Image source: Louis Poulsen — PH 3½-2½ Metal Table Lamp
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PH 3½-2½ Metal Table Lamp
Poul Henningsen's glare-free three-shade table lamp with a coloured metal top shade
330 × 450 × 330 mm
Approx. $2,000 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
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Description
Overview
The PH 3½-2½ Metal Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen has a top shade of aluminum in four colours and two lower shades of mouth blown glass, set on a copper stem and base. It is glare-free and sends most of its light downwards.
Materials and fittings
- Top shade of aluminum, in 4 colours
- Two lower shades of mouth blown white glass
- Stem and base of copper
- On/off switch provided; cord of 8 ft with plug
Specifications
- Overall size: 13 x 13 x 17.7 in (W x D x H)
- Weight 8.3 lbs
- 1x10W G16.5/IF candelabra, 120 V / 60 Hz, 457 lm
- cULus, dry location
Story
A table lamp from the three-shade system
Poul Henningsen spent most of his life on electric light, and this lamp comes from the three-shade system he developed from 1926. The first PH table lamp was completed in early 1927 and launched as an alternative to low-pitched hanging lamps.
Shades with a job to do
The outline of each shade follows from how it has to direct and reflect the light, and the aim was a lamp without glare. A coloured aluminum top shade works with two lower shades of glass, and the system sends most of the light downwards.
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