Flying Book Pendant Light | Modern Book Inspired Ceiling Lamp For Studies, Libraries and Halls

The shade is shaped like open books in flight, which is an unusual thing to hang from a ceiling and exactly the point. Most pendant lights are a shape holding a bulb. This one is a subject, and it changes what a room says about itself, which is why it belongs in a study, a library corner, a bookshop, or a child's room rather than in a neutral hallway.

The form is also functional. Angled panels break the light rather than sending it down in a single cone, so the spread is wider and softer than a plain shade of the same size, and the fitting has interest from below where a pendant is mostly seen from. Hang it low enough to be seen from below, since the angled panels are the whole point and they vanish at ceiling height.

Hang it over a reading chair, a desk, a stairwell, a dining table, or a landing. Height matters more with a sculptural pendant than a plain one, since the shape needs to be seen rather than looked past. Electrical installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician in line with local wiring regulations, and the ceiling fixing must carry the weight. Buy it now.

• Shade formed as open books in flight
• A subject rather than a plain shape holding a bulb
• Angled panels spread light wider and softer
• Interest from below, where pendants are mostly seen
• Suits studies, libraries, stairwells, and children's rooms
• Installation by a qualified electrician