1 800,00 DKK
FLOWERPOT - white enameled pendant by Verner Panton in 1968 and produced by Louis Poulsen. Iconic 1960's lighting design in excellent vintage condition!
FLOWERPOT is a stunning light, simple and organic, with an almost magic allure. The upper shade is a half sphere with white enameled finish outside and bright white enameled inside. Suspended under the bulb mount, is a reflector shade, which is another half sphere, smaller in size and turned 180 degrees. The reflector shade is white enameled outside and red enameled inside to ensure warmth to the emitted light.
Designed and presented for the Visiona 1 Exhibition in 1968, where the FLOWERPOTS hung i clusters in various colors. Immediately put into production by Louis Poulsen in five various enameled colors: red, orange, turquoise, blue and white with matching colored wiring. The following year the Flowerpots Table Lamp and the Flowerpot Garden Light joined the colorful FLOWERPOT Series. The FLOWERPOT pendant became a huge success, used both in private homes and in many public buildings. Both the Flowerpot Table Lamp and the Flowerpot Pendant is still in produced today although by another producer, Danish &tradition.
The stylish timeless design combined with the many color options, makes the FLOWERPOT fit almost anywhere - hanging in a cluster, in a row or as a single light, or perhaps you feel like mixing the colors, like using an orange upper shade with a blue lower shade.
For sale here is a beautiful white enameled FLOWERPOT in excellent vintage condition (the original Louis Poulsen production - NOT the new much lighter one) without any chips or cracks. This version is a little different than the other FLOWERPOTS that I have up sale, as it has a slightly bigger top, but it still a original Louis Poulsen enameled FLOWERPOT.
We also have 6 bright orange FLOWERPOTS, 6 blue FLOWERPOTS, 9 dark orange FLOWERPOTS and another white FLOWERPOT up for sale (the top differ a little, so the two white are NOT completely identical) - please check the shop.
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Design: FLOWERPOT
Designer: Verner Panton
Producer: Louis Poulsen
Year: 1968
Condition:
9/10 - Excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of age and usage! No chips or other damage to the enamel. Labels partly intact. Please see the photos!
All original parts, but rewired with 2 m (6' 7") high end quality, white fabric cord - for safety and beauty. Tested and fully functional.
Cleaned, labeled and packed in protective bag.
Materials:
White and red enameled metal
Light source:
One bulb, Edison screw-fitting (E27/E26) Max 60 Watt.
Measurements:
Width: 9.1" (23 cm)
Height: 6.3" (16 cm)
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Shipping:
Fully insured shipping worldwide with priority currier service (FedEx) from Denmark to anywhere in 2-7 days.
Shipping prices:
For exact shipping prices please see the "Shipping & Policies" tab - and in case you are thinking about purchasing more than one of the pieces in my shop, please do ask me about combined shipping, normally there is much to save!
Packaging:
Packed with the utmost care for safe transport. Shipped in sturdy double corrugated cardboard boxes.
DVD item no. 16640
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Background info:
The company Louis Poulsen actually started out as a wine importing business, founded in 1874, by Ludwig R. Poulsen. Unfortunately the business closes four year later, in 1878. But Ludwig Poulsen did not give up, and saw his opportunity to embark on a new venture, when the first power station in Denmark opened, in 1891, in Odense. The following year, as the second power station opened in Copenhagen, he opened the doors to his second business, this time selling tools and electrical supplies.
In 1896, Ludwig hired his nephew Louis Poulsen, who took over the business upon his uncle’s death, ten years later. In 1908, Louis Poulsen moved the company to Nyhavn 11, in Copenhagen, which to this day houses the company’s head office. In 1911, Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen becomes a partner, and the company name is changed to Louis Poulsen & Co. Three years later, in 1914, the company published its first catalog, featuring machinery and tools. Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen bought out Louis Poulsen to become the sole owner in 1917. The company is very successful the following years, especially in amassing an impressive profit.
In 1924, Louis Poulsen & Co. initiated collaboration with Danish designer Poul Henningsen, for the purpose of taking part in the international competition for contemporary luminaries, at the World Exhibition in Paris, in 1925.
Poul Henningsen received gold medals for all his lamp types. Poul Henningsen’s now-legendary PH lighting with three shades, turned out to be the biggest success in the company’s history, and is today a true classic design icon – still in production with almost 100 years after its conception.
The following year, 1926, Louis Poulsen & Co began marketing light fittings, and the first lighting catalog is published with the description in Danish, German, English and French. The company kept growing, and in 1941, it became a full pledged lighting manufacturer, when it acquired Laurits Hansen metal goods factory. The same year, the first issue of LP-NYT (the company’s own magazine) is published, featuring Poul Henningsen as the editor. The collaboration between Louis Poulsen & Co. and Poul Henningsen continued with huge success and in 1958, the mots iconic and famous PH 5 was launched. Poul Henningsens designed lighting for Louis Poulsen & Co. throughout his lifetime.
During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Louis Poulsen was purchased by a Capital Fund, and was restructured into different division, for selling off in parts. Lamps and lighting products were organized into a new company – Louis Poulsen Lighting A/S.
In 2007, Louis Poulsen Lighting A/S was sold off to Italian Targetti Sankey, but the products are still marketed under Louis Poulsen brand. Louis Poulsen is the great survivor amongst Danish lighting companies, and a household name worldwide today.
The tradition of working with the cream of Danish designers, has been the cornerstone of the Louis Poulsen brand over the years. It is also continued today, together with the occasional relaunch of limited edition, classic designs.
Louis Poulsen has collaborated with many designers and architects through the years, amongst these we find Poul Henningsen, Vilhelm Lauritzen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Hans J. Wegner and Louise Campbell.
Website:
www.louispoulsen.com
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