Louis Poulsen VL38 Table Lamp
VL38 Table Lamp
VL38 TABLE LAMP
Designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen
The fixture emits downward directed light. The angle of the shade can be adjusted to optimize light distribution. The shade is painted white on the inside to ensure a soft comfortable light.
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 (1953–56) better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset (1950–51) building and the Danish embassy in Washington (1958–60).
In particular the Radiohuset building and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport – both listed today – are considered peerless monuments to modernism in the European genre of construction.
Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen adhered to the principle that architecture is applied art – with equal emphasis on both ‘art’ and ‘applied’. “No life without aesthetics” was another one of Vilhelm Lauritzen’s firmly held beliefs.
Vilhelm Lauritzen mastered both daylight and artificial lighting. He consistently involved daylight in his architectural projects by including large south- and west-facing windows that neatly mixed warm sunlight with the cooler sky light flowing in through windows facing north and east. It was an approach that shifted focus from the limited wall surfaces in the room itself. People, furnishings and fittings are highlighted and shaded in the sculptural light.
Lauritzen’s fixtures light up with the same idea. They combine strongly directed light that produces sharp shadows with a gentler, more diffuse illumination that softens and shades the rooms.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Louis Poulsen
DESIGNER
Vilhelm Lauritzen
LIGHT SOURCE
- Light source LED 2700K 9.6W
- Lumen: 416
CLASS
Ingress protection IP20. Electric shock protection II w/o ground.
DETAILS
Please note that the brass surfaces are untreated. This means that the surface will change over time and develop a patina.Function to set a fixed light level each time the lamp is connected to main power. LED driver fitted externally on cord. Two light leves 50% or 100%. Timer function to automatically turn off the light after amount of time, selectable between off/4 hours/8 hours. Adjustable (up and down) lamp shade. The innovation of the LED technology is constant. The specifications mentioned are based on present technology.
WEIGHT
2.3 kg
DOWNLOADS
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MATERIALS
- Base: Die cast aluminium
- Shade: Spun aluminium.
- Stem: Brushed brass.
COLORS
-Black -White
THE STORY BEHIND THE PRODUCT
The VL38 table lamp was originally designed in the late 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset building (the Danish broadcasting house) in Copenhagen (today the Royal Danish Academy of Music). Vilhelm Lauritzen’s lamp design, VL38 and the pendant VL45 both designed for Radiohuset, started to appear in Louis Poulsen catalogues after World War 2 in the middle of the 1940s. VL38 in white/brass was relaunched in fall 2016. To accommodate contemporary advances in light technology and energy efficiency the fixtures have been fitted with LED. The black edition of the VL38 introduced fall 2017 has a stronger outline than the original white version, though maintaining the loved retro look and the soft, curvy expression of the original design.
DIMENSIONS
- Width : 135 mm
- Height : 380 mm
- Length : 175 mm
MOUNTING
-Cable type: Plastic cord.
-Cable length: 3,3m.
-Light control: Switch in the lamp stand. 2 light levels.
-Timer function: 4 hours/8 hours.
-LED driver: separate, plugs into power outlet.