Image source: Louis Poulsen — VL 38 Wall Lamp
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VL 38 Wall Lamp
Wall lamp from Vilhelm Lauritzen's VL38 family, with a brass arm and a wall-plate switch
Approx. $610 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The VL 38 Wall Lamp carries a design by Vilhelm Lauritzen over to the wall, in the Louis Poulsen range. Its shade is spun aluminium and the arm is brushed brass.
Materials and fittings
- Wall box of punched aluminium
- Shade of spun aluminium, arm of brushed brass
- Powder coated in black or white; the brass is left untreated
- No cord: it is wired straight to a 4 in octagonal junction box, and the wall box holds the LED driver
- On/off switch on the wall plate
Specifications
- Light source LED 2700 K, system wattage 10 W, 416 lm
- Dimming through an integral button switch; Ra≥90 colour rendering
- Dry location rating cULus; protection class IP20
- Weighs 2.4 lbs
Story
The table lamp it follows
This wall lamp is a development of the VL38 table lamp. The table lamp came out of a partnership between Vilhelm Lauritzen and Louis Poulsen in the late 1930s, linked to the building of Radiohuset in Copenhagen (the Danish broadcasting house).
VL38 returns
Catalogue entries for the lamp start in the 1940s, after the war. Louis Poulsen brought the white and brass version back in fall 2016 with LED light, and its black edition (fall 2017) has a bolder outline yet keeps the retro look and soft, curvy expression.
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