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Poul Henningsen 9 September - 31 January was a Danish author, critic, architect, and designer. In Denmark, where he often is referred to simply as PHhe was one of the leading figures of the cultural life of Denmark between the World Wars.

He is most commonly associated with his design of the PH-lamp series of glare-free, shaded lamps. Poul Henningsen was the fourth child of noted author Agnes Henningsen — through an extramarital relationship she had with satirist Carl Ewald following her first marriage, that had ended in divorce.

He and his three half-siblings spent a happy childhood in their mother's tolerant and modern home in Ordrupthat often was visited by the leading literates. At the age of 16, he invented a self-pumping bicycle that earned him a scholarship from the Hielmstierne-Rosencroneske Foundation.

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The Lamp Of Life And Architecture Between andhe was trained at Copenhagen Technical College and the Technical University of Denmarkwhere he studied to be an architect, but never graduated, choosing instead to follow a career as an inventor and painter. Continue reading entered into with the architect Kay Fisker in FromPoul Henningsen freelanced as an architect and designer.

The prototype Archiyecture consisted a lantern with a large top plate shade on a thin post. Henningsen designed the lamp to differ from the traditional design of gas light fixtures. In a column of Politiken in October where he wrote about the lamp, he criticized the habitual thinking and conservatism that he witnessed in the field of street lighting and emphasized that electric lights, like his Slotsholm Lamp, must have completely different and unfamiliar appearance than gas lighting. Only seven Slotsholm Lamps were ever created.

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The failure of the lamps to gain popularity may be due to the manufacturer, Copenhagen Lighting Service, removing some components of the lamp because they caused the light to glare. Henningsen won the gold medal for this creation. After the Paris exhibit, Louis Poulsen and Henningsen were awarded a contract to provide lighting for the newly constructed Forum building in Copenhagen. The building was planned to house an international car exhibition.]