Description: Poul Henningsen's Light Years Ahead 2nd ed. 1st Impression . Printed by Gyldendal in 2000 By Tina Jorstian & Poul Erik Munk Nielson Light Years Ahead depicts Poul Henningsen's role in the evolution of light fittings. From the very outset his work with lamps was was guided by a desire to improve electric lighting. In that sense his lamps can be regarded as practical answers to a series of significant theoretical questions concerning lighting: questions he had already posed at a relatively young age. The main emphasis of the book is on Henningsen's most artistically productive period in the inter-war years with the design of the 3-shade PH lamp in 1926 as its focal point. The creation of that particular lamp has become almost legendary, with PH himself contributing to the trivial notion that it came to him in a flash - over a cup of coffee- sometime in the winter if 1925-26! A scarce hardback book, 304 pages with hundreds of photographs and illustrations. ISBN 87-985211-2-8 Two books on 1000 Lights 1879-1959 (VOL.1.) and 1000 Lights 1960 to the present (VOL.2.) by Charlotte & Peter Fiell. Taschen 2005. This two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles will be represented: Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern and Contemporary. ISBN9783822824757
Price: 650 USD
Location: Copenhagen
End Time: 2024-09-24T10:46:46.000Z
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Brand: Poul Henningsen
Color: Copper
Item Height: 45 cm
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Original/Reproduction: Original
Sub-Style: Scandinavian
Material: Metal
Country/Region of Manufacture: Denmark
Diameter: 30 cm
