Louis Poulsen VL45 Radiohus Pendant Light
VL45 RADIOHUS PENDANT LIGHT
VL45 RADIOHUS PENDANT LIGHT
Designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen
The fixture provides uniform, general and diffused illumination. The opening at the bottom of the glass produces downwards directed light. The quality of the glass ensures that the fixture is evenly lit.
DESIGNER
VILHELM LAURITZEN
Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) is one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism.
A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre (1931–32), Daells Varehus department store (1928–35), Radiohuset (1936-41) and the first airport built in Kastrup (1937–39) – represented the concentrated essence of contemporary life.
Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus (now known as Vega, a concert venue), the Shellhuset building and the Danish embassy in Washington. Both Radiohuset and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport are listed today and considered peerless modernist monuments.
Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen had two firmly held beliefs, firstly that architecture is applied art and secondly, that there is ‘no life without aesthetics’. Vilhelm Lauritzen mastered both daylight and artificial lighting, consistently involving daylight in his architectural projects with large south- and west-facing windows which provided warm sunlight that merged with the cooler light from windows facing north and east. Lauritzen’s light fixtures are based on the same idea, combining directed light with a gentle, more diffuse illumination that softens and shades the rooms.
The first light fixture Vilhelm Lauritzen designed was the Universal pendant, created in 1926–29 for Fritzsches Glashandel. And this was just the beginning. Being a true functionalist, Vilhelm Lauritzen dedicated his entire life to continuing to develop and improve his light fixtures.
The fixtures Lauritzen designed for Radiohuset were introduced to Louis Poulsen’s product line in the middle of the 1940s. In the 1950s, around the same time as Lauritzen’s major construction assignments progressed, more of his light fixtures were introduced to the collection.
INFORMATION
COLOR
Brass & Glossy Opal Glass
CLASS
Ingress protection IP20. Electric shock protection I w. Ground.
BRAND
Louis
COLLECTION
Poulsen
MATERIALS
- Shade: Mouth-blown polished white opal glass.
- Pendant fitting: Untreated brushed brass, will patinate.
LIGHT SOURCE
Light source 1x100W E27
WEIGHTS
Max. : 2.0, 5.2, 1.3 kg
DIMENSION 1
- Width : 175 mm
- Length : 175 mm
- Height : 246 mm
DETAILS
Please note that the brass surfaces are untreated. This means that the surface will change over time and develop a patina.
DIMENSION 2
- Width : 250 mm
- Length : 250 mm
- Height : 328 mm
MOUNTING
- Cable Ø 175/Ø 250: 3x0,75mm².
- Ø 370 (E27): 3x1mm².
- Ø 370 (LED): 2x0,75mm² & Wire.
- Canopy: Yes.
- LED canopy contains driver.
- Cable length: E27: 4.4m. LED: 4m.
DIMENSION 3
- Width : 370 mm
- Length : 370 mm
- Height : 448
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATION
This product is compliant with the requirements contained in the European Directives, RoHS Directive 2011/65 and 2015/863. This product is designed so that 100% of the product can be disassembled and reused.
THE STORY BEHIND THE PRODUCT
In 2016 the Radiohus Pendant made a comeback under the name of VL45 Radiohus Pendant. It was originally designed in the 1940s by Danish architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset building (the Danish broadcasting house) in Copenhagen. The pendant features the original design, with a brass suspension as well as a shade of three layers of mouth-blown glass.
The innermost and outermost layers are made of transparent polished glass, while white glass is used for the intermediate layer. In 2019, the two existing sizes were complemented with a smaller size, to open up the possibilities for an even wider variety of usage and arrangements.