Louis Poulsen - VL Ring Crown pendant lamp

LOUIS POULSEN VL Ring Crown.

Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

This timeless lamp from the Danish brand Louis Poulsen was once designed for the studios of the functionalist building in Copenhagen. The lamp has a beautiful brass ring and a shade with a simple, organic form of real three-layer opal glass!

The Ring Crown, which was re-released in 2019, consists of wall, table, hanging lamps and chandeliers developed by Lauritzen in the 1940s

Diameters: 55 / 69 / 89,3 cm.
Light source: E27 10 W LED

About the designer:

Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) is one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre (1931–32), Daells Varehus department store (1928–35), Radiohuset (1936-41) and the first airport built in Kastrup (1937–39) – represented the concentrated essence of contemporary life.

Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus (1953–56) better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset (1950–51) building and the Danish embassy in Washington (1958–60). In particular the Radiohuset building and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport – both listed today – are considered peerless monuments to modernism in the European genre of construction.