Designed by Vilhelm Lauritzen in the 1940s for Radiohuset, the new Danish Broadcasting House in Copenhagen, the iconic pendant was originally named the ‘Office Lamp’. Expertly crafted from multiple layers of mouth-blown Italian glass to create an alluring glow, the VL45’s balanced, rounded form allows it to integrate seamlessly into a range of differently styled spaces.
Available in three sizes, the lights look beautiful individually or in clusters of mixed sizes. The bottom opening provides practical downward-directed light and the brass suspension adds a touch of subtle splendour.

Vilhelm Lauritzen (1894–1984) was one of the most significant architects in the history of Denmark; he was the trail-blazing figurehead of Danish functionalism. A number of his buildings – Nørrebro Theatre, Daells Varehus department store, Radiohuset and the first airport built in Kastrup – represented the concentrated essence of contemporary life. Other significant buildings to stem from Lauritzen’s drawing board include Folkets Hus better known today as the Vega concert venue, the Shellhuset building and the Danish embassy in Washington.
Throughout his life, Vilhelm Lauritzen adhered to the principle that architecture is applied art – with equal emphasis on both ‘art’ and ‘applied’. “No life without aesthetics” was another one of Vilhelm Lauritzen’s firmly held beliefs.