PH Artichoke 480 Pendant by Louis Poulsen is the smallest format in the iconic PH Artichoke family, designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958 for the Langelinie Pavilion restaurant in Copenhagen. Henningsen completed the design in just three months, drawing on work he had begun nearly thirty years earlier with the PH Septima. The Artichoke's structure consists of 72 metal leaves arranged in 12 rows of six, angled with mathematical precision so that the light source is invisible from every direction while the pendant distributes light both inward and outward — illuminating the interior of its own structure and the surrounding space simultaneously. The name is self-evident: the leaf arrangement closely resembles the vegetable in cross-section and in three dimensions.

At 480mm the PH Artichoke is scaled for dining rooms, restaurant table groups and domestic spaces where the pendant is the centrepiece of the room rather than a background element. Each leaf is individually shaped and positioned to contribute to both the visual composition and the photometric performance of the whole. In copper, steel or painted finishes, the Artichoke 480 shifts character dramatically with the surrounding light and finish combination — from warm burnished metal to graphic geometric object depending on the specification.

Architects and interior designers specifying the PH Artichoke 480 will find the DWG drawing and CAD block essential for ceiling layout and pendant drop coordination. The 3D model and Revit family support BIM documentation; the IFC file enables full project coordination. An authoritative specification resource for residential, restaurant, hospitality and cultural interior projects where this iconic pendant is the design centrepiece.

Available as a 2D DWG drawing, 3D model, Revit file and IFC file.