PH 5 Pendant

Poul Henningsen's PH 5 pendant for Louis Poulsen, in indigo blue, hanging over a kitchen counter beside a tall window. Henningsen created it in 1958 in response to the incandescent bulbs of the day, and it works on the same reflective three-shade principle as his table lamps, here with a small top cone and extra inner shades tucked below the wide middle one. The point is light that falls soft and glare-free on the table beneath. This is the PH shape most people have seen over a dining table without ever learning its name.