Key Cape X4 Lamp

Four cape-like shells wrap around a central column, each one lapping over the next so that light is meant to escape between the layers rather than glare straight out at you. Switched off it behaves like a small piece of sculpture, all folds and shadow lines; lit, it turns into a lantern. The form suits a bedside table, a hallway console or the corner of a desk where a bare bulb would be too blunt an object. Repeating the same panel four times gives the shade a rhythm that reads clearly from across a room, and because the shape comes from one continuous idea rather than applied ornament it sits happily next to plain modern furniture instead of arguing with it. A quietly dramatic addition for anyone assembling a set of printed lighting for the house.