A contemporary design that retains the iconic tiered-shade system, the PH Snowball is a scaled-down reimagining of the classic PH Louvre, a grand luminaire conceived specifically for the Adventist Church in Skodsborg, Denmark, featuring eight shades mounted onto three legs.
Evocative of both Louis Poulsen’s Scandinavian design principles, and designer Poul Henningsen’s drive for impeccable function, the PH Snowball is a timeless example of modern lighting design. Enabling light to be uniformly distributed around the fixture when illuminated, whilst providing contrast between the glossy upper and matt under surfaces, the PH Snowball is an iconic lighting fixture.
Poul Henningsen is an integral figure in lighting design and architecture, whose revolutionary views on the utilisation of light in the home led to a number of ground-breaking designs.
Collaborating with Louis Poulsen in 1924/25, Henningsen produced the first version of the seminal PH multi-shade lamp, a classic piece of modern lighting design, featuring separate elements which are shaped and assembled in such a way that the bulb is covered and light is directed downward, creating a soft, diffused effect.
Henningsen was aware of the importance of light in urban life, but sought a way to subdue the harshness of electric light while harnessing its mood-altering properties, believing that the aesthetic of an interior is highly dependent on how light is used.
