Louis Poulsen Ph 3½-3 Pale Rose Brass Pendant Light
PH 3½-3 PALE ROSE BRASS PENDANT LIGHT
PH 3½-3 PALE ROSE BRASS PENDANT LIGHT
Designed By Poul Henningsen
The fixture is based on Poul Henningsen’s renowned three-shade system and reflects the light downwards, while also emitting a soft glow around itself.
The pale rose coloured mouth-blown opal glass shades are glossy on top and sandblasted matt opal white underneath, which results in a gentle and poetic light.
designer
POUL HENNINGSEN
The very influential Danish designer, architect, writer, and cultural critic, Poul Henningsen (1894-1967), has had a huge impact on Danish thinking and design. His legacy is an integrated part of Louis Poulsen’s endeavor to shape light.
Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen in 1894 as the son of the Danish writers Agnes Henningsen and Carl Ewald. He started practicing traditional functionalist architecture, but over the years his professional interests changed to focus mainly on lighting, which is what he is most famous for.
He also expanded his field of occupation into areas of writing, becoming a journalist and an author. For a short period at the beginning of WWII, he was the head architect of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creative people, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation but soon became a vital part of the Danish colony of artists living in Sweden.
His lifelong collaboration with Louis Poulsen began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen still benefits from his genius. Poul Henningsen was also the first editor of the company magazine “NYT”. The CEO of Louis Poulsen at the time, Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen, gave the magazine to PH as a gift because he had been terminated from the Danish newspaper he worked for (his opinions were too radical).
Poul Henningsen's pioneering work concerning the relations between light structures, shadows, glare, and color reproduction—compared to man’s need for light remains the fondation of the lighting theories still practiced by Louis Poulsen.
information
BRAND
Louis
PRODUCT TYPE
Pendant Light
COLOR
Pale Rose
CLASS
Ingress protection IP20. Electric shock protection II w/o ground.
FINISH
Brushed untreated brass with fine hairlines. Pale rose coloured glass with white innerside.
USE
Interior Lighting
LIGHT SOURCE
1x60W E27
CHARACTERISTICS
- Glare-Free
- Gentle Light
- Untreated Brass
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 219 mm
- Width : 327 mm
- Length : 327 mm
- Weight : Max 2.3 kg
MOUNTING
- Suspension Type: White Textile Cable 2x0,75mm².
- Cable length: 3.2m. Canopy: Yes.
MATERIALS
- Shades : Mouth-blown three layered pale rose coloured glass with white innerside. Glossy on the outside, sandblasted on the inside.
- Suspension : Brass, brushed and untreated with fine hairlines. Please note the untreated brass will change over time and develop a patina.
PRODUCTION
Made In Denmark
APPLICATION
-Residential -Commercial
-Hospitality -Educational
DESIGN TO SHAPE LIGHT
Louis Poulsen has always sought, not only to design lamps, but also to shape light and create an atmosphere that makes people feel good, both in- and outdoors. The shape of light creates space and our products should live harmoniously within the space they define - indirect, soft and inviting.
STORY
THE STORY BEHIND THE PRODUCT
The System PH was developed to provide efficient, more pleasant and completely glare-free lighting in people’s homes, when electric light began to replace candle chandeliers and kerosene lamps in the late 1920s. Even so, it was commerce and public administration that first took a liking to the highly functional and ultramodern looking PH lamp. Instead, the prefxerred lamp above the dinner table in most homes remained the chandelier, now electric and equipped with silken shades.
Poul Henningsen wanted to show people that with his reflective three-shade system, they could have the cosy atmosphere they were familiar with from the glow of the kerosene lamp, without having to compromise on the quality of lighting.
Many, on the other hand, longed for a warmer and more comfortable light than the light bulbs could provide at the time. The silk however softened the light and created ambience, but at the expense of the light quality.
Henningsen and Louis Poulsen saw this as an opportunity to reach out to private customers once more. Around 1930, Louis Poulsen launched a new and extensive series of PH lamps. They were developed particularly for domestic use, which meant that many came in smaller sizes that could fit in anywhere and which also made them less expensive than the classic PH lamps at the time.
To provide people with more warmth and individuality in the home, all of the new lamps were available in amber, red and yellow glass, besides the usual opal white, matt or metal shade variants. The series was a huge success. The PH 3½-3 Pale Rose Brass Pendant aligns well with nowadays, where discreet but clear lighting with a cosy ambience is often preferred. Henningsen also had a soft spot for the pale rose tint and how it could diversify the appearance of a lamp and its light.
At around the same time, he created a particularly delicate variant of his seven-shade glass crown Septima, named the Rosa Septima. Three decades later, he used the same faint rosy hue on the inner sides of the beautiful copper shades of the iconic PH Artichoke.
Today, the dimensions of the PH 3½-3 Pale Rose Brass Pendant gives it an almost universal fit, which makes it very versatile and suitable for almost any spot in need of a stylish touch together with an even distribution of very fine light.
The soft curves and unique silhouette of the three-shade lamp combined with the pale rose colour, the clear edges and a white textile cord make the lamp stand out.
While very distinctive looking on its own, it is even more impressive when in a row, even when unlit, where the glossy surface of the delicate mouth-blown Italian glass mirrors its surroundings.
Just like in around 1930, the pendant comes with a beautiful brass suspension that will patinate over time, giving the pendant further character. To maintain the original brass finish, however, it may be polished carefully from time to time.
