Sticking with the lighting theme, we moved on to B&B Italia’s showroom where a presentation from multiple brands owned by its parent company included a newly reissued pendant light from Louis Poulsen. Designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen, the VL56 was originally created for the People’s House for the Employee’s Association, a theater and cultural building, in Copenhagen. The fetish for all things blandinavian of the last decade or so had me skeptical, but I’m happy to report that the fixture is a brilliant bit of 1950s chrome. It emits robust beams of light from a perforated diffuser that feels classic without being nostalgic, and it definitely isn’t boring. Photo 23 of 71 in It’s Furniture Design’s Big Week. Here’s What We Saw During Salone del Mobile

It’s Furniture Design’s Big Week. Here’s What We Saw During Salone del Mobile

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Sticking with the lighting theme, we moved on to B&B Italia’s showroom where a presentation from multiple brands owned by its parent company included a newly reissued pendant light from Louis Poulsen. Designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen, the VL56 was originally created for the People’s House for the Employee’s Association, a theater and cultural building, in Copenhagen. The fetish for all things blandinavian of the last decade or so had me skeptical, but I’m happy to report that the fixture is a brilliant bit of 1950s chrome. It emits robust beams of light from a perforated diffuser that feels classic without being nostalgic, and it definitely isn’t boring.