CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF JOHN CULLEN LIGHTING

Founded by John Cullen, a pioneer of lighting design at the height of the tungsten revolution. The first showroom was opened in Smith Street, London demonstrating lighting designed by Sally Storey.

John Cullen sadly passed away and Sally Storey took over as Design Director.

The showroom was moved from Smith Street to Fulham Palace Road.

The introduction of the first John Cullen halogen products that were designed in house and manufactured in the UK.

The 50W Polestar was the smallest downlight on the market, a third of the size of downlights before which used the 80 watt Par 38 lamp. The introduction by John Cullen of the double black baffle – black inner to reduce glare and lamp recessed into the ceiling to prevent even more glare – revolutionised the downlight ensuring a much more discreet unobtrusive way of lighting the home.

The showroom was moved to a single unit on the famous Kings Road, London.

Our warehouse was opened for the storage and dispatch of products. The first of the installation of our lighting products were installed on a Superyacht.

Sally Storey released her first book titled “Lighting: Recipes and Ideas”.

Sally Storey released her inspirational second book titled “Lighting by Design” at the start of the LED revolution. Our first LED was launched as the “LED Polestar”.

Sally Storey released her aspirational third book titled “Perfect Lighting” whilst the warehouse space was doubled to accommodate the growth of the company.

First LED garden light fittings, the Kew spotlight and Hampton Flood light were introduced into the range. Being just 1W each, this heralded being able to light a small garden for 60 watts, less than a conventional light bulb!

The showroom was moved to a double fronted showroom with a basement design studio along the King’s Road in London. This is where our “John Cullen House” took shape and became an Inspiration Centre for lighting ideas.

A new John Cullen logo was unveiled.

Lighting of Marcus Barnett’s award winning show garden at Chelsea flower show, followed by two award winning gardens for Hay Joung Hwang in 2016 and 2018.

John Cullen Lighting celebrated 35 years and opened the new Middle East office in Dubai with a small team.

The quest to miniaturize our products started when the 50 Polespring downlight range was made smaller and the 40 range was born. This was coupled with the new versatile Vorsa spotlight range with over 200 variations to choose from.

Our India division was opened working closely with local architects and interior designers. The business was also ISO 9001 accredited.

Growing our international reach with a European team, doubling our team in Dubai, new worldwide distributors and a new Studio in Paris

We once again reinvented the downlight genre with the even smaller 30 range. The new design has all the functionality and adaptability you have come to expect from the 50 and 40 range but in a new miniature downlight.

With the launch of the British Design House in Dubai with select UK partners and distributors, a new website and new branding was unveiled.