Willys Bistro Lighting
- Lyngby, Denmark

Iconic Coolicon Pendant Lighting
Enhances classic Danish Bistro

Coolicon’s Original Green enamel colour pays homage to a legacy of British sports car heritage and design excellence. Synonymous with the golden days of British motorsport and the only enamel lampshade colour fit to light Willy’s Bistro. A French-inspired restaurant located at Classic Car House, Denmark’s largest collection of classic cars. As part of Coolicon’s Classic Palette, it’s a wonderful nod to where it all started as the first Coolicon enamel lampshade colour to be released back in 1933. 

How Coolicon lampShades Transform Willys Bistro’s Ambience

Each cover at Willys Bistro is generously lit by a Large Original Green Coolicon Lampshade. Subtle and grounding, their timeless 1933™ design produces both light above; filling the whole room with a generous ambient light and below; emitting a focussed light downwards onto the tables underneath. The innovative bi-directional design of the Coolicon lampshade is part of what makes it so iconic!


Ideal when hung low over tables or work stop spaces, with black over braided fabric cable and a Signature Brass Suspension Set, the Coolicon pendant light sits low enough to avoid glare whilst making a statement light over each table.


Large Green Coolicon Pendant Lampshades hanging inside a Scandinavian restaurant with wooden tables, chairs and floors.
Two images, both showing Large Green Coolicon Pendant lampshades inside a scandinavian bistro with wooden floors, chairs and white walls.

High Efficiency Vitreous Enamel Finish

At Willy’s Bistro, the timeless elegance of Coolicons Original Green lampshades takes centre stage. Inspired by the rich tones of Nordic forests, this distinctive green finish is achieved using vitreous enamel, a superior material that reflects more light than traditional paint or powder coatings. The natural minerals and oxides in the enamel create a high-gloss surface, allowing light to reflect off the surface and fill the room with while enhancing the rich colour of the Lampshade itself.


Unlike other finishes, vitreous enamel is UV-resistant and does not fade in the light, ensuring the vitreous enamel remains as rich and vibrant as when the lampshade was first produced. Making Coolicon lampshades perfect for bright environments and window settings and another reason why Coolicon lampshades remain a timeless design classic, ideal for hospitality settings like restaurants, bistros, and cafés that demand both function and style.


The Original Green Vitreous enamel Coolicon Colour. 

Large Coolicon lampshades pair wonderfully with the warm wood tones and rich upholstered interior fabrics used throughout Willy’s Bistro. The Original Green Coolicon shades help to add a pop of contrasting colour while still complimenting the overall interior design scheme. 


Today's updated Original Green Coolicon enamel finish pays homage to a legacy of British engineering and design excellence, reimagined for contemporary interiors. Instantly recognisable as a classic British racing green, this colour evokes decades of British sports car heritage, now celebrated for its association with quality craftsmanship and timeless style. It is a lampshade that feels at home in the refined atmosphere of Willy’s Bistro at the Classic Car House in Denmark. The nation’s largest collection of classic cars.

Three large green Coolicon Lampshades hanging over wooden nordic restaurant tables and chairs with white walls.

Willys Bistro

“We love the timeless design and the soft, inviting light the lamps bring to the space – they truly complete the look.”

Rune Sonnichsen - Head of Food and Beverage

Two large Green Coolicon Pendant lampshades hanging above a bar island inside a restaurant with white walls.
Looking down a Scandinavian restaurant at two rows of tables with Large Green Coolicon lampshades hanging above each one.
A close up of a neat row of evenly spaced Large green Coolicon Lampshades hanging over wooden restaurant tables.
Two large Green Coolicon Pendant lampshades hanging above a bar island inside a restaurant with leather bar stools and a large framed painting on the back wall.
Looking down a Scandinavian restaurant at two rows of tables with Large Green Coolicon lampshades hanging above each one.
Looking down a Scandinavian restaurant at two rows of tables with Large Green Coolicon lampshades hanging above each one.
Three large green Coolicon Lampshades hanging over wooden nordic restaurant tables and chairs with white walls.
Two large Green Coolicon Pendant lampshades hanging above a bar island inside a restaurant with white walls.
Looking down a Scandinavian restaurant at two rows of tables with Large Green Coolicon lampshades hanging above each one.
A close up of a large green Coolicon Lampshades in front of a rectangular mirror.

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Images courtesy of Daniel Rasmussen & Martin Hjortsø Auchenberg


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