Very Rare 'Light of The Future' by Poul Henningsen

£120,000

Extremely rare painted aluminium, cast aluminium and porcelain light; each panel stamped with configuration number and letter combination

'The House of Tomorrow' was an ultramodern home built as an exhibition space in Copenhagen in 1959. Poul Henningsen installed 20 ceiling lights (said Lights of the Future) that fulfilled the futuristic theme of the interior (please see image attached). The form was based on the 'Artichoke' Light, a seven level shade fixture that in Henningsen's words combined the festive and the functional

Provenance: Designed by Poul Henningsen
Produced by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Executed 1959. This work is from the commission of 20 examples

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Extremely rare painted aluminium, cast aluminium and porcelain light; each panel stamped with configuration number and letter combination

'The House of Tomorrow' was an ultramodern home built as an exhibition space in Copenhagen in 1959. Poul Henningsen installed 20 ceiling lights (said Lights of the Future) that fulfilled the futuristic theme of the interior (please see image attached). The form was based on the 'Artichoke' Light, a seven level shade fixture that in Henningsen's words combined the festive and the functional

Provenance: Designed by Poul Henningsen
Produced by Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark
 Executed 1959. This work is from the commission of 20 examples

Code:

5945