Glade is a group of twenty-eight individually shaped wooden stems, each carrying a small, hand-made wooden shade. The creamy white stems rise organically from a dark bed of compost.
The lights are individually controlled, allowing illumination to move gently through the piece. They can emerge one at a time, pass through the group in slow waves, flicker independently like fireflies, or settle into a quiet, continuous glow.
The movement of light can itself be composed. I have developed a controller which allows sequences to be created for Glade, either independently or in response to music.
I wanted to make a lamp that felt less like a conventional light, and more like something living.
Each stem is selected, hollowed for the wiring, and composed individually, retaining the slight bends, forks and irregularities of the original willow stem. Rather than imposing a repeated manufactured form, the composition grew gradually as the stems were brought together—some tall and reaching, others held lower within the group.
The small real-wood shades introduce a warm, softened light. When seen closely, the grain remains visible through the thin timber; from a distance, the shades appear as points of light suspended above the stems.
Hidden within the base is a specially developed electronic control system. Each of the twenty-eight lights can be dimmed independently, making it possible to create subtle sequences of movement. The effects have been carefully adjusted so that the light rises and fades gradually, without the harsh switching normally associated with LEDs.
The result sits somewhere between furniture, lighting and sculpture: a changing field of light grounded in the forms and materials of the woodland.
Designed and made by Peter Lanyon in Devon.
Glade can be commissioned for galleries, public buildings, hotels, restaurants and private interiors.
This is the first iteration of Glade. The number, height and arrangement of the stems can be adapted to suit a particular space. Timber, shade materials, base dimensions and lighting sequences can also be developed as part of the commission.
Please contact me to discuss a site-specific version.
Glade is a group of twenty-eight individually shaped wooden stems, each carrying a small, hand-made wooden shade. The creamy white stems rise organically from a dark bed of compost.
The lights are individually controlled, allowing illumination to move gently through the piece. They can emerge one at a time, pass through the group in slow waves, flicker independently like fireflies, or settle into a quiet, continuous glow.
The movement of light can itself be composed. I have developed a controller which allows sequences to be created for Glade, either independently or in response to music.
I wanted to make a lamp that felt less like a conventional light, and more like something living.
Each stem is selected, hollowed for the wiring, and composed individually, retaining the slight bends, forks and irregularities of the original willow stem. Rather than imposing a repeated manufactured form, the composition grew gradually as the stems were brought together—some tall and reaching, others held lower within the group.
The small real-wood shades introduce a warm, softened light. When seen closely, the grain remains visible through the thin timber; from a distance, the shades appear as points of light suspended above the stems.
Hidden within the base is a specially developed electronic control system. Each of the twenty-eight lights can be dimmed independently, making it possible to create subtle sequences of movement. The effects have been carefully adjusted so that the light rises and fades gradually, without the harsh switching normally associated with LEDs.
The result sits somewhere between furniture, lighting and sculpture: a changing field of light grounded in the forms and materials of the woodland.
Designed and made by Peter Lanyon in Devon.
Glade can be commissioned for galleries, public buildings, hotels, restaurants and private interiors.
This is the first iteration of Glade. The number, height and arrangement of the stems can be adapted to suit a particular space. Timber, shade materials, base dimensions and lighting sequences can also be developed as part of the commission.
Please contact me to discuss a site-specific version.
