Retro Black Pendant Light | Adjustable Industrial Open Wire Petal Cage Shade In Matte Black

An open wire shade lights a room in two directions at once. Light passes straight down through the opening onto the surface below, and it also escapes sideways between the petals, throwing the shape of the shade itself onto the ceiling and the walls around it. A solid shade does the first job and none of the second, which is why an open cage changes a room far more than its size suggests it should.

At forty centimetres across it is a proper statement rather than an accent. That diameter carries a dining table or a kitchen island on its own, and the open construction means the size never feels heavy in the way a solid shade of the same width would, which is the usual reason people size down and then regret it.

Buy it now and set the drop with the cord, which adjusts freely so it can hang low over a table or high in a hallway. Matte black keeps the wire reading as a drawn outline rather than a shiny object. It takes an E26 or E27 bulb which is not included, and a clear filament bulb suits this shade far better than a frosted one, because the cage is meant to be seen through. Fit by a qualified electrician.

• Shade: open petal shaped wire cage in matte black metal
• Diameter: 40 cm, on a 12 cm ceiling cap
• Light: throws down through the opening and out through the cage
• Cord: freely adjustable drop length
• Bulb: E26 or E27, not included, 110 to 240 V
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker