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Propellor

Who we are …
Toby Barratt - Designer, Principal
Pamela Goddard - Designer, Principal
Nik Rust - Designer, Principal
Sebastian Curadeau - Creative Director

What we do …
“Propellor is an independent, Vancouver based multi-disciplinary design studio. We thrive on the challenge of creating useful, beautiful and ecologically minded objects and experiences. Our work spans a broad range of disciplines from lighting and furniture design to spatial design and sculpture. There are threads that run through all of our work - an interest in nature, it’s forms and systems, a passion for exploring materials, function and aesthetics and a desire to make things that will last well into the future.”

Range

seen here: 60” x 9” x 9”
materials: black walnut, basalt, gypsum, LED’s

We love spending time in the mountains. Range is a light sculpture inspired by the view of the Vancouver’s North Shore mountains from our studio window. Made from basalt stone, gypsum and black walnut, Range is an expression of the epic beauty of the high mountains.

Galiano

seen here: 6.5” x 3.75” x 12”

Comprised of two iconic West Coast woods, the Galiano light takes its’s name from our favorite island off the coast of Vancouver. The Galiano’s shade is made from Douglas Fir finished with natural oil and beeswax while the hanging Arbutus branch serves as the pull switch.

Umlaut

The Umlaut table light was our first excursion into using oak salvaged from disused shipping pallets. When milled, sanded, oiled and burnished the oak comes alive. The Umlaut was made entirely from the wood of one pallet and finished with pure walnut oil. Umlaut was shown in 2009 in the Free Spirit exhibition at the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria, BC.

Kilter

seen here: 38” x 6” x 13”

Kilter emerges from the process of taking something old and making it new, transforming something forgotten into something of use. With Kilter, a little elbow grease, beautiful joinery and considered proportions reshape oak hardwood from disused shipping pallets into a light that is minimal in form but bursting with character.

Mycologic

seen here: 72” diameter

Oyster, shitake, morel - our love of mushrooms compelled us to investigate how they grow. The Mycologic light takes it’s abstracted form from the branching characteristics of the mushroom’s root systems. Crafted from solid walnut and lit with energy efficient led’s, the Mycologic light is a unique expression of organic growth.

Calvino

The Calvino series of pendant lights pay homage to novelist Italo Calvino. As in his great utopic book Invisible Cities, our Calvino light suggests an idealized floating city, warmly lit at night. Available in caramelized and chestnut bamboo, ideal for hanging individually or in groups.

Calvino Kubrick

Kubrick is the dark horse of our Calvino family of lights. Created for Radiant Dark 2008, an exhibition of new work by Canadian designers curated by the talented people at MADE, Kubrick is dark like obsidian on the outside and warm bamboo on the inside. Kubrick is made from Paperstone, an FSC certified, 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Bound with cashew nut oils and water-based resins, it has the look, weight and tactile quality of stone.

Dram

seen here: 36” diameter in red, amber & grey

Dram is a light sculpture composed of 120 vintage tumblers and drinking glasses from the 1960’s and 70’s. Each glass, imbued with a history of domestic use, contributes it’s unique qualities to the whole. Dram pays homage to the barely noticed beauty of everyday objects.