AJ Wall Sconce

Wall Sconce with an Enlarged Shade

The AJ Wall Sconce was designed by Danish design icon Arne Jacobsen for the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, which opened in 1960. Arne Jacobsen not only designed the building, but also created the entire interior, including furniture, cutlery, textiles, and lighting, thereby creating one of the world’s first design hotels. The AJ wall lamp is based on the same principles as the AJ floor lamp. However, the shade was enlarged to make it more suitable for use as a task light. The standard lamp consists of a lamp holder housed in an enameled brass tube. A tilt mechanism is integrated into the tube. The angles of the conical metal shade are designed to match the angle of the lamp holder—or at least that was the intention—but in reality, the angle has been slightly adjusted for optical correction. When the lamp is tilted downward, the edge of the lamp holder is horizontal. The interior of the shade on the AJ wall lamp by Louis Poulsen is finished in matte white enamel. The shade effectively shields the light bulb; you cannot see into the light source. When using a clear incandescent bulb, the light is utilized most effectively, and the light beams are clearly defined. Arne Jacobsen’s lamp stands out for its extraordinary, swiveling and rotating shade, whose asymmetrical shape distributes the light accordingly. The AJ Wall Sconce—a modern classic. The push-button switch is located on the wall box.

Danish design legend: Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen was born and raised in Copenhagen. In 1927, he graduated from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen with a degree in architecture. He worked at the office of the City Architect of Copenhagen until he opened his own architectural firm two years later. Arne Jacobsen is a Danish modernist architect of international renown. The buildings he designed can be found in Denmark, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

Formally Perfect Lighting Design— Louis Poulsen

The Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen , founded in 1874, creates products that embody the duality of design and light. Every detail of a design serves a specific purpose. Every design begins and ends with light. Louis Poulsen offers a wide selection of lighting solutions for indoor and outdoor use, covering both professional applications and private residential settings. In close collaboration with designers and architects such as Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Øivind Slaatto, Alfred Homann, Clara von Zweigbergk, nendo—Oki Sato, and GamFratesi, Louis Poulsen has established itself as one of the world’s leading providers of architectural and decorative lighting.