L u k a s p e e t
PrinciPal , luk as
Peet design;
co - Founder ,
andlight
age: 27
the story: Lukas Peet
named the first of his
designs to be commercially
produced—the Rudi light,
made by New York lighting
company Roll & Hill—after
his father, a goldsmith who
emigrated to Canada from
the Netherlands. Although he
spent his early years in Van-
couver, Peet grew up mainly
in Banff and Canmore before
attending Design Academy
Eindhoven in the Nether-
lands. He founded Lukas Peet
Design (through which he
designed the Rudi light) in
2009, shortly before return-
ing to Vancouver to work
with architecture firm
RUF-
project designing Nike retail
concepts. In late 2014, Peet
and partners Matt Davis and
Caine Heintzman launched
Andlight, a Vancouver-based
contemporary lighting design
company. Lighting appeals
to Peet because it can alter
the mood of a room or an
environment—"and with my
father being a goldsmith,
it's similar to jewellery for
your space." Through Lukas
Peet Design, he has designed
the interior of the Livestock
apparel flagship store in
Vancouver and will start on
the Toronto store this year.
He also designs products for
companies such as Umbra
Shift, which focuses on
contemporary design (the
first run of 3,000 Asymmetri-
cal Candle Holders sold out
worldwide in the first four
months, and a set of drinking
glasses is in the works).
Markers oF success:
Revenues for Lukas Peet
Design have doubled each
year since the company was
founded in 2009; and since
Andlight launched in Novem-
ber 2014, sales have tripled.
Andlight products are carried
by Inform Interiors in Van-
couver, another distributor
is being finalized in Toronto,
and the company expects to
expand to the U.S. in 2015
and Europe in 2016. Peet has
received numerous design
accolades including Wallpa-
per Magazine Next Genera-
tion Designer,
RBC emerging
designer and Western Living
Designer of the Year.
—F.S.
"PBS's Mind of a Chef because
it shows how food can be
designed. It is really interesting
to see the innovative processes
they come up with"
My FaVourite t V shoW
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