PH 2/1 Pale Rose Table Lamp

Design: Poul Henningsen, 1925 for Louis Poulsen.

The table lamp provides a soft, harmonious and comfortable light distribution with its mouth-blown three-layer white opal glass that primarily directs the light downwards. Poul Henningsen designed it based on his celebrated three-shade system, which he created in 1925 to shape excellent non-glare lighting.

The first lamp using the multi-shade system was created in collaboration with Louis Poulsen for the Paris exhibition that same year. The ‘Paris Lamp’ won gold.

Henningsen had a distinct scientific approach to light and continued to design numerous luminaires based on the same system. He used the logarithmic spiral as the foundation and accomplished even distribution of light with the three-shade-system, which together with a dispersed reflection through the glass made it possible to curb glare and shadow.

Each PH lamp number refers to the size of its shades. The PH 2/1 Table consists of a top shade of approximately 20 cm and the lower shades are used from the 1/1 version.

The fixture provides soft lighting. PH 2/1 is designed on the principle of a reflecting multi-shade system, creating harmonious and glare-free lighting. The shade design is based on a logarithmic spiral, with the center of the light source placed in the spiral’s focal point.

Features

• Top plate: Aluminum.
• Shades: Mouth-blown three-layered opal glass with sandblasted inner side.
• Diffuser: Glas.
• Body and base: Aluminum.
• Hand-blown three-layered opal glass with a sandblasted underside.
• Brass Metallized, Black Metallized, High Luster Chrome Plated, Glossy Beige, Glossy Burgundy, Glossy Deep Blue or Glossy Deep Green.
• 8’. Cord with plug.
• Louis Poulsen on/off switch provided.
• Compliance: cULus, Dry location.