A 12 cm cube of solid travertine and nothing else. No backplate on show, no wood, no bracket, no visible fixing. It sits on the wall like a block that was left there, and the only clue that it is a light is the open top and the open base.
Twelve centimetres is a deliberate size. Big enough to read as a piece of stone rather than a fitting, small enough that a pair either side of a door does not crowd the reveal. It is the most reduced object in the wall range.
Where it earns its place
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Either side of an entrance. The pair that makes a front door look finished, throwing light up the render and down onto the step.
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Hallways with a low ceiling. The upward beam lifts the ceiling line, which a downlight cannot do.
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Against textured walls. Lime plaster, brick, board marked concrete. Grazing light across a rough surface is what this shape is for.
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Where nothing should stick out. A cube reads as part of the wall in a way a shade on an arm never will.
Real stone, so no two are the same
A cube shows four faces of the block at once, and travertine does not band evenly in three dimensions. Some cubes come out almost uniform, others carry a strong seam that turns a corner. It is solid stone throughout, not a veneer on a box, and the weight in your hands is the first thing you will notice.
Fitting it
Hard wired, and it needs a qualified electrician. Because there is no visible plate, the cable position has to be right before the stone goes on, so agree the exact centre with your electrician before the wall is chased. In pairs either side of a door, match the height to the door head rather than to the floor. Around 1.8 to 2 m puts the upward beam on the wall rather than straight into a face.
