The human eye can only focus on one thing at once. As much as we might insist otherwise, we are meant to see this way – evolutionarily, it hasn’t been worth it to change. This helps our balance as bipeds, and lessens workload on the brain, parsing out information in a way we can truly understand. We process visual data similarly, and can extend this function even further to product. Objects ideally do one thing incredibly well, and other parts must necessarily fall by the wayside, away from view. This is not so with the Aplat Table Lamp by CPRV, their first design for HAY.
All planes and sharp angles, yet with a sense of softness, the Aplat is a sculptural table lamp crafted from folded paper. With eyes on every part of the process, it arrives flatpacked. After construction, the lamp features a rhomboid base and refined shade, with a minimal wire to hook a finger into, lightweight and ready to go anywhere.
Aplat was born out of generative and playful experiments with paper, say the designers at CPRV, Camille Paillard and Romain Voulet. “We wanted to shape the object with only a few folds, a bit like a piece of clothing that starts with a flat piece of fabric but forms a volume once assembled or worn.”
Similar to a garment––in that every piece of clothing starts out as a flat sheet of fabric––the lamp is formed with minimal folding, adding volume and life to the lamp. The creases add structure while the process of making establishes an emotional connection to the object itself, enhancing its meaning and purpose for those who build it. A link is formed when we create something from nothing with our hands, especially something that illuminates.
Every detail of the Aplat is considered, translating the original design from CPRV into the language of HAY. Available in two sizes, each is equipped with a replaceable standard LED bulb, and an inline on-off rocker switch. Right at home on tables, shelves, and windowsills, the larger lamp sits comfortably on the floor. Aplat, French for ‘flat’, reflects the transformation that occurs when the lamp is formed, and reminds us of the beauty and intention of taking up space.
To learn more about the Aplat Table Lamp by CPRV for HAY, visit hay.com.
Photography courtesy of HAY.
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