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Poul Henningsen three-shade PH lighting system on a vintage 1970s PH 3/2 lamp, with curved opaline glass controlling reflection and glare.
Stylish mood image showing a vintage polished chrome PH 3/2 Danish Modern light by Poul Henningsen with a red vase and Modernist sculpture.
Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 Table Lamp
Side view of a 1970s Poul Henningsen Type 23405 table lamp, illuminated, showing the distinctive tiered profile of the PH 3/2 shades.
Illuminated warmly lit collectable 1970s Danish table lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, featuring his influential glare-reducing three-shade system.
1970s Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 table lamp by Poul Henningsen, a vintage example of his celebrated three-shade lighting system.
Vintage 1970s Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 table lamp, Type 23405 for Louis Poulsen, with three opaline glass shades and polished chrome stem.
Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 table light for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, combining layered white opaline glass with chrome.
Vintage Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 in chrome and opaline glass, designed for Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen.
Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 Table Lamp
Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 Table Lamp
Close-up of a polished chrome lamp base on a Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 table light, a vintage 1970s Louis Poulsen design photographed for Art & Utility.
Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 Table Lamp
Close-up of mark on a polished chrome lamp base. Vintage Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 table lamp Type 23405, available from UK design gallery Art & Utility.
Close view of the layered opaline glass shades on a vintage Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 table light for Louis Poulsen. Image shows original manufactures sticker.
Close-up of Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 lamp, with curved opaline glass controlling reflection and glare. The original Louis Poulsen sticker showing the lights model number is still present. The manufacturers sticker reads Type 23405. Made in Denmark.
Poul Henningsen PH 3/2 lamp showing three carefully proportioned opaline glass shades designed to diffuse light and reduce glare.
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Poul Henningsen Type 23405 PH 3/2 Table Lamp

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A vintage 1970s example of a chrome & opaline glass PH 3/2 table light, designed by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark.

To our knowledge, no designer has considered the quality of artificial light as rigorously as Poul Henningsen. Developed during the 1920s, his celebrated PH series sought to eliminate the uncomfortable glare of electric lighting. The PH 3/2 table lamp, introduced in 1927, exceptionally satisfies this mission. Three carefully proportioned opaline glass shades conceal the light source and diffuse its illumination, creating a remarkably soft, comfortable pool of light without sacrificing brightness.

However, although beautiful, the shades' distinctive curves are not primarily an aesthetic concern.

Using the logarithmic spiral, Henningsen calculated the form and relationship of each shade to achieve an even distribution of light, diffused reflection, and reduced glare & shadow.

The design evolved from Henningsen's six-shade 'Paris Lamp', created for Denmark's Pavilion at the landmark world fair in Paris in 1925, where it won gold.

Almost a century later, the PH 3/2 remains extraordinarily sophisticated. Compared with newly produced examples, this vintage PH 3/2 from the 1970s also benefits from an aesthetically pleasing cable and in-line switch.

The lamp has been newly rewired with a generous 3 metres of black braided fabric cable. The UK plug and switch, inspired by early Bakelite examples, are also black and equally discreet. Available immediately.