My name is Charlotte Packe and my trading name is Charlotte Packe Studios, maker of lights!
I’m a lighting designer and artist who has been working with lighting since 1990, creating lighting installations and designing bespoke luminaires for private and corporate clients as well as manufacturing small batch runs for selective retail outlets.
I have a studio and workshops in London and Norfolk. Once or twice a year I design a limited edition of luminaires for retail.
I trained at Goldsmith College, specialising in embroidery, textiles and fine art.
On graduating I set up studios in Limehouse, then Clerkenwell where I designed my first lamp - The Calyx in 1993. It sold internationally via the first Conran Shops - where small batch runs moved into manufacture.
My initial degree course at Goldsmiths developed my interest in materials, part sculpture, with function:
‘Light is one of the most magical forces, it is the most important element in our world and therefore within our home. I am inspired and in awe by light and to be able to work with such a magical force and then to select materials which control, capture, direct and enhance - it is the best part of the world we live in.’
After having my son, I wanted to give children access to good materials to work with, so I started a company called Sparrowkids - ethically sourced wool felts and cut out shapes to develop creativity.
I wound this down about three years ago to go back to my lighting - Charlotte Packe Lighting Design is an independent UK consultancy creating contemporary lighting schemes for residential and commercial properties:
I’m now working with clients to create bespoke lighting for residential and boutique hotels.
I also specialise in consultation which leads to planning concepts, advice on current products from selected manufacturers, the design and making of one off pieces and the enhancement of existing lighting schemes.
Charlotte will be at our final Homeworks Christmas Bazaar tomorrow.
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