The Original Glass Oil Lamp | Brass or Chrome | Peri Living

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Some objects never need an explanation. They simply work. In every space, every season, every moment. The little black dress is the most well known example. Timeless, effortless, always right. The original Peri Living oil lamp is the same for me.

Peri Living has been here since 1994. A family business, founded by Cees and Hettie, now led by the second generation (sisters Malu and Sandra). The oil lamp has been at the centre of everything all those years, not as a rotating item in a collection, but as the product everything else is built around.

A choice in character

The Round Clear Brass S and the Round Clear Chrome S are identical in form. Clear glass, compact, Ø9cm. But the detail of the burner changes everything. Brass brings warmth, it belongs with wooden tables, linen, terracotta, and the feeling of a summer evening that refuses to end. Chrome is cleaner, cooler, more Scandinavian. It fits a white kitchen, a minimal display, a beach house on the North Sea. Two characters, one lamp. Which one you choose says something about the atmosphere you want to create.

Even in daylight

A flame has something magical about it, even when it is still bright outside. Not as a light source, but as a moment. A small pause in a busy day. A reason to stop for a second. Seize the Moment sometimes begins with a flame burning while the sun is still shining.

For the summer window

June and July are quieter months. Exactly the right time to build a display that draws people in. Scatter a little sand on a tray, add the Living Oyster Beige L a handcrafted ceramic vase of 32x32x48cm with an organic shell structure that recalls the sea. Add a Round Clear Brass S or Chrome S, a branch, a few shells. Summer and the sea come inside without needing a single word of explanation. A display that pulls people in and lets them feel what the product does.

Finally

A classic needs no season. But summer makes it more visible. On terraces, in gardens, on tables outside. Once you see it, you see it everywhere.

Warm regards, Sanne