Louis Poulsen PH 5 Pendant light Pastels Oyster/Blue/Rose

The pendant light emits glare-free, downward-directed light. At the same time, it illuminates its own frame, creating a soft, pleasant glow from its center. The PH 5 was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958 in response to the many changes that the light bulb manufacturer was making at the time to the shape and size of light bulbs. Henningsen considered these changes completely pointless. The PH 5 is suitable for all types of light sources and bathes its surroundings in a pleasant light. This made the PH 5 so famous that it became known as "the PH light," which still fits perfectly into modern designed interiors today. Henningsen pursued a specific scientific approach to lighting and developed numerous fixtures based on his three-shade system from 1925, which gives shape to the light without causing glare. With the three-shade system based on the Lituus curve, he achieved an even light distribution that counteracted glare and shadow casting. The numbers in the name of the PH lights refer to the size of the shades. The upper shade of the PH 5 has a diameter of about 50 cm.