Louis Poulsen AJ Eklipta Wall / Ceiling Light

Manufacturer: Louis Poulsen

Designer: Arne Jacobsen

Arne Jacobsen designed the fixture for the Rødovre Town Hall, situated in a suburb of Copenhagen in Denmark, in 1959. The AJ Eklipta is available as a surface lamp and a wall and ceiling lamp, which emits a pleasant glare-free light due to its lampshade made out of three layers of mouth-blown opal glass. Its translucent rim furthermore creates an atmospheric light halo around the fixture.

When using the fixture himself for example on stairways, Arne Jacobsen favoured the larger of the two sizes available at the time, namely the 450 mm. Later, he designed a 220 mm version specifically for St. Catherine’s College (Oxford University) in the UK. Today, all three sizes are used worldwide, in a variety of architectonic settings.

Materials: Ceiling/Wall box: Die cast aluminium or spun aluminium Shield: Mouth-blown white opal glass.

Mounting: Terminal block: Ø 220: 3x2,5mm², Ø 350/Ø 450: 5x2,5mm².

Looping: Approved, Ø 220: Max. 3x1,5mm², Ø 350mm/Ø 450: Max. 5x1,5mm². Ballast positioning: In ceiling/wall box.

Class: Ingress protection. LED ceiling/wall: IP20. Ø220: IP20. E27 Ø350/450 Ceiling: IP20. E27 Ø350/450 Wall: IP44. Electric shock protection I w. ground.

Dimensions:

220 Wall & Ceiling Light: Shield diameter: 220mm Box diameter: 83mm Projection: 105mm.

350 Wall Light: Shield diameter: 350mm Box diameter: 172mm Projection: 100mm.