Simon P. Henningsen

Danish architect and lighting designer Simon P. Henningsen (1920–1974)—son of lighting philosopher Poul Henningsen—was a bold innovator who broke with his father's strict anti-glare rules to create festive, kinetic illumination. Serving as head architect for Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens from 1948, he designed lights specifically to elevate nocturnal magic and celebratory wonder. Henningsen achieved design immortality through his historic collaborations with Danish lighting manufacturer Lyfa. In 1958, he conceived the legendary Kassablanka and Divan 2 pendants for Tivoli's Divan 2 restaurant. Crafted from mirror-polished brass, chrome, and enameled multicolored steel louvers, the pendant reflects brilliant crystalline light without blinding guests. He also authored the kinetic Nippon and Formland lamps.