AJ Table Lamp

Overview

The AJ Table Lamp is a 1957 design by Arne Jacobsen for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, produced by Louis Poulsen. Its shade is painted white inside and gives a pleasant, downward-directed light; the screen can be tilted about 90 degrees up and down.

Construction

• Parts: wet-painted spun steel shade and an injection-moulded zinc base
• Switch on the lamp base, with a black plastic cord of 7 ft
• Light source: one A-19 bulb on a medium (E26) base, 15 W maximum, not included

Specifications

• W 10.8" × D 8.5" × H 22" (approx. 274 × 216 × 559 mm)
• Weight 4.3 lbs
• Nine colours, from stainless steel and white to electric orange and warm grey
• Smaller AJ Mini Table: H 17.1" × 7.2"

Made for a hotel

Arne Jacobsen designed the AJ Table Lamp in 1957 for Copenhagen's SAS Royal Hotel, a building for which he created almost every detail. Louis Poulsen says the lamp's white inner shade gives a pleasant, downward-directed light, while its adjustable screen changes the light distribution.

An enduring table lamp

Louis Poulsen describes the AJ Table as a design icon and a statement piece even when unlit. Since its 1957 launch, the maker says, it has become synonymous with minimalist elegance and timeless design.