Auri Dark Grey Square Outdoor Wall Light

The Auri Square Outdoor Wall Light takes the form of a 25 cm square lantern, with a dark grey frame set proud of a white glass diffuser so the glass appears to float inside a cage. Light leaves through the front face and through the four narrow side panels at once, which lifts the whole fitting off the wall visually instead of leaving a dark box with a single bright face.

The frame is die-cast aluminium and the diffuser is glass rather than plastic, which keeps the white face from yellowing over seasons outdoors. It projects only 9.5 cm from the wall, so it clears a door swing where a deeper lantern would not. Auri is a hardwired fitting running on 230V and taking two E27 screw bulbs, which are not included; two lamps behind a single diffuser spread the light more evenly than one.

An IP54 rating covers dust and splashing water, and the square form mounts equally well on a wall or flat under a soffit, so Auri suits a narrow porch, a passage between houses, a front door or a covered walkway. Mount it above head height and keep the frame square to the brickwork, since the geometry shows any lean. Choose two matching warm white E27 lamps so the diffuser lights evenly across its face.

• Fixture type: Outdoor wall or soffit lantern
• Size: 25 cm square, projects 9.5 cm from the wall
• Frame: Die-cast aluminium, dark grey
• Diffuser: White glass, front face and four side panels
• Lamps: Two E27 screw bulbs, not included
• Voltage: 230V, hardwired
• Rating: IP54, dust and splashing water