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Architect Poul Christiansen started his collaboration with Le Klint in the late 1960s and over the years, he has been one of the most productive designers for Le Klint. He has created many lamp designs for the company, including Model 172 Sinus, which has become an international classic.
When Poul Christiansen designed Model 36 in 1976, the idea was that the same type of folding could be used to produce three different products – a ceiling/wall lamp, a pendant lamp and a lampshade for a table lamp.
The wide edge helped to create a folded, pleated lamp, which did not look like other well-known contemporary lampshades. At the same time, the lampshade could be moved on the frame, creating different looks. Model 36 can be used as a ceiling lamp and wall lamp and is supplied in two sizes with a diameter of 55 cm and 65 cm, respectively. The lampshades continue to be made by hand; hand folded by Le Klints pleating technicians at the company’s in-house production facilities in Odense, Denmark.
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Between 1969 and 1987 Poul Christiansen brought innovative and exciting dimensions to Le Klints lampshades. Prior to his involvement the shades had been folded in pleats and in straight lines across the pleats. Poul Christiansen discovered that folding in mathematical curves gave the lampshades beautiful and unique sculptural shapes. His most famous creation is the SinusLine series which he developed by combining sine curves in such a way that they formed a lampshade when folded.Read more
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Only the best materials
The paper
Our paper has a beautiful tactile look and feel. The paper is made in Germany by a supplier that produces paper in accordance with stringent standards with regard to the means of production and paper quality.
Standard foil
The standard foil has a very white and clean appearance. The material is made in Europe from a special lampshade foil (hard PVC). The material is UV resistant, fire retardant, and has an antistatic surface.
The craftsmanship of folding
We take pride in having retained the old craft of folding lampshades in Odense. Folding lampshades is a difficult craft to learn, and it takes several years for the skilful folding technicians to master all our models.
Wood
We utilise wooden components for several of our lamps, which are supplied by Danish partners, primarily on Funen and in Jutland. Wood may have different colours and structures, as trees have different growth periods. The grains and colours are the result of the tree’s surroundings, the environment, the point in time when tree was felled and from which part of the trunk the wood is taken from.
Glass
Our glass is sourced from European glassworks that use hand blown glass. Hand blowing gives the glass a unique living structure, which may include "waves" and small air bubbles in the glass. We obviously work to a very high standard of quality, but we regard these small details in the glass as the glassblower's personal touch and thus a part of the craftsmanship.
The details
The production of each lamp is carefully monitored in order to catch any potential flaws in the material or errors made during the folding process. Once a lampshade has been folded and sown, it is sent to the quality control department, where the lamp undergoes a final check by turning, rotating, and carefully examining it one last time before it is packaged.
Metal
Most of the metal components are produced by ourselves or by our Danish suppliers, with set requirements regarding the production conditions and the materials used. In order to protect the metal surfaces, visible brass and aluminium parts are coated. This also means that customers don't have to polish or clean the brass parts of a LE KLINT lamp.
Meet the designer
Designed by Poul Christiansen
Architect, MAA, MDD,1947
Le Klint was established in 1943 and has since been one of the country's foremost ambassadors for Danish design and craftsmanship
Kim Weckstrøm Jensen
CEO
