Harbour 1 is a contemporary reimagining of the lighthouse-an object that transforms maritime architecture into a futuristic, handcrafted light form.

Its silhouette rises from a hand-turned wooden tower, echoing coastal structures shaped by wind and time.

Above it rests an inverted crown holding a brass surface, inspired by the curved roofs of traditional lighthouses but reinterpreted through a forward-looking design lens.

Between the two bodies, a thin halo of illumination gives the impression that the brass crown is gently floating-an effect that speaks to the lamp’s vision of the lighthouse not as an old monument, but as a beacon reimagined for today.

Horizontal brass rods pass through the body, subtly recalling nautical cleats and mooring pins- functional maritime elements translated into sculptural detail. Wrapped around these rods, a hand-tied cotton rope encircles the form, introducing softness, tension, and a human scale to the object. Together, wood, brass, and rope establish a dialogue between structure and restraint, permanence and touch.

The design of Harbour one, began with a detail: the curved roofs found on old lighthouse lantern rooms.

Instead of recreating them, the crown was inverted-turning a historical shape into a contemporary gesture.

This inversion, paired with the light gap, becomes the piece’s identity.

The lamp feels like a familiar object seen through a new lens, where traditional craft in wood and brass meets a quietly futuristic sensibility.

Every lamp begins as raw teak and oak. The wood is carved gently to reveal its natural lines, then shaped into the final profile. Each part is hand-sanded-sometimes for hours-to achieve a velvety surface. A Monocoat finish preserves its honest texture.

Two solid brass rods pass through the form, anchoring a hand-knotted cotton rope finished with fringed ends. Referencing maritime rigging, the rope introduces tactility, weight, and a sense of grounding-like an object quietly moored.

Every person carries an invisible shoreline-places they return to in their thoughts, memories that soften them, moments that anchor them.

Harbour 1 becomes a light that acknowledges these private coastlines.

The lamp does not promise a shared meaning; instead, it stands as a quiet invitation for people to find their own harbour within its glow.

To one, it recalls safety.

To another, a long-forgotten journey.

To someone else, simply a moment of stillness.

One object. Many shores.

This is sonder expressed as the multitude of intimate destinations people hold within themselves.