APPLE OBJECTS

Can music inspire design? 

Blue Lights, 2001-2002
Kiln glass and stainless steel
Unique work (set of 12)
H40 x W25 x D8cm (each)
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
Apple Records (Beatles label)

LOCATION
Knightsbridge, London, UK

“APPLE OBJECTS BRINGS TOGETHER MUSIC, ART AND DESIGN THROUGH A COLLECTION OF BESPOKE OBJECTS CREATED FOR APPLE RECORDS, THE BEATLES’ LABEL HEADQUARTERS IN KNIGHTSBRIDGE. INSPIRED BY GEORGE HARRISON’S GUITAR AND HIS LOVE OF THE BLUES, THE WALL LIGHTS AND COAT CABINET ARE CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND MADE.

HAND-CRAFTED ENAMELLED BLUE GLASS FORMS THE WALL LIGHTS, WHILE THE COAT CABINET IS CARVED FROM BLUE GLASS, TRANSFORMING FUNCTIONAL PIECES OF DESIGN INTO OBJECTS CONNECTED TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC. THE WORK EXPLORES HOW THE CHARACTER OF MUSIC CAN BE TRANSLATED INTO PHYSICAL FORM. COLOUR, MATERIAL, SHAPE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP BECOME A WAY OF EXPRESSING THE ATMOSPHERE AND IDENTITY OF APPLE RECORDS.

ART AND DESIGN BLEND TOGETHER IN THESE CUSTOM-MADE PIECES. FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS BECOME SCULPTURAL STATEMENTS, DEMONSTRATING HOW AN IDEA CAN MOVE FROM MUSIC INTO DESIGN, AND FROM DESIGN INTO SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EXPERIENCED EVERY DAY.”

Mark Humphrey

“YOUR WORK IS BEAUTIFULLY MADE.”

Apple Records
Beatles record label