Lamp series

The first design of this lamp series dates from 1978 and was introduced as a wall lamp. In 1983 a street pole version was added, which received a redesign in 1990. The pendant lamp followed in 1989. In 1990 the Bollard was introduced, followed by the Boulevard street lantern in 1992. In the same year, the Maxi Wall lamp was also created.

All versions of this lamp series can be found on the website of Alfred Homann. The original wall lamp received the Gute Industrie Form award in 1978 and the iF Design Award in 1982.

Alfred Homann

Alfred Homann was born in 1948. He studied architecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, graduating in 1976. During his student years, he worked at the architectural office of Vilhelm Wohlert, an experience that strongly influenced his approach to architecture and design.

Homann established his own practice in 1978. In 1984 he became co-founder and partner of Penta Design, and in 1987 he founded Homann Design Inc. in the United States.

For Louis Poulsen, Homann designed an extensive range of lighting objects. These include the Strata flush mount and the Homann wall lamp in 1979, the Homann M2 wall lamp in 1986, the Rappe Louis desk lamp in 1987, and the Homann Bollard street lamp in 1990. Further designs include the Pulsar flush mount series from 1992, the Kipp Post street lamp in 1996, the Kipp Wall and Bollard from 1999, the AH lamps from 2001 and 2004, the AH Mini in 2014, and the Homann Park street lamps introduced in 2017.

Alfred Homann has received numerous awards for his work. Further information can be found on his official website.

Ole Valdemar Kjær

Ole Valdemar Kjær is a Danish architect and the founder of Kjær Design ApS, based in Hørve, Denmark. The firm operates as an architecture and design studio, working across architectural and product design projects.

Louis Poulsen

Louis Poulsen is a Danish lighting manufacturer with roots going back to 1874, when Ludvig R. Poulsen started a business in Copenhagen. The company later shifted from general trading into tools, electrical supplies and, eventually, lighting. In 1896 his nephew Louis Poulsen joined the firm, and after Ludvig’s death in 1906 Louis continued the business. In 1911 Sophus Kaastrup-Olsen became a partner and the company name changed to Louis Poulsen & Co A/S; in 1917 Kaastrup-Olsen became the sole owner.

A key turning point came in the 1920s with the long collaboration with Poul Henningsen (PH). His work on glare-free lighting and shade systems became central to the company’s identity and strongly influenced modern lighting design. Since then, Louis Poulsen has continued to collaborate with architects and designers, producing both classic catalogue models and large-scale architectural lighting for public buildings.

Designers

The most famous designer associated with Louis Poulsen is Poul Henningsen (PH), followed by major Danish and international names such as Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Vilhelm Lauritzen and Vilhelm Wohlert.

In later decades Louis Poulsen also worked with a wide range of designers and studios, including Alfred Homann, Louise Campbell, Øivind Slaatto, Christian Flindt, Clara von Zweigbergk, nendo (Oki Sato), Olafur Eliasson, GamFratesi, Anne Boysen and many others.