Apex Wall Lamp / Story
Taking cues from the classic Banker’s Light, British designer John Tree merged archetypal references with his contemporary, colourful sensibility to create the Apex Wall Lamp. The folded steel shades create a peaked roofline silhouette, providing the inspiration behind the lamp’s name. The colourful high-gloss shade is attached to a wall bracket that can be mounted either horizontally or vertically. Depending on the orientation, the light can be directed up, down, or to the sides, making it ideal for various spaces and uses, whether as accent lighting above a display shelf, a bedside lamp, or for creating ambient lighting on a blank wall.
British John Tree is a London-based product and furniture designer. After graduating from Kingston University, he started designing products for an international design consultancy firm in their Tokyo, San Francisco, and London offices. He subsequently joined Jasper Morrison’s studio, before opening his own office in 2016 where he works independently today, pushing and exploring industrial processes to create contract and domestic furniture, lighting, accessories, and electronics. His work has been widely featured in a number of international publications, as well as winning several prestigious design awards. For HAY, John Tree has designed the Apex and Cupola Lamp collection.