Poul Henningsen sought to create soft, brilliant illumination with his multi-shaded concept and PH 4½-4 Glass Pendant brings greater light distribution for even more control of glare and shadow. A hybrid design with smaller lower shades borrowed from the 4/4 model placed under a larger top layer, this pendant with its diffuse reflection through the glass was introduced to provide a fixture to hang at lower heights that the PH original.