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Poul Henningsen was many things: an artist, a journalist and an author. However, he was best known as the world\u2019s first lighting architect. His expertise and passion for functional lighting design led him to create the iconic PH Lamp series for Louis Poulsen that has shaped lighting in people\u2019s homes for over a century and counting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in 1894 in Denmark, Henningsen started his career as an independent architect, but his interest in lighting design motivated him to start investigating the function of lights. Having grown up under the soft glow of petroleum lamps, Henningsen was driven to shape modern innovation\u2014the electric light\u2014to achieve a similar soft and diffused light distribution while leveraging its powerful source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The PH collection for Louis Poulsen was designed with the most challenging and noble task yet: to make evenings restful and relaxing for its users. In 1924, \u201cthe multi-shade lamp,\u201d the first lighting fixture in the PH series, was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on Henningsen\u2019s scientific analysis of lighting composition\u2014the size, shape, amount of glares and light distribution\u2014 he designed his multi-shade lamp so that the lightbulb is covered while the glares are shaped downward. This design allows the lamp to emit a soft and cozy illuminated visual that imitates the petroleum lamp in Henningsen\u2019s childhood home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The award-winning lamp was put into production by Louis Poulsen, marking the beginning of Henningson\u2019s lifelong collaboration with the Danish lighting manufacturer. Henningsen\u2019s philosophy of producing quality lighting that serves a purpose continues to inspire the following works of Louis Poulsen\u2019s until today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Explore Poul Henningsen\u2019s iconic PH Lamps at Chanintr Craft, Sukhumvit 55 Road (Thonglor). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5126,"template":"","filed_under":[143,40,144,98,93,126,221,220],"class_list":["post-5121","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","filed_under-chanintr-craft","filed_under-craftsmanship","filed_under-danish-design","filed_under-design-inspiration","filed_under-designer-spotlight","filed_under-louis-poulsen","filed_under-ph-lamp","filed_under-poul-henningsen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDesigner Spotlight: Poul Henningsen | Chanintr Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read the beginning of Poul Henningsen\u2019s influential designs and his lifelong dedication to shape lights.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/blog\/designer-spotlight-poul-henningsen\/\" 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