Poul HENNINGSEN (1894-1967) and Louis Poulsen publisher
Backlit circular mirror …
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Poul HENNINGSEN (1894-1967) and Louis Poulsen publisher Backlit circular mirror in white-lacquered metal 50 cm in diameter Bibliography: T. Jørstian, P. E. Munk Nielsen, Light Years Ahead: The Story of the PH Lamp, Éditions Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, 1994 A similar example is reproduced on pp. 264-265.

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Poul HENNINGSEN (1894-1967) and Louis Poulsen publisher Backlit circular mirror in white-lacquered metal 50 cm in diameter Bibliography: T. Jørstian, P. E. Munk Nielsen, Light Years Ahead: The Story of the PH Lamp, Éditions Louis Poulsen, Copenhagen, 1994 A similar example is reproduced on pp. 264-265.

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