PH 2/1 Stem Fitting

Overview

The PH 2/1 Stem Fitting carries three lights, a Poul Henningsen design in the Louis Poulsen range, with hand-blown three-layer opal glass shades on a High Lustre Chrome Plated body.

Construction

• Shades of hand-blown opal glass built in three layers, sandblasted inside
• High lustre chrome plated brass body
• High lustre chrome plated spun aluminium socket covers
• Black braided fabric-covered cord, white canopy

Specifications

• Ø 23.5 in x H 21.7 in
• 10.3 lbs
• Three G16.5/IF candelabra sockets, 3 x 10 W, not included; 1,025 lm, 30 W system wattage
• 12 ft cord

Three lights on one stem

Poul Henningsen designed the three-shade system in 1925-1926; the first lights using it were designed with Louis Poulsen for an exhibition in Paris. He did not design only a single light but an entire system, and around a thousand different models have been produced over the years. The PH 2/1 Stem Fitting in its current form was introduced in 2003.

Glass and light

Hand-blown opal in three layers, shiny above and sandblasted matte below, sends most of the light downwards and diffuses it softly.