Louis Poulsen PH 3/2 Table Lamp Centenary Edition
Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen | Designer: Poul Henningsen
A Hundred Years of System PH
The PH 3/2 Table Lamp Centenary Edition marks one hundred years of one of design history's most consequential ideas.
In 1926, Poul Henningsen presented System PH to the world — a mathematical approach to shade geometry that eliminated glare entirely, directing light downward while casting a warm ambient glow upward. It was a radical departure from how artificial light had been thought about, and it remains the foundation of every lamp Louis Poulsen produces today.
This Centenary Edition is built on the 3/2 form — one of the most refined expressions of the system. Three shades work in concert: a mouth-blown four-layered amber upper shade that filters and warms the upward light, and two mouth-blown white opal lower shades, glossy outside and sandblasted matte within, that diffuse downward light to a soft, shadow-free quality that is genuinely difficult to achieve any other way.
The Finish
The material choices are deliberate. Aged brass, lacquered to hold its patina permanently, paired with a dark brown textile cord — a combination that reads as both archival and entirely contemporary. Each lamp carries an individual ID number engraved on the base.
- Light source: E14, max 40W (not included)
- Shade: Mouth-blown amber glass (upper), mouth-blown white opal glass (lower)
- Finish: Aged brass, lacquered
- Cable: 2.8m dark brown textile, black plug
- Switch: Through-switch, aged brass
- ID number engraving on base
- Weight: 2.5kg
- IP20
Also available as the PH 3½-2½ Floor Lamp Centenary Edition and the PH 1/1 Chandelier Centenary Edition. Part of the Louis Poulsen PH Lights collection.
Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen | Designer: Poul Henningsen
A Hundred Years of System PH
The PH 3/2 Table Lamp Centenary Edition marks one hundred years of one of design history's most consequential ideas.
In 1926, Poul Henningsen presented System PH to the world — a mathematical approach to shade geometry that eliminated glare entirely, directing light downward while casting a warm ambient glow upward. It was a radical departure from how artificial light had been thought about, and it remains the foundation of every lamp Louis Poulsen produces today.
This Centenary Edition is built on the 3/2 form — one of the most refined expressions of the system. Three shades work in concert: a mouth-blown four-layered amber upper shade that filters and warms the upward light, and two mouth-blown white opal lower shades, glossy outside and sandblasted matte within, that diffuse downward light to a soft, shadow-free quality that is genuinely difficult to achieve any other way.
The Finish
The material choices are deliberate. Aged brass, lacquered to hold its patina permanently, paired with a dark brown textile cord — a combination that reads as both archival and entirely contemporary. Each lamp carries an individual ID number engraved on the base.
- Light source: E14, max 40W (not included)
- Shade: Mouth-blown amber glass (upper), mouth-blown white opal glass (lower)
- Finish: Aged brass, lacquered
- Cable: 2.8m dark brown textile, black plug
- Switch: Through-switch, aged brass
- ID number engraving on base
- Weight: 2.5kg
- IP20
Also available as the PH 3½-2½ Floor Lamp Centenary Edition and the PH 1/1 Chandelier Centenary Edition. Part of the Louis Poulsen PH Lights collection.
Original: $1,522.91
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$533.02Description
Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen | Designer: Poul Henningsen
A Hundred Years of System PH
The PH 3/2 Table Lamp Centenary Edition marks one hundred years of one of design history's most consequential ideas.
In 1926, Poul Henningsen presented System PH to the world — a mathematical approach to shade geometry that eliminated glare entirely, directing light downward while casting a warm ambient glow upward. It was a radical departure from how artificial light had been thought about, and it remains the foundation of every lamp Louis Poulsen produces today.
This Centenary Edition is built on the 3/2 form — one of the most refined expressions of the system. Three shades work in concert: a mouth-blown four-layered amber upper shade that filters and warms the upward light, and two mouth-blown white opal lower shades, glossy outside and sandblasted matte within, that diffuse downward light to a soft, shadow-free quality that is genuinely difficult to achieve any other way.
The Finish
The material choices are deliberate. Aged brass, lacquered to hold its patina permanently, paired with a dark brown textile cord — a combination that reads as both archival and entirely contemporary. Each lamp carries an individual ID number engraved on the base.
- Light source: E14, max 40W (not included)
- Shade: Mouth-blown amber glass (upper), mouth-blown white opal glass (lower)
- Finish: Aged brass, lacquered
- Cable: 2.8m dark brown textile, black plug
- Switch: Through-switch, aged brass
- ID number engraving on base
- Weight: 2.5kg
- IP20
Also available as the PH 3½-2½ Floor Lamp Centenary Edition and the PH 1/1 Chandelier Centenary Edition. Part of the Louis Poulsen PH Lights collection.
