Danish designer Alfred Homann’s new side-mounted post top design, which earned top marks in a Louis Poulsen design competition for a subtle, stylish park and path luminaire, is now available to enhance outdoor spaces around the world.
The Homann Park was one of four entries in Louis Poulsen’s search for elegant, technologically advanced illumination aligned with current outdoor lighting trends in the US and Europe. A market survey weighed overwhelmingly in favour of Homann Park’s sleek, smart expression and functionality.
A slimmed-down version of a cone-shaped luminaire, the Homann Park comes in a version with glowing rings on both the bottom and the top, as well as in a no-uplight version.
The self-illuminating fixture provides direct downward illumination that emphasizes the shape of the luminaire while enhancing ambience and comfort. The design also offers round symmetrical and asymmetrical light distribution.
The post top is designed around Louis Poulsen’s circular LED board, also used in the LP Capsule. The board is recessed approximately 40 mm into the fixture. The design also features a Planar® front plate, as well as a reflector for contrast reduction. Drivers and electronics integrated in the head prepare the fixture for modification with wireless connectivity. The Homann Park is available in powder-coated aluminium.
Available from November 2018.
About Alfred Homann
Alfred Homann (b. 1948) is a Copenhagen-based Danish architect and industrial designer. He graduated with an architecture degree from the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1976. During his years as a student, he worked at renowned architect Vilhelm Wohlert’s office, where he also spent his first years as an industry professional.
Homann opened his own design and architectural office in Denmark in 1978, and worked in the US between 1987 and 1995. Today, he also shares his design expertise as a visiting professor at architectural and design schools throughout Europe.
Over the course of his career, Homann has received numerous design awards at home and abroad, including the iF Product Design Award for the Kipp Post Top for Louis Poulsen in 1999, the Rote Punkt Award for the Ensemble Chair for Fritz Hansen in 1992, and the Danish Industrial Design Award for the Homann Wall Light for Louis Poulsen in 1987.
About Louis Poulsen
Founded in 1874, the Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen creates products that encompass the duality of design and light. Every detail in the design has a purpose. Every design starts and ends with light. Louis Poulsen offers a range of lighting aimed at the commercial and domestic lighting markets, with lights and solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications. In close partnership with designers and architects like Poul Henningsen, Arne Jacobsen, Verner Panton, Øivind Slaatto, Alfred Homann, Oki Sato and GamFratesi, Louis Poulsen has established itself as one of the key suppliers of architectural and decorative lighting and has a global presence with dedicated showrooms in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Miami, Oslo, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Dusseldorf. Additional information is available at www.louispoulsen.com.
Press Release July 2018