Louis Poulsen gives an inside look at how the minimalist Above pendant by Mads Odgård came to life.

Danish brand Louis Poulsen is universally known for their iconic lighting, manufacturing some of the most recognizable fixtures in the game. One of their latest fixtures, the Above pendant, is well on its way to icon status with its minimalist conical silhouette. Designed by Danish designer Mads Odgård, the fixture illuminates downward with a soft, even glow thanks to its matte white interior. In this Deconstruction, Louis Poulsen gives us an inside look at how this beautiful pendant came to life.

For generations, Louis Poulsen products have been synonymous with passionate craftsmanship. The right, high-quality materials are paramount to the crafting process, and are formed to reflect, absorb, and reveal to ultimately create products that please the eye and enhance the space, whether they are lit or unlit.
Following Louis Poulsen?s belief that design should shape light, Odgård has taken his knowledge of outdoor lighting and natural ambience inside ? and designed a lamp that illuminates a room without dominating. He has considered how the light would interact with and improve its surroundings.

The Above pendant lamp emits soft comfortable downlight. The opening in the top provides decorative illumination of the arch above, and ensures that the lamp retains the full expression of its visual shape both when illuminated and when switched off.

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