Apex Clip 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 Clip Lamp. The folded steel shades create a peaked roofline silhouette, providing the inspiration behind the lamp’s name as well as offering a graphic contrast to the chrome-plated bases. The adjustable clip enables the lamp to be fixed to a wide variety of vertical and horizontal surfaces, while the colourful shade can rotate 360 degrees, allowing users to direct light to suit their needs. The Apex Clip Lamp offers a functional lighting solution for a multitude of spaces and uses, from an ambient light in a corner to a reading lamp over a sofa.
British John Tree is a London-based product and furniture designer. After graduating from Kingston University, he worked for FM Design before developing products for the Sony Design team in their Tokyo, San Francisco, and London offices. John subsequently joined Jasper Morrison’s studio, before opening his own office in 2016. He currently divides his time between Jasper’s studio and his own, where he pushes and explores 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 Lamp Collection and the Cupola Collection.