Limited Editions from Louis Poulsen
Limited Edition 2024 - PH 2/1 Table Lamp Dusty Terracotta
The PH 2/1 Table Lamp in Dusty Terracotta is the latest Limited Edition from Louis Poulsen! Available only from October 1 to December 31, 2024, this exclusive lamp is a tribute to Poul Henningsen's iconic lighting design. With four-layer mouth-blown glass shades in a beautiful Dusty Terracotta color, the lamp manages to create a warm and inviting atmosphere in any room. This timeless table lamp is ideal for placing on a bedside table in the bedroom or on a stylish sideboard in the living room, where its warm light and elegant design can create a cozy and sophisticated atmosphere.
Each shade is uniquely made using traditional glass blowing techniques, making each lamp a one-of-a-kind work of art with slight variations in color and texture, so no two lamps are alike. The frame of the lamp is made of brass that has gone through a careful patination process, giving it a dark, sophisticated finish. To preserve this unique surface, the frame is lacquered, ensuring that the aesthetics of the lamp remain unchanged over time. The PH 2/1 table lamp is engraved with Poul Henningsen's signature, making it a special collector's item among design enthusiasts worldwide. This Limited Edition lamp is a rare opportunity to add a piece of Danish design history to your home, so hurry and secure one before it disappears from the market!
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Limited Edition 2023 - PH 2/2 LUNA Table Lamp
The PH 2/2 Luna is the 2023 Limited Edition from Louis Poulsen. Originally designed by Poul Henningsen as a bedside table lamp, the lamp can be characterized by its curved frame and beautiful details. The lamp uses the well-known and beloved three-shade system that Poul Henningsen invented back in 1926. The brushed brass beautifully compliments the three mouth-blown shades and the beautiful body of the lamp that embraces the light creates a wonderful and functional lighting object.\ Originally, the model was smaller than it is today - only 23 cm tall - but with the re-release, Louis Poulsen enlarges the figure to 32 cm. At the same time, additional functionality is added with a pivoting head that allows you to point the light according to your lighting needs. Both updates make the lamp more versatile for the modern home.
As mentioned, the lamp was originally intended as a bedside table lamp, but can easily be used elsewhere. The PH 2/2 Luna is wonderful on a sideboard as a decorative piece in the living room - but also in the deep windowsill and on the home office desk.
Limited Edition 2022 - PH 3/2 Table lamp + PH 3/3 pendant
The year 2022 offers a lot of exciting new launches from Louis Poulsen, including TWO new PH Limited Editions in an exquisite combination of opal glass and brass. The very first PH lamp first saw the light of day in 1927, after the influential designer Poul Henningsen created the iconic three-shade system in 1924. Throughout his lifelong career with Louis Poulsen, they launched countless PH editions to the collection - and then new Limited Edition releases every year, with 2022 being no exception.
This time, Louis Poulsen spoils all us lamp enthusiasts by introducing two new PH Limited Editions in the form of a PH 3/3 pendant and PH 3/2 table lamp in a classic color combination. This combination of beautiful and classic materials gives the lamps a highly aesthetic and authentic retro touch, making them as decorative as they are functional in the interior. The warm metallic tones of the brass can also be integrated into any interior design style, adding a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere as well as atmospheric light. The three-shade system is carefully designed to provide a soft, comfortable and glare-free light that ensures overall lighting comfort in the room, where the PH 3/3 pendant's original undershade also provides an extremely pleasant light.
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The new PH Limited Editions exude instant warmth, coziness and undoubted elegance thanks to the opal glass and brass, which due to its unpolished finish takes on a natural patina over the years, only making the lamps even more beautiful and unique with time. However, if you want to maintain the original finish, you can gently polish the brass.
Common to both new Limited Editions is also the refined and exclusive touch that Poul Henningsen's engraved signature gives them. Likewise, the fact that the lamps are only available for a limited time adds to their indisputable exclusivity and makes them coveted collector's items.
Decorate your home with a unique Danish design icon that adds a great story and craftsmanship to your home that never goes out of style!
Limited Edition 2021 - PH 2/2 "The Question Mark" Table Lamp
In 1931 Poul Henningsen designed the distinctive and decorative PH 2/2 "Question Mark" Table Lamp. The lamp was produced until the mid-1950s and for the first time since then, it will go into production in 2021 - but as a Limited Edition that will only be sold for a limited time.\ Like the original design, the lamp comes with a brass frame. Combined with an opal glass shade, the lamp has a classic look that fits perfectly in any interior design. Of course, the table lamp has a PH 2/2 shade - based on the legendary three-shade system devised by Poul Henningsen in 1926. The semi-transparent screens have a beautiful glossy surface on the outside, but the inside is sandblasted for a matte finish.
The PH 2/2 Question Mark, is true to the original design down to the smallest detail; the discreet switch at the bottom of the base, the elegant handle in the middle of the frame that allows you to tilt the upper part of the lamp, the brass finish and the legendary three-shade system.
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Limited Edition 2020 - PH 2/1 Table Lamp
On September 1, 2020, you can once again purchase a unique Limited Edition from Louis Poulsen. Pre-order the PH 2/1 Table Amber already from September 1, 2020, and be among the first to receive the table lamp in your home. The lamps will be delivered from October 1, 2020.
2020 Limited Edition is the iconic and very popular PH 2/1 Table Lamp. Here, the design has gone back to where it all started.
A 3-shade principle that Poul Henningsen developed as a tribute to the correct light, which at the time marked him as one of the world's greatest lighting designers. The Limited Edition table lamp has 3 shades in mouth-blown Italian glass in a beautiful and warm amber shade. The stand of the lamp is made of raw untreated brass, which over time will patina and give the table lamp a unique look. On the stand you will also find the switch, just like when the first model of the PH 2/1 Table Lamp was launched many years ago - a pass-through switch that gives the table lamp a very special touch.
From September 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, the PH 2/1 Table Amber can be ordered.\ If you want white screens, from October 1, 2020 until November 1, you can buy a white screen set at a great price.
Limited Edition 2019 - PH 3/2 Amber glass Floor Lamp "The Water Pump"
Louis Poulsen is known for their beautiful lamps in classic design. In close collaboration with renowned designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton and not least Poul Henningsen, they have produced unique lamps that are not only pleasing to the eye but also create beautiful light.
Every fall, Louis Poulsen pays tribute to Poul Henningsen's genius for shaping light by producing an extraordinary PH lamp based on one of his existing designs. These include limited editions of the PH 3/2 table lamp and the popular PH Artichoke (HP Koglen). In 2019, Louis Poulsen will launch an exclusive Limited Edition of his unique PH 3/2 floor lamp - better known as the "Water Pump". The new variant has shades in mouth-blown amber glass that accentuates the organic shapes of the shade and the beautiful brass frame.
The water pump was developed during the war and belongs to the group of lamps that "survived" the wartime scarcity of materials and cuts to Louis Poulsen's large selection of PH lamps. Because of the tilting arm that can tilt up and down, the reading lamp was quickly given the name "Water Pump Lamp", which is the name we know it by today.\ The earlier model of the Water Pump from the early 1940s has the switch mounted on the rocker arm, while later it was mounted on the cord. Today, the switch is placed at the end of the rocker arm, where Poul Henningsen's initials are beautifully engraved in the switch.
To emphasize the authenticity of the lamp and create a sophisticated look, the base, stand and arm are made of untreated brass. The warm color gives an intimate and cozy feel to the room and goes hand in hand with modern interior design, where we love the metallic shades. Over time, the untreated surface will acquire a natural patina and each lamp will achieve a unique expression.
The world-famous PH lamp fits perfectly into the current trend of decorating your home with distinctive design lamps with history. There is a lot of attention paid to design classics in the Scandinavian style, where "Danish Modern" has become a widespread trend.
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PH 3/2 Table lamps - Limited Edition 2018
Long-established lighting company Louis Poulsen launched a Limited Edition PH 3/2 table lamp in 2018. The table lamp was created by the renowned and influential architect Poul Henningsen. Throughout his life, he was dedicated to shaping lighting and creating "the good light". His designs are known and loved all over the world - now also in the exclusive material combination; Three shades are made of mouth-blown amber Italian glass while the frame is in light brushed brass.
The switch is built-in and placed at the bottom of the brass frame - just above the engraving of Poul Henningsen's initials. A location that can be traced back to the PH table lamps of the 1920s. The original detail, thoughtful design and exclusive material make the Limited Edition table lamp a timeless piece that instantly adds a warm elegance to the room.
PH 3½-3 Pendant from Louis Poulsen in Limited edition 2017
The exclusive PH 3½-3 limited edition pendant with amber glass and brass frame was launched by Louis Poulsen as a tribute to Poul Henningsen's ingenious play with light. The pendant is very true to the original design from the 1920s, when Poul Henningsen designed the legendary three-shade principle. We're back in 1926, and it was already introduced in the late 1920s with colored glass. The brass pendant design was originally introduced in 1928.
The warm amber color and gloss on the outside of the shades, combined with the sandblasted matte underside, gives a very soft light with ideal diffusion. When the pendant is switched off, it continues to play a dynamic role as its glossy surface reflects its surroundings. The brushed brass pendant is untreated, so it will form a unique and natural patina over time unless polished. The Italian mouth-blown three-layer glass in the classic amber shade emphasizes the pendant's exceptionally warm glow and human expression. Each lamp is completely unique and as much a work of art as real functional lighting.
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Amber glass shades and brass
When Louis Poulsen and Poul Henningsen first introduced mouth-blown colored glass in the late 1920s, it was to attract new customers. Back then, the emphasis was on naturally warm colors, with striking expressions and beautiful craftsmanship. Glass screens have the advantage of letting some of the light shine through, directing it downwards, upwards and outwards at the same time. This also contributes to the overall lighting in the room and to the cozy atmosphere.\ We continue to see a trend of bringing golden colors into Scandinavian interior design, with a particular focus on shades of yellow - from light yellow to dark yellow shades. The amber shades fit perfectly into these trends, where the color is incredibly inviting and gives a warm and calm look. The golden light from the amber-colored screens is most reminiscent of candlelight - a mood light that Poul Henningsen was very keen to recreate in the electric light to meet human needs.
The first light philosophy - The thoughts behind the iconic PH lamp In 1907, Danish designer, architect, writer and cultural critic Poul Henningsen saw electric light for the first time. By 1920, half of all Danish households had electric light, but he found that the electric bulb cast an impossible light - either the light was too bright or the screen swallowed most of the light. He therefore worked to develop a lampshade that sent light into the room at its full strength, without glare, and dedicated most of his life to taming and refining the phenomenon."It seems as if the brightnesses that techniques in recent years have brought us for cheap money have been obtained at the expense of the quality, beauty and truth of light."- Poul Henningsen.* "Think rather of the old days, how much fine and meticulous work they could make - filigree workers, watchmakers, etc, by the light of a single flame."
According to Poul Henningsen, the technicians had a dream of turning night into day - a dream that according to him was both unartistic and wrong, as man was unable to do without the rhythm of the day.*"On a winter day, where dusk and dawn almost meet in the middle of the day, you can have the light on around the clock - but of course it should not be a fluorescent lamp, which is related to the light on a summer day at noon. It was thoughts like these that gave Poul Henningsen the desire to design a lamp that reduced the uncomfortable glare and improved the electric light for human needs.
Poul Henningsen and Louis Poulsen
Poul Henningsen worked over several years to construct the PH lamp. He experimented with his first slatted ball lamp in 1921 and in the same year designed the PH street lamp, which became known as the "Slotsholmslygten". A few years later, his newfound experience gave him access to an exhibition of modern crafts in Paris. This was due to his lampshades, which were designed to distribute the direction and reflection of light rays very precisely.
This is when lamp manufacturer Louis Poulsen recognized Poul Henningsen's design and commissioned him to produce ten different lamps for the exhibition. The lamps were exhibited under the name "Systéme PH" and won top awards in all six lighting fixture classes. Since then, the collaboration has led to many great design classics. For example Poul Henningsen Koglen, PH5 and not least PH Snowball.
Based on his own experience and new calculations of light reflection, Poul Henningsen developed a lamp with 3 curved shades in 1926 - the PH lamp! The lamp was designed so that there was the same angle between the screen and the light rays. That way, the direct light did not escape, but instead reflected in the direction you wanted. He described the screens as a plate, a bowl and a cup in the proportions 4:2:1. Since then, Louis Poulsen has presented hundreds of different PH lamps, from chandeliers to floor, wall, ceiling, and table lamps. All built on the same simple wooden screen system.
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