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Modernist lighting from the V&A.
Top left, a PH Artichoke pendant light designed by Poul Henningsen in 1960. It was initially designed for a restaurant but has been adapted to fit lots of interiors and is still in production today. It was designed using the same principals as the table lamp below. Although I like this one I think I prefer the cleaner lines of the table lamp.
Bottom left, a desk lamp designed in the Netherlands in the 1950s. I like the sense of balance in the lamp, and the curved vs straight lines.
To the right, the PH Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen (now much copied, but also still in production). Made from opaque glass and chrome the concentric curves were mathematically worked out to give the optimal amount of light without dazzling the user. This is an important property for a table lamp – it needs to give out plenty of light but not be too bright.
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Lighting design from the Conran Shop.
The one to the left is interesting – to turn it on or off you rotate the central circle. The central two are actually porcelain – I like the simple shapes and how the light passes differently through the ribbed one. To the right is a wall light – again, I like the simplicity and clean lines.
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