Poul Henningsen, “PH 5/3” Floor Lamp

Tina Jørstain and Poul Erik Munk Nielsen, eds., Light Years Ahead: The Story of the PH Lamp, Copenhagen, 2000, pp. 152 and 203

TF Chan, Louis Poulsen: First House of Light, London, 2024, pp. 33, 184 (for sketches of the present model)

In the summer 1927, Poul Henningsen and Louis Poulsen launched a special edition of the “PH” lamp with three shades that can be extended into a full-scale floor lamp. In the sales catalog, the variant was loosely described as “a PH lamp with lengthened pipes, which can be adjusted to different heights.” It was made available with either opal glass or matte gold shades in the 5/3 configuration and, for the latter only, the 6/3 size.  The “Standard” lamp was available with either opal glass or matt gold shades in the 5/3 size.