VL 56 Pendant

Overview

The VL 56 Pendant is a Louis Poulsen pendant by Vilhelm Lauritzen, with a polished untreated brass shade, tub and lid and a white-painted inner side. A radial perforation pattern runs around the opening of the shade.

Construction

• Shade, tub and lid of polished untreated brass, or of high lustre chrome plated aluminium in the second finish
• Wet painted white inner side
• E26 socket, lamp not included
• 12 ft 2-conductor 18 AWG white fabric-covered cord, canopy included

Light

• Downward directed, glare-free light
• 369 lumens

Specifications

• Ø 7 in
• 3.3 lbs

Vilhelm Lauritzen at Folkets Hus

Vilhelm Lauritzen designed the VL 56 Pendant for Folkets Hus in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, built for the Danish Labour Movement and opened in 1956. The building is now the concert hall Vega, and it is a gesamtkunstwerk: Lauritzen designed everything in it, from doorknobs, staircases and power outlets to furniture and lamps.

The lamp at the bar

The VL 56 Pendant is one of the lamps Lauritzen designed for Vega, and it still hangs above the wood-panelled bar next to the concert hall. The brass and chrome variants were reintroduced with slight adjustments and improvements.