A sculptural presence with soft visual rhythm, the Le Klint Pendant Model 180 Large brings warmth and balance to larger interiors. Its hand folded shade creates a refined interplay of light and shadow, offering a calm, ambient glow that enhances both modern and classic spaces.
The Model 180 Large pendant highlights Le Klint’s legacy of hand folded craftsmanship, scaled to make a more pronounced visual impact. The expanded form allows the pleated structure to fully express its geometric depth while maintaining a light, airy presence. Ideal for dining rooms, entryways, or open living areas, it functions as both illumination and focal point.
Hand folded shade crafted with traditional techniques
Larger scale suited for statement lighting applications
Soft diffusion creates a warm, inviting atmosphere
Balanced proportions maintain a lightweight appearance
Made in Denmark
The folded construction is engineered to evenly distribute light while minimizing glare, ensuring comfortable illumination across a wider area. Designed for standard ceiling mounting, the pendant accommodates a range of bulb types to achieve desired brightness and color temperature. Its structure is built to maintain shape and performance over time.
Compatible with standard bulb bases
Even light distribution across larger surfaces
Ceiling mounted installation
Durable folded material retains form
Suitable for residential and light commercial environments
The Model 180 Large pendant combines scale and craftsmanship to deliver both visual impact and functional lighting. Its expanded folded shade enhances ambient illumination while maintaining a soft, glare free experience. Despite its size, the design remains visually light, allowing it to anchor a space without overwhelming it.
Enlarged folded shade for stronger visual presence
Soft ambient lighting with reduced glare
Lightweight appearance despite larger scale
Ideal for open or high ceiling spaces
Timeless Scandinavian design language
The shade is produced from a specially developed material that supports precise folding while maintaining translucency and durability. The upper detail introduces a natural wood element that adds warmth and contrast, paired with clean suspension components for a refined finish.
Hand folded plastic shade
Suspension cord
Metal canopy
Nine foot white silicone Cord
Located in Odense, Denmark, LE KLINT focuses on good craftsmanship and in-house production as branding cornerstones. World-renowned quality lighting results from techniques and traditions handed down from generation to generation, which are still carried out today by a broad team of highly skilled workers.
LE KLINT is synonymous with lampshades. Iconic, hand-folded shades take years of learning techniques and mastering many different pleating forms. Only then can a student test into certification to become part of the skilled team of Pleating Technicians. However, this is only a fraction of the procedure of each lamp. Specialist metal workers, woodworkers, and engineers play a big part in the magic of creating unique illuminated art. These tenets have gone hand-in-hand with the folding process since their genesis.
A dedicated LE KLINT team takes great pride in every aspect of the production, fitting, quality control, and shipment procedures to ensure each lamp is unique. In-house production facilities in Odense collaborate with skilled suppliers such as wood carvers, metal casters, and glass blowers, based in Denmark or internationally, with the main focus on quality as “the” guideline.
To clean the shades, you can use a handheld vacuum, a damp cloth, a feather duster, or a soft brush.
To remove the shades - follow instructions in the manual as you would fit or replace a lightbulb.
Esben Klint
Esben Klint was a Danish architect and designer deeply rooted in one of the most influential families in Scandinavian design. As the son of Kaare Klint and grandson of P.V. Jensen-Klint, he inherited a legacy that helped define modern Danish craftsmanship, particularly in lighting and furniture.
Trained both formally and through close collaboration with his father, Esben developed a meticulous and highly focused approach to design, often working intensively from sketch to final form. His contributions to Le Klint include a number of enduring lamp designs that remain in production today, reflecting the brand’s core values of functionality, precision, and handcrafted quality.
Beyond lighting, his work extended into architecture and furniture, including collaborations with Børge Mogensen and significant projects such as completing elements of Grundtvig’s Church, continuing a multi generational architectural effort.
LE KLINT is a lighting company established in 1943, but the story of the company dates back to the beginning of the 20th century when a hand pleated lamp shade was folded to fit a paraffin lamp both designed by architect and master of engineering P.V. Jensen-Klint. We have ever since maintained our original concept but we are constantly seeking to develop within modern times.
