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The miracles that are called PH lamps &#; Part 2 &#; PH Floor lamps
Adjustable reading lamp with 3/2 shades and frosted, patinated metal parts (courtesy of Louis Poulsen – ‘Light Years Ahead’; picture by Bent Ryberg).
Poul Henningsen (), also known by the initials PH, was a Danish architect, film director, social critic and of course accomplished creator of lights.
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His fixation on lighting originated in his youth, when he grew up under the soft glow of petroleum lamps. Henningsen thought electric bulbs threw an impossible light, either it was too sharp or the lamp shades swallowed most of the light.
Hence he wanted to develop a lamp that would have the same soft, relaxing qualities as petroleum lamps. The result of years of continuous and methodical attempts materialised in a three-shade lamp that later became widely known as the PH lamp.
- A selection of PH lamps drawn by Ib Andersen in (courtesy of Louis Poulsen – ‘Light Years Ahead’).
At the time of his death in Poul