Throughout his life, Poul Henningsen sought to create glare-free light, direct light where it was most needed, and create soft shadows, using incandescent bulbs as a light source. PH 80 is a member of the three-shade family.PH was the first person to pursue a scientific approach to light. By using a design based on the logarithmic spiral he achieved even distribution of light over the entire curve of the shade. PH 80 is based on the same three-shade design centred on the logarithmic spiral. The material is opal acrylic, and the top shade is red to provide warm and atmospheric lighting. The light model number does not refer to the top shade diameter as is normally the case for three-shade models. The light was created in 1974 after PH’s death to mark 80 years since his birth – hence the name PH 80.

Technical information: Light source: 1x100W E27. On/off switch on cord.