Louis Poulsen - AJ wall lamp polished stainless steel

LOUIS POULSEN AJ WALL LAMP STEEL.

This wall lamp by Arne Jacobsen is a "down-lighter", so the light is mainly spread downwards.
The angle of the shade can be tilted according to the desired light distribution.
The inside of the shade is white enameled, which gives off a pleasant, soft light.

The light source is quite deep which is nice so you cannot look directly into the light source.
With a bright LED 9W 3000K 57 lm / W, the reflective inside makes optimal use of the light, and you have a beautiful light failure.

Louis Poulsen will re-introduce the original AJ Table Mini and AJ Royal in 2020 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen (Radisson Collection). In addition, all versions of the AJ lamp are relaunched in stainless steel.

The luminaire emits light directed downwards. The angle of the hood can be adjusted to optimize the light distribution. The hood is painted white on the inside to ensure a soft, comfortable light.

Dimensions are, H: 18 x W: 31.8 x D: 12.5cm

About the designer:

Arne Jacobsen was born and raised in Copenhagen. In 1927 he graduated as an architect from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. After graduating, he obtained his first job at the office of the Copenhagen city architect and started his own office just two years later. Arne Jacobsen is a world-famous Danish modernist architect. Its buildings are numerous in Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom.

Among his more famous projects are the National Bank in Copenhagen (1971), SAS Royal Hotel & Terminal, Copenhagen (1960) and St. Catherine's College in Oxford, UK (1963). It is said that his fear of flying prevented him from having a full impact on the American architectural environment.

As an architect, Arne Jacobsen had very strong decision-making skills, so that he influenced not only the design of the building itself, but most of the details. Over the years, he ventured into various areas related to his work, such as lighting fixtures, furniture, cutlery, door handles, plumbing, fabrics, and wallpaper patterns. "The Egg" and "The Swan" are two famous chairs designed by Jacobsen.

During the life of Arne Jacobsen he received several prestigious prizes at home and abroad. He became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy for 11 years and thereby influenced a whole generation of Danish architects. Each eventually developed their own architectural language, built on the same rationalist and minimalist approach to architecture.