1950’s: PH Artichoke Lamp

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History

PH Artichoke pendant lamp was designed by a Danish designer Poul Henningsen in 1958. In his lamp designs, he carefully analyzed how light is reflected so that his lamps would produce evenly-spread light.

Designed by

Danish designer Poul Henningsen (1894–1967)

Dimensions

Height 72.1 cm, diameter 84.5 cm.

Materials

Copper and steel.

Elements and Principles

Shape and Repetition. The “wings” of the lamp are repeated in a carefully designed and measured pattern, to achieve evenly spread light. The repetitive pattern of the wings, resembling an artichoke, also produces a most appealing visual effect.

Manufactured by

Louis Poulsen & Co., Copenhagen, Denmark

Used by Designers

The Artichoke pendant lamp is among the most popular designer lamps in the Western world. It looks great in a numerous spaces, from residential living rooms or bedrooms, to modern hotels, cafes, restaurants, commercial spaces such as elegant shops, offices and many more. Its perfect lighting is a great bonus that combines the aesthetics and the practicality.

Replicas, contemporary interpretations and influences

PH Artichoke is one of the most iconic and popular pendant lamps in the world. There are numerous replicas, most furniture shops sell replicas of PH Artichoke. In Australia one can buy it from, among others, Matt Blatt and Sokol.

PH Artichoke also a large number of contemporary interpretations, which vary in colour, size and shape of the leaves, and materials.

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