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The PH Snowball was first presented in 1958, alongside the PH Artichoke and the PH 5, all designed by Poul Henningsen, a star of the golden age of Danish architecture. Despite its significant design and excellent lighting qualities, the PH Snowball did not receive the same attention.
Today, it is more beautiful than ever in the subtle colours Dusty Blue, Dusty Green and Soft White, blending in with the surroundings while still standing out. True to its heritage, the PH Snowball adapts perfectly to many environments.
It provides excellent lighting for high ceilings and staircases, and works beautifully above dining tables and kitchen counters, serving as an iconic focal point in homes and elsewhere.
The PH Snowball was exhibited for the first time in 1958 at the Danish Museum of Decorative Arts (now Designmuseum Denmark), where it was presented alongside two other lamps by Poul Henningsen: the PH Artichoke and the PH 5.
These creations received special attention at the time, while the equally remarkable PH Snowball remained in the shadows.
The sculptural PH Snowball is partly handcrafted and involves several meticulous production processes.
The lampshades are painted in new, slightly more matt contemporary finishes, and the inner frames are made with a modern, shiny chrome plating.
For the first time in the regular assortment, a warmer polished metallic brass option is also available.
Both choices go perfectly with the Soft White colour and the Dusty Green and Dusty Blue versions, which change in a fascinating way when the light is switched on and off.
Dimensions Ø40 x H39 cm
Materials Drawn aluminium. Die-cast aluminium, chrome or brass-plated
Light source 1 x E27
Born in Copenhagen, Poul Henningsen's mother was the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never obtained his degree in architecture, but studied at the technical school in Frederiksberg (Denmark) from 1911 to 1914, then at the Technical College in Copenhagen (1914-1917).
He began practising traditional functionalist architecture, but over the years his professional interests evolved to focus mainly on lighting, which is what he is most famous for. He also expanded his field of activity to include writing, becoming a journalist and author. For a short period at the beginning of the Second World War, he was the chief architect of the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. But like many other creative people, he was forced to flee Denmark during the German occupation, and soon became a vital part of the Danish colony of artists living in Sweden.
His long-standing collaboration with Louis Poulsen began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen still benefits from his genius. Poul Henningsen was also the first editor-in-chief of the company magazine ‘NYT’. The CEO of Louis Poulsen at the time, Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen, gave the magazine to PH because he had been fired from the Danish newspaper he worked for (his opinions were too radical).
Poul Henningsen's pioneering work on the relationship between light structures, shadows, glare and colour reproduction, compared with man's need for light, remains the basis of the lighting theories still practised by Louis Poulsen.
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