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Desk·Lamp

Louis Poulsen Panthella 250 Portable lamp glowing at dusk on a wooden pier.

Louis Poulsen. Maker photograph · lifestyle.

Louis Poulsen

Panthella 250 Portable

Designer
Verner Panton
Year
1971
Origin
Denmark
Edition
Portable · current production
Price
From $515

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What they'll ask

Is that the mushroom lamp — and why doesn’t it need a plug?

Note

Verner Panton, 1971. Opal acrylic, and a battery instead of a cord.

The shade is the lamp. Opal acrylic, a soft pool of light, rechargeable so the cord is not the composition. Designed in 1971 and still made by Louis Poulsen. The photograph is the maker’s own room, not an isolated pack shot. The price starts at $515 and moves with the finish.

Skip if

Skip it if you want a cheap corded lamp, or a bulb you can swap at a hardware store without reading the sheet.

Materials & specs
  • Opal acrylic
  • Rechargeable
  • Designed 1971

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