PH Three-Shade Table Lamp

A PH table lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, in red-painted shades on a bronze-toned stem, from the collection of Norway's Nasjonalmuseet. In 1926 Henningsen settled on three stacked shades whose curves are cut from a logarithmic spiral, so light is bounced and softened on its way out and the bare bulb stays out of sight. His partnership with Louis Poulsen began with a gold medal at the 1925 Paris exhibition and lasted until his death in 1967. Learn this stacked silhouette and you will recognize the whole PH family, pendants included.