Table lamp VL38 Vilhelm Lauritzen, Louis Poulsen, Denmark, 1950 edition

Table lamp model vl38, louis poulsen edition from the 1950s. Matte off-white paint (original finish). Beautifully patinated brass joint. Aluminum lampshade, cast iron base, both painted off-white. Brass tube and ball joint. Adjustable organic lampshade. The vl38 table lamp was designed in the late 1930s by vilhelm lauritzen for the construction of the radiohuset building (the danish broadcasting house) in copenhagen. The model appeared in louis poulsen catalogues after world war II in the mid-1940s. Louis poulsen has restarted production of the vl series since 2016. "vilhelm lauritzen (1894-1984) is one of the most important architects in danish history. A number of its 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 important buildings from lauritzen's drawing board include folkets hus (1953–56), better known today as the vega concert hall, the shellhuset building (1950–51), and the danish embassy in washington (1958–60). In particular, the radiohuset building and the first version of kastrup airport - both listed today - are considered incomparable monuments of modernism in the genre of european construction. © (louis poulsen).

Ref. : AJ2HG638