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Louis Poulsen is more than internationally acclaimed fixture design. From the beginning, our company has been defined by its attitude to lighting. Our never ending pursuit of perfection in both detail and the overall product signifies our work to create lighting. We never compromise. This is visible in our products.
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light The challenge of cooperating with architects and designers is that they do not just have to design lighting fixtures. We insist on creating lighting products capable of interacting with architecture and contributing to a unique atmosphere. Whether indoors or outdoors.
When the designer’s eye for detail meets the architect’s understanding of the overall picture, we create lighting with a unique ability to adjust and supplement architectural settings and styles.
At Louis Poulsen, we include the details into the overall scheme when we create lighting. This is one of the key reasons why our lighting remains current and important generation after generation.
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content PH Artichoke 50 years – stronger than ever Page 8
Let it snow Page 12
The embracement of light Page 22
IdentiďŹ ed ying object Page 34
lighting concept Lighting fixtures that transcend the sum of their unique lighting properties and design. With their ability to complement architecture and take it beyond our expectations. With their charisma and the ambience they create. In brief, their ability to coalesce form and function into a total experience. 3
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LOVE AT FIRST LIGHT Targetti and Louis Poulsen, united for lovers of light
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Today Targetti and Louis Poulsen join forces in a unique international venture, to continue spreading the culture of light worldwide.
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Throughout the years, individual custom design versions of PH Artichoke with leaves of glass have been produced. The 50th anniversary for the design of PH Artichoke made Louis Poulsen include the glass version as a permanent member of the exclusive product range. The glass version of PH Artichoke is no coincidence. The fixture which inspired PH Artichoke in 1958 was PH Septima. A seven-shade fixture only available in few copies. PH Septima is a study in light treatment and craftsmanship, and even today, producing the fixture would be a major challenge. PH Artichoke Glass is also a challenge. Not only does the accuracy of each of the hand-made and handtreated glass leaves pose a challenge, but the actual positioning of the glass leaves can only be done during mounting, i.e. when the fixture hangs suspended. Therefore, specially trained staff from Louis Poulsen will assemble PH Artichoke Glass on site. PH Artichoke Glass will give any room a unique distinctive character. The soft light is diffused through the sand-blown leaves and adorns the surroundings with soft, comfortable lighting. The angles of the leaves give PH Artichoke Glass an iced look, whether lit or unlit, which adds a delicate lightness and elegance to the room. PH Artichoke Glass comes in all four sizes.
Design: Poul Henningsen Light source: Ø 480: 200W A80 Clear E27, Ø 600/720/840: 500W A110 Clear E40, 35W/70W HITCE G12 HF. Material: Leaves: Sandblasted clear glass. Suspension in high lustre chrome plated steel. Dimensions: Diameter 480/600/720/840mm, height 497/580/650/720mm.
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Few fixtures are as well known and admired throughout the world as Poul Henningen’s PH Artichoke. The fixture was designed 50 years ago. PH Artichoke is often called a classic, but should rather be termed an icon. PH Artichoke is hotter now than ever before. Numerous projects worldwide confirm that this chameleonic lighting fixture matches all types of interior design and creates an individual ambience. PH Artichoke’s harmonious and exciting design adapts to its surroundings in a calm and aesthetic manner. Previously, the application of PH Artichoke was often viewed as prestigious. This was the fixture for ministries and the world of finance with the odd detour to the grandiose attorney offices. This has changed drastically. PH Artichoke is no longer synonymous with corporate interior design. Today, PH Artichoke is used in all environments. Its masculine elegance and force help accentuate a room and create the atmosphere you want for a room and company. Times have made PH Artichoke a treasured part of the lighting in homes where focus is on unique design. PH Artichoke has broken down both cultural and architectural barriers. It fits everything and helps make the interior more exciting and distinct.
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history in brief PH Artichoke was designed in 1958 at the request of architects Eva and Nils Koppel, who designed the restaurant Langelinie Pavillonen in Copenhagen. The architects were charged with creating the entire interior design of the restaurant based on the maxim that the pavilion should be “festive yet cosy”. The project was to observe five criteria: 1. Since the U-shaped serving area should be useable both in its entirety and as individual banqueting rooms and restaurant, a type of “chandelier” had to be found that could tie all the rooms together. 2. This requirement coincided with the regard of how the building appeared from the outside which is crucial considering how this glass pavilion is set in the terrain. 3. In the restaurant, the “chandeliers” should be supplemented by table lamps. The banqueting rooms should also be adorned by wall fixtures. 4. The chandeliers should be festive and emanate a warm glow. The table lamps should not compete with the chandeliers in terms of light and should emit intimate lighting on the tables. 5. The lighting fixtures should be decorative even during the day when they were unlit.
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Poul Henningsen had already considered several of these criteria in his early multiple-shade fixtures, so the choice of Poul Henningsen as designer of the fixture for Langelinie Pavillonen came as no surprise. As Nils Koppel expresses it: ”His honest view on lighting which perfectly unites with his unique artistic and humorous abilities had to enable him to solve the requirements. In our eyes, it would have been an admission of failure if the fixtures had turned out as decorative art or contemporary fashion and not as rational lighting.”
Langelinie Pavillionen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Poul Henningsen approached the assignment with requisite enthusiasm and found plenty of inspiration in some of his previous products. Particularly PH Septima, a seven-shade chandelier in clear glass consisting of seven rows of glass sand blown in six fields can be considered a predecessor of PH Artichoke. According to Poul Henningsen, PH Artichoke could have been made as a globe chandelier with six shades, but the 12 x 6 leaves gave a better play of light and richness and a better visual impression than the six rings in e.g. PH Septima.
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Restaurant Du Théâtre, Zürich, Schweiz
Llaca residence, Manhattan Beach, California, USA
Restaurant Alice Dining, Central Japan International Airport (Centrair), Japan
Design: Poul Henningsen Light source: Ø 480: 200W A80 Clear E27, Ø 600: 500W A110 Clear E40, 70W HIT-CE G12 HF, Ø 720/840: 500W A110 Clear E40, 70/150W HIT-CE G12 HF. Material: Leaves: Copper, stainless steel or white steel. Suspension in high lustre chrome plated steel. Dimensions: Diameter 480/600/720/840mm, height 497/580/650/720mm.
Hoshinoya Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
s t r o n g e r The Fullerton, Singapore
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Designer Louise Campbell has shifted her inspiration from summer to winter and redefined the concept of floor lamps. It is massive, yet light and almost invisible. It is geometric in form, yet an organic collection of figures held together in a mysterious way. The white snowflakes have fallen in an uneven, natural pattern – in some places close together and in others floating thinly into nothing. Louise Campbell explains her concept of light: "Softness – I’m searching for soothing light. Light to warm the spirit. In designing my fixtures, I strive to underline the beauty of the nature outside and bring it into people’s homes. A quiet battle against passive light that has no story, light that may have high lighting qualities, but generally lacks soul. When summers are good in Denmark, we have so much light that we hardly need artificial light sources. We save them for winters. Thus, it seemed natural to get to the essence of winter light by underlining
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the most beautiful aspect I could find. The aspect we all relate to if we have special ties to the Nordic region.” Snow represents a new way of looking at the function of a floor lamp. When the light goes on, Snow generates more moodcreating room lighting than a conventional floor lamp. The design emits light in every direction, and - when lit - Snow floats as a light, airy element in a room. Despite its elongated shape, Snow is a slim fixture. This is possible because a 2-kilo counterweight hangs freely like a heavy snowball over the floor inside the fixture body. Design: Louise Campbell. Light source: 1x40W Reflector R50 E27 + 1x60W Globe G95 E27 or 2x35W HIT-TC-CE G8,5. Material: Silkscreened transparent acrylic (PMMA). Dimensions: Diameter 350mm, height 1500mm, width 800mm.
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Collage A SUCCESS FROM LOUISE CAMPBELL Louise Campbell’s immense creativity ranks her among the top international designers. Last year, Wallpaper highlighted Louise Campbell as one of the most promising and trend-setting young designers. Louise Campbell is a unique designer. She sees challenges every-
where, and the amount of and her appetite for innovative new ideas place a huge pressure on herself and her staff, but also on the manufacturers. A development process with Louise Campbell at the tiller is no quiet process. Meetings are conducted at high pace and problems are solved with new ideas and
angles. For Louis Poulsen, cooperation with Louise Campbell offers many opportunities. She, on the other hand, feels that she is being challenged creatively continuously throughout the process.
Collage Pendant & Floor Design: Louise Campbell Light source: 100W A60 Frosted E27. Material: Laser cut acrylic in Snow White (white), Hotlips (pink), Juicy Orange (orange), Lemon Yellow (yellow) and Smoke Screen (smoke-tinted). Floor: Base in die cast concrete. Dimensions: Pendant: Diameter 600mm, height 360mm. Floor: Diameter 600mm, height 1660mm.
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Geranium Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark
Private residence, Denmark D.O.C. Restaurant, Hamburg, Germany
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Campbell 210 & 275. Design: Louise Campbell Light source: Ø 210: 40W Reflector R50 E14, Ø 275: 75W Reflector R80 E27. Material: Mouth-blown clear glass with sandblasted stripes. Dimensions: Ø 210: Diameter 210mm, height 284mm, Ø 275: Diameter 275mm, height 371mm.
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”Louise gets all the wild ideas; we catch them in a butterfly net and return them in a highly condensed version. Collage has an idiom never seen before, and that placed demands on us all. Collage made us challenge technology – and thus also our sub-contractors! There were no standardised mass-production technologies available for the assignment. The shades are laser cut as flat sheets and then bent. This is an extremely difficult process to manage because of the size of the sheets, the type of cut and our defined tolerance requirements,” supplements the construction designer on the project.
Campbell and Collage inspire innovation Louise Campbell’s products are received positively everywhere, from Japan to the US. The inspiration from nature complemented by Louise’s feminine touch impresses from first sight. Louise Campbell’s two fixtures, Campbell and Collage, have appealed to both the private and professional markets. The products have been particularly well received in projects where the ambience parameter reigns supreme.
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On the cooperation to make Collage: It was demanding, challenging but never boring. On the construction design phase: We had to return and work a lot with the idea and concept phase before Collage started to meet our design philosophy and we could move on.
Cooperation with Louis Poulsen has been absolutely perfect,” says Louise Campbell in an article from Louis Poulsen’s international magazine of lighting and architecture NYT. ”Collage involved a lot of new technology and had to be developed very quickly. The company kept its cool and was willing to take a chance and move on even though some of the details did seem insoluble at times.
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Black and white, ebony and ivory, have been themes in myriad settings. The ultimate meeting of contrasts.
The lighting fixtures in the PH 3/2 series are among our most popular PH products. The fixtures in the series adapt to all types of interior design. The trend towards more functional and simplistic interior design is now acknowledged with the launch of the PH 3/2 pendant and table fixture in black chrome-plated frame and white opal glass. The contrasts remain equally expressive whether lit or unlit. The chrome-plated black version displays a highly graphical and distinct idiom, which will underpin the interior design of any environment. A classic design added black elegance and exclusivity. Dressed for modern living.
Design: Poul Henningsen. Light source: Pendant: 75W A60 Frosted E27, Table: 40W D45 Frosted E14. Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with suspension and stem in high lustre chrome plated or black chrome plated brass. Dimensions: Pendant: Diameter 290mm, height 242mm, Table: Diameter 290mm, height 472mm.
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Luminous, hovering objects magically attract our attention. Aeros is such an object: Shining, yet shielded, it plays on our sensation of closeness and distance. The chased surface perforation traces a diffused border, thus creating an impression of weightlessness. At the same time, Aeros envelops its surroundings and draws the room to a natural centre. In Aeros, designer Ross Lovegrove renders his interpretation of the Louis Poulsen lighting philosophy. He explains: "It's about light and lightness as the piece appears to float in the air like a space age object, like an unidentified phenomenon, technically fascinating. The design employs state-of-the-art processes to create a lightweight, perforated light enclosure. A concept within the heritage of Louis Poulsen's understanding of light and sculptural beauty." In our work with Aeros, we put the accent on creating a fixture that is ideal for contemporary, energy-saving light sources. To optimise the wide diffusion of these light sources, the lower part of Aeros is shaped as a reflector that focuses light and directs the majority of it downwards. Aeros distributes the remaining light to fill a room with comfortable, muted illumination. Its size and low suspension over tables makes Aeros the obvious centre of a room, creating a natural focal point for anybody who enters it. And although Aeros is a fixture design of substance and charisma, its tightly controlled design allows it to blend into both old and new interiors. Aeros is particularly suited for conference rooms, restaurants, bars, receptions and dining rooms. Design: Ross Lovegrove. Light source: 23/24W TC-TSE E27, 42W TC-TEL GX24q-4. Material: Champagne coloured anodised aluminium. Dimensions: Diameter 750mm, height 315mm.
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Design: Ross Lovegrove. Light source: 35W HIT-CE G12, 75W QT12ax GY6,35. Material: Reflector: Spun anodised aluminium, Housing: Die Cast aluminium. Light grey, orange or white, wet painted. Arm: Polycarbonate. Dimensions: Diameter 115mm, depth: 220mm, height 222/230mm.
Transair Spotlights are no longer confined to stores, gal-
In Transair, Ross Lovegrove transformed the spot
leries, etc. In recent years, point lighting to sup-
into an independent design element that func-
plement general lighting has gained popularity in
tions beautifully as a single spot or in repetition.
private homes and offices. Spotlights create visual
Ross Lovegrove simply endowed Transair with
effects, give objects shape and contribute to the
a personality: The spot has a classic look with a
overall ambience of a room.
modern, sophisticated touch. This touch is manifested in the fixture’s futuristic, transparent arm – an
Ross Lovegrove conceived Transair from the idea
ingenious detail that makes the fixture float in a
of creating a series of spots suited for illuminating
room while also allowing for flexible adjustment
art in pure, simple rooms. The result was, howe-
into various positions.
ver, a multi-functional spot that works in private settings as well as in official and professional environments.
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Design icon and international success for more than 80 years
PH 4½-4 Poul Henningsen’s three-shade fixtures are icons of
creating the ultimate quality product, from the small-
Danish design together with Arne Jacobsen’s chair The
est detail in the construction and mounting to the
Egg and Carlsberg’s beer labels. Designed in the mid-
large glass top shades that are a veritable challenge
1920s when they were seen as both challenging and
for even experienced glassblowers.
innovative and soon won international acclaim, they have since remained contemporary. Louis Poulsen
But PH's three-shade fixtures could not have retained
was intensely involved in developing the fixtures and
their popularity for so many decades if they had failed
has now for more than 80 years been the proud sole
to deliver comfortable and usable light. The light ema-
producer of what are probably Denmark’s best known
nating from the three-layer opal shades is comfortable
fixtures.
and warm, as the light penetrating the opal glass surfaces becomes soft and diffuse, providing glare-free
Together, the PH opal glass family, PH 4½-4 and PH
illumination around the fixture. The three glass layers
4½-3½, comprises the flagship of the Louis Poulsen
direct most of the light downwards, rendering the fix-
three-shade fixture range. We put all our energy into
tures excellent for reading and task lighting.
PH 4½-3½ Glass Table & Floor. Design: Poul Henningsen. Light source: 150W A65 Frosted E27. Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with top plate and stem in high lustre chrome plated brass and steel. Dimensions: Diameter 450mm, Table: height 550mm, Floor: height 1250 mm. PH 4½-4 Glass Pendant. Design: Poul Henningsen. Light source: 150W A65 Frosted E27. Material: Shades in mouth-blown white opal glass with suspension in high lustre chrome plated aluminium. Dimensions: Diameter 450mm, height 410mm.
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Munkegaard Arne Jacobsen – the master supreme of simplicity. Few, perhaps none, have succeeded in combining geometric shapes more beautifully or precisely. His understanding of broad design and pure detail has given Denmark architectural and design icons of lasting international standing. The Munkegaard ceiling fixture was created for the Munkegaard School north of Copenhagen. The ceiling fixture was used as general lighting in classrooms and had to emit excellent task lighting as well as enhance users’ experience of the space. Arne Jacobsen designed the transition between fixture and ceiling as a slit. This feature eliminated the shadow cast by daylight and the contrast between the fixture’s own light and shadow.At the same time, Munkegaard retains a neutral expression: It looks like a pure illuminated disk and therefore diverts no attention away from the room.
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AJ Discus. Design: Arne Jacobsen. Light source: Ø 220: 40W QT14-ax Frosted G9, Ø 350: 60W A60 Frosted E27, 18W TC-TEL GX24q-2. Ø 450: 2x18W TC-TEL GX24q-2, 2x26W TC-TEL GX24q-3, 100W A60 Frosted E27. Materials: Ceiling/ wall box: Die cast aluminium or spun aluminium. Diffuser: Mouth-blown white opal glass. Dimensions: Ø 220, Ø 350, Ø 450.
AJ Discus AJ Discus – also called the sailor’s hat – was developed si-
Munkegaard. Design: Arne Jacobsen. Light source: Ø 265: 60W A60 Clear E27, 32W TCTEL GX24q-3. Ø 460/525: 22W+40W T-R5 2GX13 HF. Ø 525: 22W+55W T-R5 HF-D. Ø 760 (Munkegaard Mega): 3x55W T-R5 2GX13 HF/HF-D. Ø115 (Munkegaard Micro): 20W QT12-ax Clear GY6,35. Materials: Ø 265/460/525: Diffuser: White opal glass or prismatic acrylic. Trim ring: High lustre chrome plated or satin chrome plated, brass. Munkegaard Mega: Diffuser: White opal acrylic. Trim ring: High lustre chrome plated, brass. Munkegaard Micro: Diffuser: White opal glass.Trim ring: Stainless steel. Dimensions: Ø 265, Ø 460, Ø 525, Mega: Diameter 760mm, Micro: Diameter 115mm.
multaneously with Munkegaard. The sharply defined edge and the centred lampholder unit make the fixture look like a flying saucer. AJ Discus can be mounted directly on the ceiling or wall and has, despite being surface mounted, a fairly low depth of only 10 cm.The fixture shades in opal glass pose a major challenge to the glassblower, but emit fantastic light – both in the room and on the backwall, where they help minimise the contrast between the illuminated shade and the wall.
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AJ Family At Louis Poulsen, we are proud to be the producers
The early drafts of the fixture reveal that he estab-
of his most famous fixtures, AJ Table, Wall and Floor.
lished the shade and tube theme early on, but never
AJ Discus and Munkegaard also retain their universal
considered the ensuing light and its qualities. The
appeal to design buffs and architects throughout the
drafts betray no signs of the technical solution. The
world.
partnership with Louis Poulsen’s lighting technicians, however, upheld the basic concept while purifying
AJ Table and Floor developed in parallel with Arne
shape and function into the lucid design we know
Jacobsen’s own development as a lighting designer.
today. AJ Royal. Design: Arne Jacobsen Light source: Wall: 40W D45 Frosted E14. Table & Floor: 60W A60 Frosted E27. Materials: Shade: Spun steel. Wall: Wall box: Spun steel. Arm: Steel. Table & Floor: Base: Die cast zinc. Stem: Steel. Dimensions: Wall: Height 335mm, depth 247mm. Table: Height 560mm, depth 350mm. Floor: Height 1300mm, depth 325mm.
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With Enigma, Shoichi Uchiyama has created a link between Japanese lighting culture and Louis Poulsen’s lighting philosophy. The result is a ďŹ xture family in three sizes, appealing to architects and private individuals alike.
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Light source: Ø 425: 50W QR GU10, Ø 545: 75W QR GU10, Ø 825: 35W/70W HIT-CE G12 HF, 150W QT Clear E27. Material: Shades in matt coated acrylic, cone in brushed and coated aluminium. Dimensions: Ø 425: diameter 422mm, height 740mm, Ø 545: Diameter 545mm, height 970mm, Ø825: Diameter 825mm, height 1550mm.
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”Early in my career, I choose to concen-
Poulsen quickly realised that we had a
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new success on our hands. From the first
lighting equipment. In the planning of
day, the reception of Enigma far exceed-
lighting for the home, it is both an in-
ed our expectations. Since then, Enigma
teresting and challenging task to suggest
425 has been followed by Enigma 825
and prepare lighting solutions because
and Enigma 545. From the first stages at
peoples’ taste in interior design, including
the drawing table, the designer worked
lighting, is so different. As a guiding light
with diffe-rent sizes. Enigma 425 is a
in my planning of home lighting, I choose
flexible fixture suited for private homes,
to focus on soft light through indirect
whereas Enigma 825 was designed for
lighting rather than direct lighting with
major rooms. The new Enigma 545 com-
e.g. fluorescent lamps. Indirect lighting
bines the best qualities of the first two
allows us to adjust the light level on walls
pendants. The new five-shade pendant
and ceiling to achieve differing degrees
display a well-balanced, beautiful shape,
of lighting intensity, thus enhancing the
ideal for both large and small rooms – in
three-dimensional appearance of rooms
private homes, conference rooms, recep-
and objects,” explains Shoichi Uchiyama.
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Identified flying object Floating freely as a luminous disk emitting downward light, the
function and elegant form, the fixture deals efficiently with the
F+P 550 looks like a clearly identified flying object. The fixture re-
limitations of the technology.
sults from the partnership between Foster + Partners and Louis
The starting point of the fixture was the light – or rather the light
Poulsen and represents the most innovative and future oriented
source. From the outset, the light source had to be LED. Thus, the
trends in lighting fixtures.
challenge was not only to master the LED technology, but also to find a method for fitting an LED that would create the optimum
In the partnership, Louis Poulsen's technical excellence comple-
lighting effect and also prevent a direct view of the light source.
mented Foster+ Partners' conceptual design well. Stripped to
Design: Foster + Partners. Light source: 30 pcs 1,1W LED. Material: Shade:White opal glass. Housing: Die cast aluminium. Light guide: Metallised, high pressure moulded polycarbonate. Dimensions: Diameter 550mm, height 35mm.
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f p 550 The F+P 550 design is simple and light, and many resources went
F+P 550 is ideal for meeting rooms, reception areas, libraries and
into creating harmony between the fixture’s two halves and thus
airports, but has also been selected for private homes.
uniting them into a single weightless, stunning unit. The shade functionality elegantly expresses the philosophy that all parts of the product should have a functional reason for being there.
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Design: PLH Design as Application areas LP Charisma King: High-ceiling rooms Foyers Conference rooms Entrance areas Stairways Application areas LP Charisma Queen: Meeting rooms Lunch rooms Classrooms Desk lighting Receptions Offices LP Charisma King. Light source: 150W HIT-CE G12 HF, 70W HIT-CE G12 HF, 250W QT32 Clear E27. Material: Cone: Injection moulded clear acrylic. Shades: Injection moulded opal polycarbonate. Reflector: Spun aluminium. Ring: Die cast aluminium. Struts: Die cast aluminium. Grey aluminium coloured, wet painted. Dimensions: Diameter 359mm, height 660mm. LP Charisma Queen. Light source: 57W TC-TEL GX24q-5, 57W TC-TEL GX24q-5 HF-D, 70W TC-TEL GX24q-6. Material: Cone: Injection moulded clear acrylic. Shades: Spun steel. Ring: Dark grey, die cast aluminium. Grey aluminium coloured, wet painted. Dimensions: Diameter 359mm, height 656mm.
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lp charisma king & queen The LP Charisma pendant received the Danish Design Award in its very first year on the market. Since then, the simple, versatile fixture has become an element of innumerable lighting projects all over the world. At Louis Poulsen, we constantly update our products to make sure that they take full advantage of modern, power-saving light sources. In 2005, we could thus introduce the new LP Charisma, a version that boasted higher effect and was dubbed ‘King’ in addition to LP Charisma. At the same time, we also introduced LP Charisma Queen, designed for compact fluorescent lamps. The fact that the fixtures are designed for specific light sources beautifully demonstrates how we never compromise on our product and lighting philosophies. Louis Poulsen never stops at design and decoration considerations – the light itself must always play the key role in our products.
This conviction engenders breathtaking fixtures. As a fixture designed to be viewed from all angles, LP Charisma is suitable for suspension at all heights. Where LP Charisma King was made to be suspended in high-ceiling rooms such as stairways, LP Charisma Queen is better suited for lower placing. The special construction of its inner shades enables a small amount of light to be directed so that, when lit, the fixture illuminates itself. The controlled designs of LP Charisma King and Queen give the fixtures great application potentials when it comes to solutions requiring repetitive mounting without disturbing the architecture and ambience of a room. What is more, although its design is characteristic and contemporary, LP Charisma also blends in well with old architecture.
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lp hint Design: Helena Tatjana Eliasen. Light source: Basic & Opal: 26W/32W/42W TCTEL GX24q-3/4, 57W TC-TEL GX24q-5, 70W HIE-CE/HIT-CE E27 Conv. Material: Housing: Aluminium coloured with textured surface. Shade: High pressure moulded acrylic. Reector: Metallised high pressure moulded polycarbonate.
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Young Swedish designer Helena Tatjana Eliason found her inspiration in glass and clothing when she created LP Hint. The way fabric softly drapes in dresses combined with light refraction in glass are associations she integrated into the shape and construction of the post top. As an industrial designer, Helena Tatjana Eliason has succeeded in translating the idea that form should follow function into a simple design with a potent inner core: Masked by its simple exterior, the LP Hint post lamp is a complete lighting unit that hides its pole connection, ballast, reflector and adjustment facilities. LP Hint was designed with easy, rapid maintenance in mind and copies the concept of toolfree light-source change seen in LP Icon Mini. LP Hint comes in two basic versions – one with a completely closed surface, and one with an opal top shade that illuminates the fixture itself and makes
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it a beacon in open areas. The shading also comes in two variants, either produced in clear glass and placed in the post top or mounted as a lowered shade. In the latter version, LP Hint has a defined rim of light in the post top. The rim of light renders LP Hint both a directional pointer and a decorative element in pedestrian streets, paths in urban environments, etc. LP Hint represents a solid choice of materials: The post top is made from cast aluminium with powder coated, textured surface. Its diffuser is made of opal, high pressure moulded acrylic. The reflector is metallised, high pressure moulded polycarbonate. Shades come in hardened, clear glass or high pressure moulded acrylic. LP Hint is available in three variants: Basic, Opal or Opal with shade. LP Hint is mounted on poles Ø115 or Ø60. LP Hint is fitted with 42W TC-TEL, 57W TCTEL or 70W HIE/HIT. LP Hint is suited for mounting heights from 3.5m to 10m.
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Design: Hadi Teherani AG. Light source: Ø 238: 26W TC-TEL GX24q-3, 32W TC-TEL GX24q-3. Ø 275: 32W TC-TEL GX24q-3, 42W TC-TEL GX24q-4. Materials: Housing and ceiling ring: Steel. Reflector: Aluminium, matt anodised. Dimensions: Ø 238: Diameter 238mm, Ø 275: Diameter 275mm.
t e h e r a n i Dazzling innovation of downlight “Create a dazzling, yet simple innovation of the classic downlight fixture.” That was how Louis Poulsen worded the assignment we gave celebrated German architect Hadi Teherani. And that is just what he did. Hadi Teherani created a new ceiling lighting fixture that accentuates the power of light while also shielding off the light source completely. Teherani carries its creator’s name and is a solid fixture that makes no attempt to conceal itself in the ceiling. The downlight fixture emerges as a distinctive, decorative element made as a solid metal ring in the same material as the fixture reflector. The matt reflector softens the light distribution, thus allowing light from the fixture to reach surfaces softly and uniformly. A similar focus on light distribution is also an integral par of other ceiling fixtures from Louis Poulsen, e.g., Strata and AH System. Teherani is perfect for general lighting, but also serves well as supplementary lighting in offices, libraries, meeting and conference rooms, etc. The downlight fixture can also be used in secondary rooms like corridors and stairways. Teherani is made from aluminium with a satinised, matt anodised surface. It comes in two sizes: Ø 238mm and Ø 275mm.
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w a t e r f r o n t – the archetype bollard At waterfronts, bollards are mounted where water meets land. Originally, a bollard denoted the mooring posts mounted along the quays of all ports. Today, the word is also used to describe the popular Waterfront – a bollard that in its idiom expresses the strength and power inherent in the original bollard. Designer Dan Hasløv makes no secret of the fact that Waterfront was conceived from his love of the maritime environment. He himself is a yachtsman and is familiar with the needs and requirements for lighting in ports. For example, the light source was shaded to
meet the specific requirements posed to lighting at quays. One such requirement is that the light source must never ”blind boats” at the harbour entry. This is why Waterfront’s light source is completely shaded and thus cannot be viewed directly. Waterfront is a design of simple, yet solid strength and has become a popular form for lighting at a number of Danish marinas. The almost classic design evinces the bollard’s inspiration from mooring posts, and makes the fixture extremely adaptable for ports, parks and car parks – and all types of architecture. The compact design also reinforces Waterfront’s high resistance to vandalism.
Design: Dan Hasløv. Light source: 26W/32W TC-TEL GX24q-3, 50W HME E27 Conv, 35W HIT-CE G12 Conv, 70W HIT-CE G12 Conv. Material: Enclosure: Injection moulded clear polycarbonate. Housing: Die cast aluminium. Top: Die cast aluminium. Post: Extruded aluminium. Base plate: Die cast aluminium. Dimensions: Diameter 260mm, height 865mm.
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Unpretentious and uncompromising
lighting Innovative and visionary design of the
dimensional effect and created a trans-
fixture series bridges the concepts func-
parent idiom and an enigmatic depth in
tion, comfort and ambience. Simplicity
the shade when the fixture is observed
disguises the complexity.
from various angles. The structure of the fixture is further enhanced by the
In 2006, Christian Flindt received the
five vertical acrylic wings which create
Designer-of-the-year award from lead-
a vertical light slit whether lit or un-
ing Scandinavian interior design mag-
lit, and produce a visual height while
azine Bo Bedre, recognising his works
posing an exciting contrast to the mat-
which comprise the much-exhibited
white vinyl strings.
and acclaimed Orchid chair.
In 2006, Christian Flindt received the Designer-of-theyear award from leading Scandinavian interior design magazine Bo Bedre, recognising his works which comprise the much-exhibited and acclaimed Orchid chair.
Simplicity glows from the new fixture
The Flindt series brings new fixtures to
series Flindt. At first sight, a cylinder,
the Louis Poulsen product range that
which we have seen before, yet still
unite classic and modern design. A de-
different. Christian Flindt has ingen-
sign that surprises the closer you get
iously united two geometrical shapes,
to it. Simplistic, yet complicated. The
the cylinder and the truncated cone. By
braiding technique is an elaborate pre-
applying a special braiding technique
cision work – the string in the largest
and combining the geometrical shapes,
Flindt fixture is 500 metres – and the
Christian Flindt has achieved a three-
slightest inaccuracy will show clearly.
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Design: Christian Flindt Flindt 220 Pendant, 475 Pendant & 220 Floor. Light source: Ø 220: 60W A60 Frosted E27, Ø 475: 100W A60 Frosted E27. Material: String in white matt vinyl, wings in injection moulded acrylic. Dimensions: Ø 220 Pendant: Diameter 220mm, height 295mm. Ø 475 Pendant: Diameter 475mm, height 510mm, Ø 220 Floor: Diameter 220mm, height 1395mm.
Any cooperation is a
chall
Design and technology details are not always easy to coalesce into a synthesis And Louis Poulsen’s lighting philosophy is often a challenge in itself. The FCA principles – function, comfort, ambience – constitute the very DNA of Louis Poulsen’s lighting production. Consequently, many hours have been spent on testing various materials during the development of the Flindt series.
The tests have involved finding a string that both provided optimum shading and observed the transparency requirements. Colours and opacity were tested, and it proved necessary to complete the production of each fixture in the series to be able to make an assessment and get the right impression.
Even the tiniest detail has been thoroughly discussed, turned and analysed. Our unwillingness to compromise is the reason why Louis Poulsen lighting stand out from others and also determines which designers Louis Poulsen works with. Working with Louis Poulsen is a challenge for any designer since our lighting philosophy is uncompromising.
Christian Flindt has ingeniously united two geometrical shapes, the cylinder and the truncated cone.
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Logic and minimalism. These are the key words for Kipp, the post top whose useful lighting and exceptional adaptability to architectural styles have made it a safe choice for street and park lighting.
Design: Alfred Homann. Light source: 26W/32W/42W TC-TEL, 80W/125W HME E27, 50W/70W HIE E27, 70W HIT-CE G12, 150W HIE Frosted E27, 85W QL 2700 K. Materials: Diffuser: Injection moulded white opal acrylic. Top shade: Black pigmented or white, injection moulded ASA. Enclosure: Injection moulded clear polycarbonate. Frame: Die cast aluminium. Dimensions: Diameter 773mm, height 459mm.
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Alfred Homann designed Kipp in complete conformity with the Louis Poulsen lighting philosophy. The post lamp comprises only components needed for its function. Even the three arms holding the shade were designed to bolster its perfected functionality. Two of them hold a pivot joint and the third comes with a screw. When technicians are to change the light source, they open the screw, tilt the shade backwards and fasten it into the position. This procedure allows the light source to be changed swiftly. The fixture head looks like a cut-off cone, and the short distance between the top shade and the light source serves to distribute the light evenly and symmetrically. The design also affects on the overall economy of the fixture, its spreading the light widely. The well-defined, classic form makes Kipp suitable for a wide range of environments, e.g. residential areas, urban districts, parks, squares, small roads and paths. The Kipp post lamp is primarily designed for poles up to 4.2 m high.
Pagoda Comfortable seat and stunning site lighting in one design. Pagoda is innovation at its zenith. Two functions and a stream of conscious thinking underpin the ultra-simple expression. Thus, Pagoda is a hybrid between a piece of seating furniture and a bollard. In its striking simplicity, Pagoda offers both a comfortable seat and functional lighting. Simplicity is an art Pagoda masters, a fact proven at last light+building fair when the fixture was nominated for the AIT’s innovation award.
source, the surface of which is a couple of centimetres below the fixture bottom. This makes it difficult to damage the fixture.
Louis Poulsen assigned design-people aps the task of designing Pagoda, the aim being to find alternatives to conventional site lighting. Behind the simple product design lies a complex process of interesting challenges in terms of materials and production.
As a design element, Pagoda offers wide applications and poses major challenges to architects’ creativity. For this reason, it is inspiring to study the solutions that continually emerge. The fixture can be fitted with several light sources and is ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. Indoors in, e.g., shopping malls, train stations and airports, and outdoors in parks, squares, bus stops and platforms – anywhere that calls for solid, unconventional lighting with comfortable options.
Despite its delicate construction, Pagoda is a solid, cast aluminium fixture of unique strength and quality. The design also protects the actual light source in a safe, intelligent manner. Pagoda protects the light
Design: design-people aps Light source: 35W QPAR 16 GU10, 50W QPAR 20 E27, different LED possibilities. Material: Sleeve: Marine grade 316 stainless steel. Glass: Toughened clear glass or toughened matt white opal glass. Base: Die cast aluminium. Top plate: Marine grade 316 stainless steel. Housing: Aluminium coloured, die cast aluminium. Graphite with textured surface, powder coated. Dimensions: Width 400mm, height 430mm.
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Indiana Central Canal, Indianapolis, USA
Sundhedsstyrelsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Palm Desert Visitors Center, Palm Desert, USA
DESIGN that creates the environments of tomorrow Tsuruoka Art Forum, Tsuruoka City, Japan
Greenside Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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One characteristic of Louis Poulsen’s product range is the longevity of its products. Louis Poulsen is deservedly associated with the word classic because many of the products are uniquely able to adapt to changing trends. Geranium Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark
N La Defénse, Paris, France
Seaside Wedding Riviera, Zushi City, Japan
The explanation is the simple and functional product design. This is why Louis Poulsen’s design stands out in many areas. Our design is not dictated by fashion trends but by the designer’s or the architect’s innovative ideas in clear harmony with Louis Poulsen’s lighting philosophy. Myriad combinations across and among product groups create synergy that ensures a high degree of vitality in the product programme. This is unique to Louis Poulsen and ensures the staying power of all projects.
Lagkagehuset, Copenhagen, Denmark
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DESIGN Yohji Yamamoto, Copenhagen, Denmark
Space Furniture Pte Ltd, Singapore
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N Private residence, Stockholm, Sweden
Glorietta Bay Park & Promenade, Coronado, California, USA Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Hoshinoya Karuizawa, Nagano, Japan
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