Modern Single Pendant Dome Light | Scandinavian Metal Hanging Lamp In Nine Bold Colourways

The dome is the oldest pendant shape there is, and it survives because the geometry works. A curved shade pushes light down and slightly outward, lighting a table or a worktop evenly without spilling glare across the room. This Marlow Vane fitting keeps that shape honest in spun metal with a slim drop and nothing added on top.

Nine colours is an unusual range for a fitting this plain, and it is the reason it fits almost anywhere. White, grey and black cover the neutrals. Blue and green are the calm pair. Yellow, orange, pink and cyan are the ones that turn a plain kitchen into a room with a decision in it, which is very often exactly what a plain rented flat actually needs.

Buy it now and choose the colour with the ceiling in mind rather than the furniture, since a pendant is always seen against the plaster of the ceiling directly above it. Over a dining table, leave roughly seventy centimetres of clearance. This is a hardwired fixture and should be installed by a qualified electrician to local electrical code, with the circuit isolated at the breaker before any work begins, and the shade left to cool before it is dusted.

• Form: classic spun metal dome shade on a slim drop
• Light: pushes light down and slightly outward, no sideways glare
• Colours: blue, grey, white, black, green, yellow, pink, cyan and orange
• Suits: dining tables, kitchen islands, breakfast bars and hallways
• Hanging: allow roughly 70 cm above a dining table surface
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker