Louis Poulsen Patera Pendant Lamp
The pendant is a glowing sphere built up of small diamond-shaped cells. Each cell is carefully designed to capture light and to shield the light source from the viewing angles above 45 degrees. Each cell glows. Below 45 degrees, the fields are open to direct light downwards. A small amount of light is also sent upwards to illuminate the ceiling.
DESIGNED BY:
- Øivind Slaatto
MEASUREMENTS:
Small
- Diameter: 45 cm / 17.7 inch
- Height: 43.9 cm / 17.3 inch
Medium
- Diameter: 60 cm / 23.6 inch
- Height: 58.9 cm / 23.2 inch
Large
- Diameter: 90 cm / 35.4 inch
- Height: 88.9 cm / 35 inch
All Sizes
- Cable Length: 365.7 cm / 144 inch
MATERIALS:
- Shade: Matte PVC sheet
- Frame: Clear polycarbonate inserts with white painted steel rods
- Incandescent socket support: brass rod with matte chrome finish
- LED: Aluminum heatsinks and copper heat pipes
HELPFUL NOTES:
- Small: 1 x 42W LED E26
- Medium: 1 x 65W LED E26
- Large: 1 x 97W LED E26
- Cord Type: 2-conductor, 18 AWG white PVC power cord
- LED variants include 1 x stainless steel aircraft cable
- Canopy: White
- Damp location
- cULus Listed

Louis Poulsen: PH 5, Artichoke, Panthella, AJ and the Science of Glare-Free Light
Louis Poulsen has produced functional lighting in Denmark since 1874. The company's design direction was set in 1924 by Poul Henningsen, whose PH system was built on one principle: the light source must never be directly visible. Every shade and reflector in the PH family exists to eliminate glare while delivering even, comfortable light. The collection extends to Arne Jacobsen's AJ series (1957), Verner Panton's Panthella (1971), and Oki Sato's NJP task lamps (2015).
ModernPlanet by Gabriel Ross is an authorized Louis Poulsen retailer with nationwide delivery across the US.
This item qualifies for free door-to-door delivery within the Continental USA and Canada, with a few exceptions:
- Orders $180 or less are charged a $35 small order fee at checkout.
- Please contact us for a quote if you are located outside of the Continental USA.
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