Louis Poulsen

VL Ring Crown Wall Lamp - Two Configurations

Louis Poulsen | Denmark
$871.25 - $1,334.50 Regular price $1,570.00
SKU: LP-5743913637-FJ
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  • The Designer
  • The Maker

The VL Ring Crown family derives from a lamp designed by architect Vilhelm Lauritzen for the Danish Broadcasting House in Copenhagen in the 1940s. The wall lamp and pendant versions, with the characteristic organic form, were put to good use at the Danish Broadcasting House. For this project Vilhelm Lauritzen also created the VL38 and VL45 lamps. The original VL Ring Crown never appeared there, but not long after, a Ring Crown based on the original drawings was launched. In 1947, the designer Finn Juhl, who worked for Vilhelm Lauritzen, used the VL Ring Crown as part of the interior design for the Danish porcelain manufacturer Bing & Grøndahl in Copenhagen. True to its original materials and design, the VL Ring Crown was reintroduced in 2019. It's made of untreated, polished brass and with three, five or seven shades in glossy white, triple-layered, handblown opal glass. It was complemented by the wall lamps and pendant originally installed in the Danish Broadcasting House. The VL Ring Crown family brings a distinct and authentic touch to stylish interiors as well as a warm light to softly illuminate contemporary living.

  • Brand:Louis Poulsen of Denmark
  • Country: Denmark
  • SKU: LP-5743913637-FJ
  • Material: Light Source:
    2X 40W/A-19/ MEDIUM
    Voltage: 120V
    Wall Box: Untreated Satin Polished Brass (will patinate)
    Shade: Hand Blown 3-Layered Polished Opal Glass
    Mounting: Surface: Mounted directly to finished surface over a recessed 4" octagonal junction box. Switch: On/Off switch on the wall plate., Class: cULus, Dry location.
  • Care:Surface Wash Only
  • Designer:Vilhelm Lauritzen
  • Dimensions:
    • Single: Shade Ø: 7.5", Shade Height: 9.2", Base Plate: Ø: 4.7", Distance from Wall: 10.8"
    • Double: Shade Ø: 7.5", Total Width: 16.7", Shade Height: 9.2", Base Plate: Ø: 4.7", Distance from Wall: 12"
Vilhelm Lauritzen
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.

Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen adhered to the principle that architecture is applied art—with equal emphasis on both 'art' and 'applied'. "No life without aesthetics" was another one of Vilhelm Lauritzen's firmly held beliefs.

Vilhelm Lauritzen mastered both daylight and artificial lighting. He consistently involved daylight in his architectural projects by including large south and west-facing windows that neatly mixed warm sunlight with the cooler sky light flowing in through windows facing north and east. It was an approach that shifted focus from the limited wall surfaces in the room itself. People, furnishings and fittings are highlighted and shaded in the sculptural light.
Louis Poulsen of Denmark
Founded in 1874, Louis Poulsen is the preeminent Danish Design Lighting resource born out of the Scandinavian design tradition where form follows function. The function and design of these lighting concepts are tailored to reflect and support the rhythm of natural light. Every detail in the design has a purpose. Every design starts and ends with light.

Louis Poulsen believes in passionate craftsmanship that produces quality lighting and design products that are pleasing to the eye and to the light. In close partnership with designers, architects and other talents like Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Øivind Slaatto, Alfred Homann, Oki Sato and Louise Campbell, Louis Poulsen has established themselves as one of the key global suppliers of high quality architectural and decorative lighting. Defying traditional product categories, their products serve and span the professional and private lighting markets for both indoor and outdoor applications.

Louis Poulsen's means are simple and beautiful design. The purpose is to create an attractive ambience that affects people and spaces. The Louis Poulsen Collection is designed to shape light and are a key decor and furnishings element to create a Scandinavian sensibility for the home and garden. These simple lines, sophisticated styling, and impeccable craftsmanship are the hallmarks of Louis Poulsen and are key values of Fjorn Scandinavian.

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