These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
The PH 4/3 Table Lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, is one of the most resolved expressions of Scandinavian lighting design — a lamp conceived not merely to illuminate but to transform the quality of light itself.
Developed as part of Henningsen's revolutionary multi-shade system, the PH 4/3 distributes light through three precisely angled shades that eliminate glare entirely while producing a warm, diffused glow. The geometry of the system is not decorative but optical — each shade calculated to direct light downward and outward in a specific ratio, creating an atmosphere of remarkable softness and evenness. It was an innovation that fundamentally changed the way artificial light was understood in the twentieth century.
This example, produced in the 1980s, is executed in aluminium and chrome with opaline shade elements — materials that give the lamp both its characteristic warmth and its precise sculptural silhouette. At 54 × 43 cm, the lamp has a substantial physical presence that reads equally as a functional object and as a design artefact.
The PH series is held in the permanent collections of MoMA New York, the Danish Design Museum and major private collections worldwide. A significant and highly collectable example of Danish modernist lighting at its most refined.
Designer: Poul Henningsen, 1894–1967, Denmark Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen, Denmark Year: 1980s Materials: Aluminium · Chrome · Opaline shade elements Measurements: 54 × 43 cm Condition: Very good vintage — minor wear consistent with age
The PH 4/3 Table Lamp, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, is one of the most resolved expressions of Scandinavian lighting design — a lamp conceived not merely to illuminate but to transform the quality of light itself.
Developed as part of Henningsen's revolutionary multi-shade system, the PH 4/3 distributes light through three precisely angled shades that eliminate glare entirely while producing a warm, diffused glow. The geometry of the system is not decorative but optical — each shade calculated to direct light downward and outward in a specific ratio, creating an atmosphere of remarkable softness and evenness. It was an innovation that fundamentally changed the way artificial light was understood in the twentieth century.
This example, produced in the 1980s, is executed in aluminium and chrome with opaline shade elements — materials that give the lamp both its characteristic warmth and its precise sculptural silhouette. At 54 × 43 cm, the lamp has a substantial physical presence that reads equally as a functional object and as a design artefact.
The PH series is held in the permanent collections of MoMA New York, the Danish Design Museum and major private collections worldwide. A significant and highly collectable example of Danish modernist lighting at its most refined.
Designer: Poul Henningsen, 1894–1967, Denmark Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen, Denmark Year: 1980s Materials: Aluminium · Chrome · Opaline shade elements Measurements: 54 × 43 cm Condition: Very good vintage — minor wear consistent with age
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.