Poul Henningsen, Bombardement lamp

POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967).
Chandelier "Bombardment", 1930s.
12 arms, with 1/1 shades and restored with new supports for the shades and sockets.
Measurements: 35 x 68 cm.

The tender chandelier reflects Poul Henningsen's boldness in blending tradition and modernity. The design retains the format of a traditional chandelier, but completely elevates it with the addition of his contemporary lampshades, which are the undisputed signature of his style and production innovation.

This model has been in the catalogs since 1933. It was offered with between 3 and 21 burners, and shades in 2/2 or 1/1 combinations. From 1939 it was also available with 2/1 shades. It remained in production and catalog until the mid-1960s.

Danish designer, architect and critic, Poul Henningsen was one of the key figures in Danish cultural life 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.