsen.