AJ Wall Lamp

Overview

Louis Poulsen's AJ Wall Lamp is one of the Arne Jacobsen designs for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The main product description dates it to 1957, while a later manufacturer paragraph refers to the AJ lamps as designed in 1960. The page says: "The wall lamp yields a pleasant downward directed light with its white painted inner shade." The shade angle can be changed by about 90° up or down and 60° to either side.

Construction

• Shade: spun steel or stainless steel
• Arm: steel, stainless steel or brass
• Wall box: spun steel or deep drawn stainless steel
• Switch: on/off switch on the wall box or main-switch operation (cut sheet); variants without switch can be remotely controlled
• Mounting: 2.4 m cord with plug, or without cord for hardwiring on a wall bracket
• The page notes that brass surfaces are untreated and develop a patina over time

Specifications

• W 145 × H 180 × L 318 mm; weight 1.2 kg (EU version)
• Light source: E14, 1 × 20 W max, 334 lm (EU); G16.5 / candelabra, 10 W, 263 lm (US page); bulb not included
• IP20; with cord and plug electric shock protection II, for hardwiring protection I
• Eleven finishes: white, black, pale petroleum, warm sand, soft lemon, electric orange, dusty blue, warm grey, polished stainless steel, brass/black and brass/warm grey

A shade that can be aimed

Louis Poulsen's light concept says the fixture emits downward directed light and that the shade angle can be changed by about 90° up or down and 60° to either side, which optimizes the light distribution. Painting the inside of the shade white ensures a soft comfortable light.

Switch, cord and brass

The EU cut sheet describes two routes: with cord, a 2.4 m cord with plug; without cord, a wall bracket for hardwiring. The on/off switch is on the wall box, or the lamp is switched at the main switch. The US page adds that variants without an on/off switch are to be controlled remotely, and that untreated brass surfaces change over time and develop a patina.