PH Louvre Pendant by Louis Poulsen was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1957 for the Adventist Church in Skodsborg, Denmark, bringing the architectural precision of his shade system to a globe-shaped form. The Louvre consists of 13 individual shades mounted on four supports, the assembly producing a spherical whole that reads as a unified object from a distance and as a complex, layered structure on closer inspection. The pendant is a simplification of an earlier Henningsen design from 1942 — a spiral lamp — distilled into a form with greater structural clarity and manufacturing consistency. The Louvre name refers to the slat-like shade arrangement visible through the globe structure, reminiscent of louvred architectural elements.

The 13-shade configuration performs the same optical function as all PH pendants — eliminating any direct sight line to the light source while distributing light both downward and laterally — but the globe silhouette gives the Louvre a more enclosed, lantern-like visual character than the open-shade PH family. It is well suited to hallways, church interiors, hotel lobbies, listed buildings and any interior context where a self-contained, architecturally self-sufficient pendant is required. The globe form distributes light more evenly in all directions than the conventional multi-shade pendant formats, making the Louvre an effective ambient rather than task-specific source.

Interior architects specifying the PH Louvre will find the DWG drawing and CAD block useful for ceiling coordination and pendant placement planning. The 3D model and Revit family support BIM documentation and IFC project coordination. A specialised and distinctive specification for heritage, cultural, hospitality and residential projects requiring a historically significant PH pendant of unusual formal character.

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