American lighting brand Apparatus opens the doors to its first London space, a gallery in the heart of Mayfair that is set to become the company’s European base (joining a network of spaces in New York and Los Angeles).
The New York brand was launched in 2012 by its current artistic director, Gabriel Hendifar, whose background includes theatre costume and production and a decade-long stint in the fashion industry before he moved to lighting and product design. Conceived and produced in New York (with manufacturing at the company’s Brooklyn factory), Apparatus lighting designs result from a constellation of inspirations that include film, music, visual art, and human emotion. ‘I believe that the objects in our homes have the power to help us understand ourselves more clearly,’ says Hendifar. ‘Design is an expression of who we are and what we value. It is about identity, connection and humanity.’
