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Ø175 x H275 mm (lanyard included) - Multi-layered mouth-blown glass with brass base and leather lanyard - 3W LED with variable temperature (2000-2700K) - For outdoor use (IP44) - Replaceable battery - USB-C recharge cable - 5-hour operating time
VL45 Portable
Pale Rose
VL45 Portable
White Opal
VL45 Portable
Pale Yellow
4-layer hand-blown glass with untreated brass support - E14 (175mm version) or E27 (250 and 370mm versions) light source - 4-metre textile cord with cap
VL45 Ø175 mm
White
VL45 Ø250 mm
White
VL45 Ø370 mm
White
The VL45 Radiohus Suspension Lamp is a Danish classic that, prior to its long-awaited reissue by Louis Poulsen, enthusiasts had to seek out in auction rooms and antique stores. The lamp was developed by Louis Poulsen and Vilhelm Lauritzen in the 1940s to equip the Radio House (Radiohus) in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, for which Lauritzen was the architect.
A major figure in the modernist movement, Vilhelm Lauritzen was a master in the art of designing luminaires that harmonized with the innovative forms of functionalist architecture.
Louis Poulsen reissues the suspension lamp, under the name VL45 Radiohus, in 3 sizes: Ø175mm, Ø250mm and Ø370mm. While the design strictly respects the original, the lamp has been technically adapted to make it compatible with the latest lighting technologies. The lampshade is composed of three layers of mouth-blown glass. The inner and outer layers are made of transparent glass, while the inner layer is made of white glass.
“The link between the Radiohus suspension and the Radiohus building is expressed in both style and lighting principle. The lamp was used for general lighting in many of the building's rooms, exploiting both its excellent vertical light distribution and its side lighting, made soft and comfortable by the white glass.
As suitable for general room lighting as for highlighting a particular area (coffee table, decorative objects, staircase, etc.), the Radiohus suspension lamp is decorative in its own right, at once classic and modern, discreet and meticulous in its details”, says Rasmus Markholt, Design Manager at Louis Poulsen.
Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894-1984) is one of the most important architects in Danish history, and an emblematic figure of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings - the Nørrebro theater (1931-1932), the Daells Varehus department store (1928-1935), the Radio House (Radiohuset, 1936-1941) and the first airport built in Kastrup (1937-1939) - represented a concentration of contemporary life. Folkets Hus (1953-1956), better known today as the Vega concert hall, the Shellhuset building (1950-1951), and the Danish Embassy in Washington (1958-1960), are also important buildings from Vilhelm Lauritzen's drawing board. The Radio House and the first version of the Kastrup airport, which are now listed buildings, are considered leading monuments of the modernist movement in European architecture.
Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen remained true to the principle that architecture is an applied art, giving equal importance to the “artistic” and the “applied” aspects. “No life without aesthetics” was another of his precepts.
Vilhelm Lauritzen mastered both natural and artificial lighting. He made systematic use of natural light in his architectural designs, including large south- and west-facing openings to intelligently blend warm sunlight with the cooler light from north- and east-facing openings. This approach distracted from the fact that wall space in the room is limited. People, furniture and appliances are highlighted and nuanced in this sculptural light.
Lauritzen's luminaires embody the same idea. They combine a powerful directional beam that produces sharp shadows, with a more diffused light that softens and nuances rooms.
The first luminaire designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen appeared between 1926 and 1929 for Fritzsches Glashandel, under the name Universal suspension. As a pure functionalist, Vilhelm Lauritzen devoted his life to the development and improvement of his luminaires. Vilhelm Lauritzen's first luminaires, designed for the Copenhagen Radio House, appeared in Louis Poulsen catalogs in the mid-1940s. In the 1950s, with his major construction projects in full swing, Lauritzen's range expanded to include a vast array of fixtures.
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