Albertslund Outdoor Wall Lamp

Overview

The Albertslund Outdoor Wall Lamp is a wall-mounted outdoor fixture by Jens Møller-Jensen for Louis Poulsen, designed in 1963. The version covered is the Galvanized one with the short arm, an E27 socket for a 100 W lamp and 1101 lm.

Construction

• Enclosure: clear glass or partly frosted glass
• Saturn ring: punched aluminium or galvanized punched steel
• Anti-glare ring: spun aluminium or galvanized extruded steel
• Housing and wall box: die-cast aluminium
• Arm: extruded aluminium

Specifications

• IP44, IK06, electric shock protection class I with ground
• Control gear in the wall box; two rear cable entries and two bottom knockouts
• Height 220 mm; weight 9.1 kg

Made for a housing project

The wall light dates from 1963 and was drawn by Jens Møller-Jensen for housing at Albertslund, Denmark. It repeats the build of the Albertslund post light: a non-glare ring, three bolts and a Saturn ring that serves as a reflector.

How the ring works

The horizontal ring reflects the light downwards, and its position also lets some light slip past and illuminate the fixture itself. The anti-glare ring stops horizontal glare, and the enclosure is either clear or partly frosted glass, depending on the light source.