Poul Henningsen was born in Copenhagen to the famous Danish actress Agnes Henningsen. He never graduated as an architect, but studied at The Technical School at Frederiksberg, Denmark from 1911-14, and then at Technical College in Copenhagen from 1914-17. He started practicing traditional functionalistic architecture, but over the years his professional interests changed to focus mainly on lighting which is what he is most famous for. He also expanded his field of occupation into areas of writing, becoming a journalist and an author. His lifelong collaboration with Louis Poulsen Lighting began in 1925 and lasted until his death. To this day, Louis Poulsen Lighting still benefits from his genius.

The mission of Louis Poulsen Lighting A/S is to design and market unique lighting in the form of products which create ambience for people and fixtures. These products must have a functional design and be of high quality. Louis Poulsen's lighting philosophy is summed up in the words function, comfort and ambience. Together with the company's four core values – Partner, Passion, Performance and Pulse – this provides the basic foundation for all internal and external cooperation. Over the years, Louis Poulsen has excelled not only as a supplier, but also as a partner, in countless projects around the world