Together with Hans Jørgen Kampmann, Christian Kampmann, Holger Jacobsen, and Anton Frederiksen, Aage Rafn designed the Rigspolitiet Headquarters in Copenhagen from which the present pair of lamps originate. Along with the interior lighting Rafn is also specifically responsible for the circular courtyard. The reserved lines of the patinated bronze form of the present lamps echo the neo-classicist style also present on the building’s exterior.