VL38 Wall Black

 The VL38 table lamp was originally designed in the late 1930s by Vilhelm Lauritzen in partnership with Louis Poulsen for the construction of the Radiohuset building (the Danish broadcasting house) in Copenhagen (today the Royal Danish Academy of Music). Vilhelm Lauritzen’s lamp design, VL38 and the pendant VL45 both designed for Radiohuset, started to appear in Louis Poulsen catalogues after World War 2 in the middle of the 1940s. VL38 in white/brass was relaunched in fall 2016. To accommodate contemporary advances in light technology and energy efficiency the fixtures have been fitted with LED. The black edition of the VL38 introduced fall 2017 has a stronger outline than the original white version, though maintaining the loved retro look and the soft, curvy expression of the original design.

Finish　　　　　　　　　Brushed brass. Black or White, powder coated.

Materials　　　　　　　Base: Die cast aluminium

　　　　　　　　　　　 Shade: Spun aluminium. 

　　　　　　　　　　　 Stem: Brushed brass.

Sizes and weights　　　135 x 190 x 290 Max 1,1 kg

Mounting　　　　　　　Cable type: Plastic cord. Cable length: 3,3m.

　　　　　　　　　　　Light control: Switch in the lamp stand. 2 light levels.

　　　　　　　　　　　Timer function: 4 hours/8 hours.

　　　　　　　　　　　LED driver: separate, plugs into power outlet

Light source　　　　　Light source LED 2700K 9.6W  Lumen: 416

Vilhelm Lauritzen

Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) is one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism. A number of his 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 significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus (1953–56) better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset (1950–51) building and the Danish embassy in Washington (1958–60). In particular the Radiohuset building and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport – both listed today – are considered peerless monuments to modernism in the European genre of construction.