PH Artichoke

Overview

The PH Artichoke was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958 for the Langelinie Pavillonen restaurant in Copenhagen, where, says Louis Poulsen, it still hangs today. The page calls its unique sculptural aesthetic world-famous and says it is viewed internationally as an iconic design. Its 72 leaves are positioned so that the light is totally glare-free from any angle.

Construction

• 72 leaves evenly positioned on twelve tiers, 100% glare-free light
• Details list: metal leaves, a white-spun steel top shade and a chrome-plated cast aluminium frame; the Other information block for the copper version gives the frame as High Lustre Chrome Plated steel
• Copper leaves: satin polished steel with a white, wet painted inner side
• Three field-adjustable stainless steel suspension cables, canopy included
• Light source: integrated LED (2700 K, 3000 K, or 3000-1800 K dim-to-warm on the 18.9" size) or an E26 socket
• Awards: MoMA Collection; the page says "Made In Denmark" and that each leaf is hand-assembled in Denmark

Specifications

• Sizes in copper, stainless steel, brass and black: 18.9", 23.6", 28.3" and 33.1"
• 18.9" version: 18.9 (width) × 17.5 (height) × 18.9 (length) in, weight 44.6 lbs, integrated LED 3000 K, 96 W, 1085 lm
• cULus, dry location; dimmable (0-10V, forward phase, ELV)

A pendant for Langelinie Pavillonen

Louis Poulsen says Poul Henningsen designed the PH Artichoke in 1958 for the Langelinie Pavillonen restaurant in Copenhagen, where it still hangs today. The page says the fixture displays 72 leaves, positioned to provide totally glare-free light from any angle, and that much of the production process is still carried out by hand.

Icon and museum collection

The page calls the PH Artichoke world-famous for its sculptural aesthetic and viewed internationally as an iconic design; the Details list names the MoMA Collection under Awards. A second text block says that, with its 72 carefully designed leaves, it provides glare-free light from every angle.