Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Danish, 1894-1967
The name Poul Henningsen is synonymous with the best and most innovative modern Scandinavian lamps and other lighting. The Danish designer created a signature vocabulary of fixtures with tiered and layered shades in sculptural arrangements that are at once naturalistic and geometric.
Henningsen grew up in a town on the outskirts of Copenhagen and studied architecture at the Technical University of Denmark. He would become a noted art critic, journalist and screenwriter, but his first love was lighting design.
Henningsen’s childhood home was illuminated by oil lamps. When his family switched to electrified lighting, he was alarmed and repelled by the harsh glare cast by an incandescent bulb, and in his late teens he began conducting quasi-scientific experiments to measure which materials and methods best diffused or reflected light to give it a warm brightness. His work came to the attention of the lighting-fixtures firm Louis Poulsen, which sponsored the development of a prototype lamp. The design won a gold medal at the 1925 Paris Expositions Internationales des Arts Decóratifs et Industriels Modernes — from which the term Art Deco derives. The lamp, whose three-part shade is said to be inspired by the arrangement of a dinner plate atop a soup bowl atop a teacup, became the basis for Henningsen’s most successful design, the PH 4/3 desk lamp.
All told, Henningsen would design some 100 lighting fixtures in his career. Some of his most notable creations are hanging lamps, which include the Septima (1929), a pendant composed of seven graduated frosted-glass layers; the Spiral (1942), made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum; and the Artichoke lamp (1958), whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. The last is likely Henningsen’s masterwork and an icon of mid-20th-century design. Like all Henningsen lighting designs, it is striking, sculptural and — thanks to his insistence on the primacy of the quality of the light cast — superbly functional.
Find a collection of authentic Poul Henningsen table lamps, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Poul Henningsen
Poul Henningsen
PH Snowball
White and Chrome Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen 'PH Snowball' Pendant for Louis Poulsen.
The 'PH Snowball' pendant provides a comfortable, glare-free, diffused light. It features a chrom...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome, Aluminum
Poul Henningsen Ph Artichoke Pendant, X-Large
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The fixture provides 100% glare-free light. The 72 precisely positioned leaves form 12 unique rows of six leaves each. They illuminate the fixture as well as emitting diffused light with a unique pattern. The fixture provides decorative and comfortable lighting. For the energy saving LED variant the quality of light and atmosphere surrounding the product is kept at the highest level. The PH Artichoke...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
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Chrome
$22,457 / item
Poul Henningsen Ph Artichoke Pendant, Medium
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Berkeley, CA
The fixture provides 100% glare-free light. The 72 precisely positioned leaves form 12 unique rows of six leaves each. They illuminate the fixture as well as emitting diffused light with a unique pattern. The fixture provides decorative and comfortable lighting. For the energy saving LED variant the quality of light and atmosphere surrounding the product is kept at the highest level. The PH Artichoke...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Chrome
$18,737 / item
Poul Henningsen Brass and Glass PH 3½-3 Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen brass and glass PH 3½-3 pendant for Louis Poulsen.
Executed in white opal glass and choice of brass, chrome or black metallized...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All Blue
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Glendale, CA
Poul Henningsen PH5 mini pendants for Louis Poulsen in all blue. Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass by Poul Henningsen, 1930
s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ceiling Lamp in Brass and Opaline Glass by Poul Henningsen, 1930's
Additional Information:
Material: Brass and opaline glass
Style: Mid century, Scandinavian
Produced by Louis Pouls...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Charlottenborg Pendant Model PH 5-4½ By Poul Henningsens From 1980s
By Poul Henningsen, Ebbe Christensen, Louis Poulsen, Sophus Frandsen
Located in Lejre, DK
The Charlottenborg pendant, model PH 5-4½/1, is a collaboration between Ebbe Christensen, Sophus Frandsen, and Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
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Aluminum
$1,604 Sale Price
26% Off
1970s PH 4 1/2-4 Metal Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Knebel, DK
This pendant lamp, model 117077 (PH 4 1/2-4 Metal), was designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen. The model is no longer in production in this size.
The pendant lamp is in a ve...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
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Metal
Septima by Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Septima by Louis Poulsen
Width x height x length (mm)
500 x 405 x 500, 5.8 kg
Lampshade: transparent glass decorated with sandblasted sections. Legs: steel, metallic brass. Pl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
$15,384 / item
Louis Poulsen, Small Pendant Light by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, small pendant light by Poul Henningsen.
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
466 x 318 x 466, 2,5 kg
Material: Matte lacquered aluminum. Struts: Purple, rolled aluminum...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen / Verner Panton Style, Large Plexiglas Ceiling Lamp
By Poul Henningsen
Located in København, Copenhagen
Poul Henningsen / Verner Panton style, large ceiling lamp in Plexiglas with four lamellae inside.
Absolutely beautiful and modern lamp.
Danish design, 1950s-1960s.
Measures:...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Plexiglass
Aluminum and Glass PH 4½-4 Pendant by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A PH 4½-4 pendant with a white-lacquered aluminum top shade and 2 white opal glass lower shades. Chromed metal socket cover.
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Chrome
Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Monochrome Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Poul Henningsen PH5 pendant for Louis Poulsen. Denmark. Designed in 1958. New, current production.
Poul Henningsen developed the PH 5 in 1958 in response to constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by bulb manufacturers, naming it after the size of the pendant’s main shade, which is 50 cm in diameter. When the lamp was introduced, he wrote, typically daringly, about how he had lost faith in whether the manufacturers of incandescent light bulbs would ever learn to consider common sense or have the consumer’s best interests at heart: “I have accepted fate, and with Louis Poulsen´s permission I have designed a PH fixture, which can be used with any kind of light source, Christmas lights and 100 W metal filament bulbs. Although a fluorescent tube would be too much to ask in the existing form!” Henningsen wanted to improve the colour reproduction characteristics of the light source in the PH 5. Small red and blue shades were therefore inserted to supplement the colour in the part of the spectrum where the eye is least sensitive – the red and blue areas – thereby subduing the light in the middle yellow-green region where the eye is most sensitive. At the time, no one knew that the PH 5 would become synonymous with the PH light, which remains 100% glare-free, irrespective of how the light is installed or which light source is used. The red and blue rings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Pendant Lamp Ph Septima. New Edition.
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern scandinavian pendant lamp PH Septima by Poul Henningsen. New edition. Louis Poulsen brings back Poul Henningsen’s sophisticated seven-sha...
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2010s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian Modern Vintage White Metal Chandelier Poul Henningsen Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Scandinavian Modern vintage white metal chandelier or pendant from aluminum in white and red by Poul Henningsen, Denmark 1958.
A beautiful chand...
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20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
PH 5 white chandelier by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Brescia, IT
Designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, model PH 5 white with purple details. Denmark, 1960s.
Iconic PH 5 chandelier designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s Dani...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Made in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark. Great original condition.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Louis Poulsen, Small Glass Artichoke Chandelier by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, small glass Artichoke chandelier by Poul Henningsen.
Measures: Width 480 x height 570 x length 480(mm), 10.9 kg
Material:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Danish brushed metal pendant light, "Charlottenborg" model by Poul Henningsen.
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, FR
Magnificent and iconic large Scandinavian pendant lamp called "Charlottenborg." Poul Henningsen's intention with this four-shade pendant lamp, as he called it when it was first desig...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen Louvre Pendant by Louis Poulsen, Denmark
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
The Louvre pendant was originally designed by Poul Henningsen in 1957 for the Adventist church at Skodsborg Hydro Denmark upon request by the architect Charles Gjerrild who requested...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Louis Poulsen, Medium Glass Artichoke Chandelier by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis Poulsen, medium glass artichoke chandelier by Poul Henningsen.
Measures: Width x height x length (mm)
600 x 580 x 600, 17.3 kg
Mate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Ceiling Lamp PH 4/4 Designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1930
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Ceiling lamp PH 4/4 designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen,
Denmark. 1930's.
Nickel plated brass and original glass.
Measurements:
D: 40 cm/ 15 3/4''
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Pendantlamp Doo-Wop Light Brass by Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian pendant lamp Doo-Wop light brass by Louis Poulsen. Edition from 2013.
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1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare ceiling lamp designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Pendant Lamp PH Artichoke by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Courbevoie, FR
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian pendant lamp PH Artichoke by Poul Henningsen. Ø 84 cm. Edition from the 70's. Some scratches on few leaves. E40 socket....
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1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
PH 3 Pendant Light White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in London, GB
Crafted and designed by the iconic Poul Henningsen for Denmark's leading light production house Louis Poulsen, this PH3 is made from aluminium and painted in the classic white shade....
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
$873 / item
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
1970s Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Large Artichoke Pendant Lamp in White
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a PH-Artichoke pendant, initially designed by Danish architect and designer Poul Henningsen in 1957. This example dates to the 1970s and was produced by Louis Poulsen in Denm...
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1970s Danish Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Wire
Poul Henning for Poulsen Denmark, White PH Artichoke Ceiling Lamp 72 cm
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Renens, CH
Poul Henning for Poulsen Denmark, White PH Artichoke Ceiling Lamp 72 cm
The PH Artichoke was originally designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for a resta...
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Poul Henningsen Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen chandeliers and pendants for sale on 1stDibs.
Poul Henningsen chandeliers and pendants are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Poul Henningsen chandeliers and pendants, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original chandeliers and pendants by Poul Henningsen were created in the Scandinavian Modern style in scandinavia during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider chandeliers and pendants by Louis Poulsen, Fog
Mørup, and Vilhelm Lauritzen. Prices for Poul Henningsen chandeliers and pendants can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,057 and can go as high as $38,327, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $11,213.
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- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024Poul Henningsen is famous for designing innovative modern Scandinavian lamps and other lighting. The Danish designer created a signature vocabulary of fixtures with tiered and layered shades in sculptural arrangements that are at once naturalistic and geometric. Some of his most iconic pieces include the Spiral, made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum, and the Artichoke lamp, whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. Find a collection of Poul Henningsen lighting on 1stDibs.
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