PH Artichoke Pendant

Lamp Setting: Tampa International Airport. Tampa, Florida, USA.

The PH Artichoke (1958) is a 360-degree glare free luminaire created by 72 leaves, which shield the light source. The leaves also redirect and reflect the light onto the underlying leaves, giving distinct, unique illumination. This classic masterpiece displays the 72 “leaves” placed on 12 steel arches. The light source is not visible from any angle and was originally designed for a restaurant in Copenhagen.

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LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PH ARTICHOKE PENDANT:

• Pendant
• PH collection
• Designed by Poul Henningsen
• Copper,stainless steel, and white finish options
• Leaf material: die cut copper, laser cut stainless steel, or die cut steel
• Top shade material: white, spun steel
• Frame material: high luster chrome plated, laser cut steel
• cUL listed for dry locations
• As seen in the Children's Place Retail Store in New Jersey, US

DESIGN CONCEPT:

• The PH Artichoke is considered to be a classical masterpiece made by Poul Henningsen more than 40 years ago. The structure is made of twelve steel arches. On this structure PH placed 72 copper “leaves” in twelve circular rows with six blades in each row. Because each row is staggered from the previous, all 72 leaves are able to “cover for each other”. This design allows viewing the fixture from any angle without being able to see the light source located in the center of the PH Artichoke. The original PH Artichokes were developed for a restaurant in Copenhagen called the Langelinie Pavilion, and they are still hanging there today.

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SPECIFICATIONS:

• Cord length: 12'
• Accommodates: one 200W, A-23 CL 120v medium bulb
• Overall dimensions: 18.4"H x 18.9" Dia

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DESIGNER: Poul Henningsen
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Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen to the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmark from 1911-14, and then at Technical College in Copenhagen from 1914-17.

He started practicing traditional functionalistic architecture, but over the years his professional interests changed to focus mainly on lighting which is what he is most famous for. He also expanded his field of occupation into areas of writing, becoming a journalist and an author.

His lifelong collaboration with Louis Poulsen Lighting began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen Lighting still benefits from his genius. Poul Henningsen's pioneering work concerning the relations between light structures, shadows, glare, and color reproduction—compared to man’s need for light remains the foundation of the lighting theories still practiced by Louis Poulsen Lighting.

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