Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All White
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1958 as a classic new product.
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen in All Blue
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1958 as a Classic new product.
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen PH 5/3 Pendant – “Pat. Appl.” 1926–1927
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Egå, DK
POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967). Pendant lamp PH 5/3. 1926.
Copper, Nickel
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Grey for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Blue for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Red for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Pink for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Green for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Mini Pendant in Hues of Orange for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
Today, PH 5 continues to elevate even the most modern interiors, as does the PH 5 Mini with a top shade diameter of 30 centimetres, introduced in the spirit of Poul Henningsen in 2017.
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Pastel Blue Pink and Peach for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
New, current production. Poul Henningsen developed the PH 5 in 1958 in response to constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by bulb manufacturers, naming ...
Metal
Poul Henningsen PH5 Pendant in Pastel Oyster Blue and Pink for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Tilburg, NL
New, current production. Poul Henningsen developed the PH 5 in 1958 in response to constant changes made to the shape and size of incandescent bulbs by bulb manufacturers, naming ...
Metal
Poul Henningsen “PH-5” Table Lamp for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Utrecht, NL
Perhaps the most recognizable of all the Poul Henningsen lights, the PH-5 gets its name from the 50 cm diameter of its top shade.
Metal, Brass
Poul Henningsen PH5 Ceiling Light, Scandinavian Modern, Circa 1970
By Poul Henningsen
Located in New York, NY
One of the most famous and sought after lights by Poul Henningsen, designed for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, this pair of matte white-enameled aluminum lamps are accentuated with royal bl...
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen PH 5/3 Pendant – “Pat. Appl.”, Nickel and Green Copper Shades
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Egå, DK
POUL HENNINGSEN (Denmark, 1894 - 1967). Pendant lamp PH 5/3. 1926.
Copper, Nickel
Poul Henningsen PH 5 Pendant in Dark Blue & Red, Rare Orno Edition, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen, Orno Oy
Located in Helsinki, FI
A rare Orno version of the classic PH5 lamp by Poul Henningsen. This dark blue and red pendant was one of the pieces manufactured under license by Orno Stockmann in Finland under mod...
Metal
Pair of Vintage PH 5-4.5 White Charlottenborg Ceiling Lamps for Louis Poulsen
By Sophus Frandsen, Poul Henningsen, Ebbe Christensen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
They still retain their original porcelain fittings, the old paper stickers from Louis Poulsen and the removable bottom diffusers that usually are missing on earlier examples (photo ...
Aluminum
$7,840Sale Price|77% Off
Poul Henningsen Mid Century Aluminum Table Reflector Lamp Danish Design Art Deco
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Peoria, AZ
AFTER POUL HENNINGSEN PH5 ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ALUMINUM LAMPS IN THE WORLD!
Metal, Aluminum
PH 5/3 pendant by Poul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen / Louis Poulsen
Metal, Brass
PH 5 Poul Henningsen lamp for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in LYON, FR
PH5 pendant lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen.
Steel
Poul Henningsen PH 3/5-2 Table Lamp – 1930s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Egå, DK
Exceptional and early PH 3/2 table lamp by Poul Henningsen, 1930s Executed in brass with original yellow opal shades, this rare model of Henningsen’s revolutionary three-shade system...
Brass
PH 5 white chandelier by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Brescia, IT
Disegnato da Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen, modello PH 5 bianco con dettagli viola.
Metal
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp Model PH-5/5 Produced by Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare ceiling lamp model PH-5/5 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Metal
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp PH-5/5 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare ceiling lamp PH-5/5 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Metal
$2,926Sale Price|41% Off
Vintage Grey PH 5 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A large and pristine example of the PH5 table or desk lamp designed by Poul Henningsen in 1962.
Aluminum, Steel
Poul Henningsen PH 3/5-2 Table Lamp – “Pat. Appl.” 1927
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Egå, DK
Exceptional and early PH 3/2 table lamp by Poul Henningsen, dating from 1926–1928, marked “Pat. Appl.” Executed in brass with frosted shades, this rare model represents one of the ea...
Brass
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp Model PH-5/5 Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare ceiling lamp model PH-5/5 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Metal
Mid-Century Danish Model PH 5 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
Very rare table lamp version of the well-known PH 5 pendant lamp by Poulsen based on a design by Poul Henningsen.
Metal
PH-5 Ceiling Lamp in Chrome, Lacquer & Metal by Poul Henningsen, 1927-1928
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This very rare and early ceiling lamp, model PH-5/5, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark, is a seminal piece in the history of modern lighting design.
Chrome, Metal
Poul Henningsen Ceiling Lamp Model PH-Septima 5 by Louis Poulsen in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Very rare ceiling lamp model PH-Septima 5 designed by Poul Henningsen. Produced by Louis Poulsen in Denmark.
Brass
Mid-Century Danish PH 5 Pendant by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
The classic PH5 pendant light from Poulsen according to a design by Poul Henningsen from the 1950s.
Metal
Poul Henningsen Pendant Model PH 5 in Brass, Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 5 pendant in brass from Louis Poulsen designed by Poul Henningsen.
Brass
$4,620Sale Price|20% Off
Rare PH 5 Mid-Century Modern Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Oirlo, LI
This rare and elegant PH 5 table lamp is a true icon of Mid-Century Modern design, created by the legendary Danish designer Poul Henningsen in 1958 and manufactured by Louis Poulsen ...
Metal
1930s PH 3, 5/2 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
PH 3½-2 desk light by Poul Henningsen. Original yellow lacquered zinc top-shade, matté yellow single layered glass middle and bottom shade, patinated brass stem and Bakelite detailin...
Brass, Zinc
PH-5/5 Ceiling Lamp in Copper and Nickel by Poul Henningsen, 1940s
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
PH-5/5 Ceiling lamp in Copper and Nickel by Poul Henningsen, 1940s Additional Information: Material: Copper and nickel Style: Mid century, Scandinavian PH-5/5 Ceiling Lamp Produced ...
Copper, Nickel
Poul Henningsen Pendant Model PH 5 in White Lacquered Metal, Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH 5 pendant in white lacquered metal from Louis Poulsen designed by Poul Henningsen.
Metal
PH 5 Pendant Lamp by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1958
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Odense, DK
The iconic PH 5 pendant lamp was designed by Poul Henningsen and introduced in 1958 as part of his lifelong pursuit of creating perfectly glare-free lighting.
Metal
Poul Henningsen Blue PH5 Mini Pendants for Louis Poulsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen Blue PH5 Mini Pendants for Louis Poulsen Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized PH 5 pendant light in 1958 as a Classic new product.
Aluminum
Danish Modern "PH5" Table Lamp Poul Henningsen PH-lamp by Louis Poulsen, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Odense, DK
Design by Poul Henningsen (PH) as part of his world famous PH-lamp system.
Aluminum, Brass
Poul Henningsen Rose PH5 Mini Pendants for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen 'Hues of Rose' PH 5 mini pendant for Louis Poulsen.
Aluminum
Poul Henningsen 'Hues of Green' PH 5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen 'Hues of Green' PH 5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen Poul Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized 'PH 5' pendant light in 1958 as a classic new product.
Aluminum
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Charlottenborg Pendant Model PH 5-4½ By Poul Henningsen For Louis Poulsen, 1980s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Charlottenborg pendant, model PH 5-4½, designed by Poul Henningsen and produced by Louis Poulsen in the 1980s.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Danish Design, 1950s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Midcentury "PH5" Pendant by Poul Henningsen, Made in Denmark
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Pendant in painted metal, designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen Denmark. Great original condition.
Metal
Lampada a sospensione “PH5” di Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Brescia, IT
Lampada da soffitto “PH 5” disegnata da Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen, metallo bianco, con inserti rosso e blu.
Metal
Danish Vintage Blue Ceiling Pendant PH5 by Poul Henningsen, 1960s
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Vintage blue ceiling pendant PH5 by Poul Henningsen, 1960s. Iconic Danish lighting designed in 1958 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen.
Aluminum
PH 4, 5/3 - Table lamp in yellow zinc by Poul Henningsen
By Louis Poulsen, Poul Henningsen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
PH 4,5/3 - Table lamp in burnished brass with top shade in yellow lacquered zinc shade and middle and bottom shade in white opal glass. Stamped ‘PATENTED’. From c. 1930.
Brass, Zinc
$621Sale Price|28% Off
1958, Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, PH5 Pendant Light
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This chair is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beac...
Metal
Poul Henningsen 'Modern White' PH5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Poul Henningsen 'Modern White' Ph5 Mini Pendant for Louis Poulsen Henningsen originally introduced the full-sized 'PH 5' pendant light in 1958 as a classic new product.
Aluminum
Lampada a sospensione ‘PH5’ di Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Brescia, IT
Icona del design scandinavo (progetto 1958), la “PH5” di Poul Henningsen diffonde una luce morbida e antiriflesso grazie al sistema di paralumi sovrapposti; i riflessi interni rosso ...
Metal
$840Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1960s chandelier "ph5" design Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Lampadario in metallo bianco modello "PH5" design Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen, anni 60.
Metal
"PH 5" Pendant Lamp by Paul Henningsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Brescia, IT
Progettata da Poul Henningsen per Louis Poulsen, la “PH 5” è una delle icone del modernismo danese.
Metal
PH5 Pendant Painted In Purple By Poul Henningsen For Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen, Louis Poulsen
Located in Lejre, DK
PH5 pendant designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958 and manufactured by Louis Poulsen in the 20th Century.
Metal
The name Poul Henningsen is synonymous with the best and most innovative modern Scandinavian lamps and other lighting. The Danish designer created a signature vocabulary of fixtures with tiered and layered shades in sculptural arrangements that are at once naturalistic and geometric.
Henningsen grew up in a town on the outskirts of Copenhagen and studied architecture at the Technical University of Denmark. He would become a noted art critic, journalist and screenwriter, but his first love was lighting design.
Henningsen’s childhood home was illuminated by oil lamps. When his family switched to electrified lighting, he was alarmed and repelled by the harsh glare cast by an incandescent bulb, and in his late teens he began conducting quasi-scientific experiments to measure which materials and methods best diffused or reflected light to give it a warm brightness. His work came to the attention of the lighting-fixtures firm Louis Poulsen, which sponsored the development of a prototype lamp. The design won a gold medal at the 1925 Paris Expositions Internationales des Arts Decóratifs et Industriels Modernes — from which the term Art Deco derives. The lamp, whose three-part shade is said to be inspired by the arrangement of a dinner plate atop a soup bowl atop a teacup, became the basis for Henningsen’s most successful design, the PH 4/3 desk lamp.
All told, Henningsen would design some 100 lighting fixtures in his career. Some of his most notable creations are hanging lamps, which include the Septima (1929), a pendant composed of seven graduated frosted-glass layers; the Spiral (1942), made of a single ribbon of enameled aluminum; and the Artichoke lamp (1958), whose 70 glass or metal fins in a staggered and graduated arrangement on a central steel frame resemble those of its namesake. The last is likely Henningsen’s masterwork and an icon of mid-20th-century design. Like all Henningsen lighting designs, it is striking, sculptural and — thanks to his insistence on the primacy of the quality of the light cast — superbly functional.
Find a collection of authentic Poul Henningsen table lamps, floor lamps and other lighting on 1stDibs.
Chandeliers — simple in form, inspired by candelabras and originally made of wood or iron — first made an appearance in early churches. For those wealthy enough to afford them for their homes in the medieval period, a chandelier's suspended lights likely exuded imminent danger, as lit candles served as the light source for fixtures of the era. Things have thankfully changed since then, and antique chandeliers and pendant lights are popular in many interiors today.
While gas lighting during the late 18th century represented an upgrade for chandeliers — and gas lamps would long inspire Danish architect and pioneering modernist lighting designer Poul Henningsen — it would eventually be replaced with the familiar electric lighting of today.
The key difference between a pendant light and a chandelier is that a pendant incorporates only a single bulb into its design. Don’t mistake this for simplicity, however. An Art Deco–styled homage to Sputnik from Murano glass artisans Giovanni Dalla Fina, with handcrafted decorative elements supported by a chrome frame, is just one stunning example of the elaborate engineering that can be incorporated into every component of a chandelier. (Note: there is more than one lighting fixture that shares its name with the iconic mid-century-era satellite — see Gino Sarfatti’s design too.)
Chandeliers have evolved over time, but their classic elegance has remained unchanged.
Not only will the right chandelier prove impressive in a given room, but it can also offer a certain sense of practicality. These fixtures can easily illuminate an entire space, while their elevated position prevents them from creating glare or straining one’s eyes.
Certain materials, like glass, can complement naturally lit settings without stealing the show. Brass, on the other hand, can introduce an alluring, warm glow. While LEDs have earned a bad reputation for their perceived harsh bluish lights and a loss of brightness over their life span, the right design choices can help harness their lighting potential and create the perfect mood. A careful approach to lighting can transform your room into a peaceful and cozy nook, ideal for napping, reading or working.
For midsize spaces, a wall light or sconce can pull the room together and get the lighting job done. Perforated steel rings underneath five bands of handspun aluminum support a rich diffusion of light within Alvar Aalto's Beehive pendant light, but if you’re looking to brighten a more modest room, perhaps a minimalist solution is what you’re after. The mid-century modern furniture designer Charlotte Perriand devised her CP-1 wall lamps in the 1960s, in which a repositioning of sheet-metal plates can redirect light as needed.
The versatility and variability of these lighting staples mean that, when it comes to finding something like the perfect chandelier, you’ll never be left hanging. From the natural world-inspired designs of the Art Nouveau era to the classic beauty of Paul Ferrante's fixtures, there is a style for every room.
With designs for pendant lights and chandeliers across eras, colors and materials, you’ll never run out of options to explore on 1stDibs — shop a collection today that includes antique Art Deco chandeliers, Stilnovo chandeliers, Baccarat chandeliers and more.