For the construction of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation's Radio House, now the Royal Danish Academy of Music, in the late 1940s, the two Danish super designers Vilhelm Lauritzen and Louis Poulsen joined forces to create the now iconic VL38, VL45 and VL Ring Crown lamps for its internal lighting. Louis Poulsen has relaunched the series, whose timeless charm has only grown with age. The classic meeting of brass and mouth-blown opal glass, together with the soft curves, oozes Nordic style and elegance. With a VL in the home, the Danish retro look could hardly be more complete.
Among the numerous representatives of Danish functionalism and the golden age of modernism, few stand taller in history than Vilhelm Lauritzen, whose groundbreaking creations still stand today as monuments to modernism as a period. Among the most iconic are Radiohuset, Shellhuset and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport. For Lauritzen, the link between materials and light, along with a pervasive harmony between artificial and natural light accessed through the high window sections. Thus, the light focussed on the room itself, its furnishings and users rather than large wall sections. For his achievements, he received a Dannebrog Knight's Order of the 1st degree. Among the numerous representatives of Danish functionalism and the golden age of modernism, few stand taller in history than Vilhelm Lauritzen, whose groundbreaking creations still stand today as monuments to modernism as a period. Among the most iconic are Radiohuset, Shellhuset and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport. For Lauritzen, the link between materials and light, along with a pervasive harmony between artificial and natural light accessed through the high window sections. Thus, the light focussed on the room itself, its furnishings and users rather than large wall sections. For his achievements, he received a Dannebrog Knight's Order of the 1st degree. Among the numerous representatives of Danish functionalism and the golden age of modernism, few stand taller in history than Vilhelm Lauritzen, whose groundbreaking creations still stand today as monuments to modernism as a period. Among the most iconic are Radiohuset, Shellhuset and the earliest version of Kastrup Airport. For Lauritzen, the link between materials and light, along with a pervasive harmony between artificial and natural light accessed through the high window sections. Thus, the light focussed on the room itself, its furnishings and users rather than large wall sections. For his achievements, he received a Dannebrog Knight's Order of the 1st degree.