Ripls Ceiling/Wall Lamp

Overview

The Ripls Ceiling/Wall Lamp is a slim, circular luminaire from Louis Poulsen, designed by Jakob Wagner. Its concave clear front carries ripples, like rings in water, and the light is diffused.

Construction

• Rear housing: injection-moulded polycarbonate
• Diffuser: opalescent PMMA
• Front: clear UV-resistant polycarbonate
• Finish: white opal diffuser, clear reflective front, satin matte white

Specifications

• Built-in LED, 12 W, 3000 K, 1013 lm, dimmable 0-10 V
• Surface mounted, 4 inch octagonal box
• Diameter 12.2 in (310 mm); weight 4.0 lbs

A lamp that is discreet and an experience

Jakob Wagner set out to create a lamp that is discreet and yet an experience. Seen from a distance, the opal-shaped lamp resembles an illuminating frisbee. Walking past it, you discover how it catches the light and creates its own refractions, like circular ripples when a stone is cast into a glassy forest lake.

The ripple front

The concave clear front outlines the refracting light and gives higher intensity towards the centre, fading off toward the edges. A diffuser set deep in the fixture creates a sense of depth, and a slim housing gives the appearance of a floating disk, while perforations in the opaque housing let indirect light make a halo around the fixture.