Louis Poulsen

PH 3½-2½ Centenary Floor Lamp

$3,740.00
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Light has a way of changing how a room feels, and few designers understood this quite like Poul Henningsen. The PH 3½-2½ Centenary Floor Lamp by Louis Poulsen celebrates a century of his revolutionary System PH, pairing an amber upper shade with two luminous white opal shades in a composition that is as beautiful in daylight as it is after dark. Each piece of mouth-blown glass is carefully layered to direct a warm, atmospheric glow upward while casting soft, glare-free illumination below. A slender stem and rounded base in brushed aged brass bring a sense of quiet history to the design, their carefully preserved patina complemented by a dark brown textile cord. Elegant beside a lounge chair or illuminating a favorite reading corner, this special edition carries the enduring poetry of Danish lighting design into the contemporary home.

Designer Poul Henningsen
Manufacturer Louis Poulsen
Collection PH Centenary Edition
Design Heritage Based on Poul Henningsen’s System PH, developed in 1926
Width 13"
Height 51.2"
Length 13"
Weight 16.4 lbs
Light Source E26 socket
Light Distribution Warm ambient upward illumination through the amber upper shade, complemented by soft, diffused, glare-free downward light through the white opal lower shades
Cord Length 10' / 304.8 cm
Cord Dark brown fabric-covered cord
Switch On/off foot switch with aged brass cup
Compliance cULus certified, suitable for dry locations
Upper Shade Mouth-blown, four-layered amber-colored glass with a glossy exterior and sandblasted matte white interior
Lower Shades Mouth-blown, three-layered white opal glass with glossy exteriors and sandblasted matte white interiors
Top Plate Aged brass, brushed with fine hairlines and lacquered
Body Aged brass with a protective lacquered finish
Base Aged brass, brushed and lacquered to preserve the finish
Brass Finish Aged brass with fine brushed hairlines, protected by lacquer to preserve its distinctive patina
Shade Construction Three-shade System PH arrangement with precisely proportioned reflective surfaces designed to distribute light comfortably and minimize glare