Industrial Metal Pendant Light | Retro Loft Style Metal Shade In A Black or White Matte Finish

A metal shade that is wider than it is deep throws a defined pool straight down and almost nothing sideways, which is what makes industrial pendants work over a bench or a bar. You get light exactly on the surface being used and the room around it stays softer, so the space has depth instead of being flatly lit end to end. Overhead lighting that reaches everywhere equally is what makes a kitchen feel like an office.

The powder coated matte finish is a practical choice rather than a stylistic one. Matte does not throw a moving highlight as you walk past, it hides fingerprints in a kitchen, and powder coating survives being knocked or wiped down in a way a sprayed lacquer does not. Black is the graphic option and white keeps the fitting quiet.

Buy it now and hang it in a run of two or three over an island, since this shape groups far better than it stands alone. The cord adjusts to one hundred centimetres, the shade is twenty seven across by twenty deep, and it takes an E27 bulb which is not included. Mounting hardware is supplied. This is a hardwired fixture and should be fitted by a qualified electrician.

• Shade: 27 cm wide by 20 cm deep powder coated metal
• Finishes: matte black or matte white
• Cord: adjustable to 100 cm, on a 10 cm ceiling plate
• Bulb: E27, not included, 80 to 265 V
• Included: mounting hardware supplied
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker