Owl

The Owl was designed by Peter Ellis with Gabriel Tam and Tammy Chiew in 2006, around a simple idea: keep one body and one silhouette, and change the way the light behaves at the top. The result is a family of three, each built on the same tapered metal form and offered in the same three finishes, so a venue can specify a single consistent look and still light different spaces in different ways.

The Owl 1 carries a solid dome reflector that throws a focused, glare-free downlight onto the table. Because it releases almost no upward light, it is the one to reach for beside glass, where reflections in a window would otherwise break the view. The design was recognised with a Red Dot Design Award in 2008. The Owl 2 replaces the dome with a cylindrical opal diffuser and top plate, softening the output into a gentle side and downlight. The Owl 3 fits an internally ribbed conical diffuser for a soft, omnidirectional ambient glow.

You will find the Owl in service from Silks at Crown Metropol Perth to MARK in Singapore and the Buhais Geology Park Interpretive Centre in Sharjah.