Louis Poulsen Reflections No. 6
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New Stars and Classic Icons  Olafur Eliasson X Louis Poulsen  The Silo The Functionalist Vilhelm Lauritzen  Light Upgra

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The OE Quasi Light by Olafur Eliasson unsurprisingly finds itself on the front page of this sixth edition of Reflections - just as it stole the show in the May edition of Wallpaper when it was introduced at Salone del Mobile 2019, in Milan. The OE Quasi Light is the result of Louis Poulsen’s latest design collaboration with the Icelandic-Danish artist, who is known all over the world for his inspiring art and the way in which he works with light. Find out what Eliasson himself has to say about it. We also look forward to taking you behind the new iron facade of the Silo, a very special...

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Olafur Eliasson X Louis Poulsen The result speaks for itself. The magnificent pendant, which is Olafur Eliasson’s first collaboration with Louis Poulsen, changes depending on the angle from which it is viewed. This is due to the lamp’s complex geometrical construction, which brings the light to life in a variety of ways - continuously generating new impressions for the person experiencing the lamp. Olafur Eliasson explains that it is precisely the effect that light has on us that was the most important component in his design of the pendant and its light: “Light shapes everything; it...

“I wanted to create a product that doesn’t produce any waste and that, like many of Louis Poulsens’s products, is something people will keep forever.” Olafur Eliasson

“It could be from outer space or the bottom of the ocean.” Olafur Eliasson on the OE Quasi Light in Wallpaper, May 2019

17 The light emitted by the OE Quasi Light distinguishes itself by the fact that the built-in LED light in the outer aluminium frame shines onto the inner white frame, which then, in turn, reflects the light softly and spherically. Eliasson’s fascination with the complexity and beauty of nature, of human beings and of life itself shines through in the pendant. The pendant is composed of two contrasting yet interlinked geometric shapes. The outer layer is a rigid aluminium frame in the shape of an icosahedron with 20 triangular faces. Seemingly floating within the frame, is the inner form, a...

Transformation. The almost impossible renovation of this building has won multiple awards. The Silo was designed by COBE architects and now looks very different to what it did just a few years ago, when the 62-metre-high iconic concrete silo was facing demolition. Fortunately, this didn’t happen. Instead, it was turned into 38 luxury designer flats in which ceiling heights vary and the original concrete is still visible in certain areas of the building. Go behind the scenes of Copenhagen’s new landmark in Nordhavn, here. Or take a ride up to the top, and visit the restaurant that is now...

This page: The grain silo owned by DLG (a co-operative company owned by Danish farmers) before its renovation and the famous graffiti known to everyone in Copenhagen. P: Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST Opposite page: Toldbod in black. Design by Louis Poulsen.

This page: VL Ring Crown wall lamp. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen. Opposite page: Yuh Brass table lamp in white. Design by GamFratesi.

This page: The grain silo owned by DLG (a co-operative company owned by Danish farmers) before its renovation and the famous graffiti known to everyone in Copenhagen. P: Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST Opposite page: VL Ring Crown wall lamp and VL Ring Crown pendant. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

This page: VL 45. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen. Opposite page: VL Ring Crown. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

Opposite page: Yuh Brass table lamp and wall lamp in black. Design by GamFratesi.

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The functionalist Vilhelm Lauritzen VL arkitektur. P: Rune Buch, Yellows Architect Vilhelm Theodor Lauritzen (1894-1984) is not only famous for his modernist buildings. He was also a lighting expert and the designer of some of Louis Poulsen’s best known and much coveted design icons.

Eames House Architects Charles and Ray Eames had ‘The Radiohus Pendant’ in their Los Angeles home in the 1950s. Eames House, Bern, Pacific Palisades, CA, USA. P: Antonia Mulas, © 2019 Eames Office, LLC (eamesoffice.com

Entertaining optimism. That is the way in which Vilhelm Lauritzen himself described the Terminal at Copenhagen Airport, which he started designing in the mid-1930s. He was not afraid of being among the vanguard in what would become known as the golden age of Danish architecture. It is now 80 years since the airport terminal was completed. The Terminal is one of the earliest examples of Danish modernism, and is now a listed building. Previously, it was form that Danish architects were occupied with, but it was function that preoccupied Lauritzen and other modernist architects. Form follows...

Autumn 19 Olafur Eliasson is the mastermind behind this year’s innovation, but Louis Poulsen is also reintroducing a small selection of classic design icons, which – due to their original mode of form and function – continue to speak to us across generations. Some ranges have also been expanded to include new sizes and colours or materials that offer even more opportunity to vary and adapt interiors to contemporary styl

OE Quasi Light. Design by Olafur Eliasson.

Yuh Brass. Design by GamFratesi

VL Ring Crown pendant. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

VL Ring Crown family. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

OE Quasi Light. Design by Olafur Eliasson.

VL 45 Ø175. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

VL 45 family. Design by Vilhelm Lauritzen.

Toldbod. Design by Louis Poulsen.