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VL 38 Table Lamp
Table lamp from Vilhelm Lauritzen's Radiohuset design, with a brushed brass stem and a tilting shade
Approx. $860 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
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Description
Overview
The VL 38 Table Lamp goes back to a lamp that Vilhelm Lauritzen designed with Louis Poulsen in the late 1930s for the Radiohuset building in Copenhagen. This table version has a spun aluminium shade on a brushed brass stem.
Materials and fittings
- Base of die cast aluminium, shade of spun aluminium
- Stem of brushed brass, untreated
- Powder coated in black or white
- 10 ft cord with plug; the LED driver is separate and plugs into the power outlet
- Switch on the base for high, low or off (two light levels); a timer that switches off after 4 or 8 hours is optional
Specifications
- Built-in LED of 2700 K and 9.6 W, giving 416 lm at 120 V and 60 Hz
- Listed cULus for dry locations
- 5.1 lbs
Story
Designed for Radiohuset
Vilhelm Lauritzen created the VL38 table lamp in the late 1930s together with Louis Poulsen, for the building of Radiohuset (the Danish broadcasting house in Copenhagen, now the Royal Danish Academy of Music). Both VL38 and the VL45 pendant, designed for Radiohuset, began to appear in Louis Poulsen catalogues in the mid-1940s, after World War 2.
Relaunched with LED
VL38 in white and brass was relaunched in fall 2016, fitted with LED to take advantage of newer light technology and energy efficiency. The black edition followed in fall 2017, with a stronger outline than the original white version while keeping the retro look and the soft, curvy expression of the original design.
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