Poul Henningsen

POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967).
PH5 lamp.
Enameled metal.
With labels.
Measurements: 25 x 50 cm.

Ceiling lamp model PH5, composed of several pieces of enameled metal in white, blue and violet, circular, which overlap to form a diffuser of light and aerodynamic design.

Danish designer, architect and critic, Poul Henningsen was one of the key figures in the cultural life of Denmark in the interwar period. He studied architecture between 1911 and 1917, but never graduated, as he decided to become an inventor and painter. Nevertheless, he worked as an architect and became one of the most prominent advocates of functionalism. In his career as a designer, his most famous creation was the "PH Artichoke" lamp, a simple lamp that used hallmarks of light to avoid glare and create an aesthetic effect of great beauty. Its success enabled Henningsen to finance his later work. He is currently representing at the Danish Museum of Art and Design, the MoMA in New York and the Victoria & Albert in London, among many others.