The Bornholmpendel is rarely seen today, but in 1967 it was chosen by Louis Poulsen to feature on the front cover of its product catalogue.

The light was designed in 1964 by architects Finn Monies and Gunnar Jensen as part of a project creating furniture and interiors for Bornholm shipping company Dampskibselskabet af 1866, and was subsequently put into general production by Poulsen.

With its open structure and generous proportions (it has a diameter of 47cm), the Bornholmspendel was a natural choice for public spaces, and the rare occasions when it appears on the market today tend to follow the renovation of a church or similar building.