Pendant Ceiling Lights

Fatboy Rockcoco – aka Louis Ghost Light

Something seasonal this time. It being nearly summer and fairly warm outside, you might quite understandably be wondering if you can get a Louis XV style chandelier for outdoor use…. And as luck would have it, Fatboy (makers of beanbags and non-flying carpets) are dipping their toes into the waters of light (ing). Their outdoor chandelier might as well have been designed by Philippe Starke as an accompaniment for Louis Ghost chairs, being essentially clear plastic in the shape of an antique. Luckily Fatboy have saved anyone from making this mistake by using red lighting cable inside the light, and putting a trademark ‘Fatboy’ label on the side of it.

Anyway, this being an outdoor light, it is waterproof and dimmable (with the Fatboy dimmer remote control!). So there’s no reason why you couldn’t use this in your bathroom either. Also it uses LED bulbs (for anyone worried about their electricity bills).

There’s plenty of lovely photos of it on the Fatboy website but here’s one just to get you interested:

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Price £439 and available to buy on the Fatboy website right now.

Urban Electric Company and a Porcelain Bear

The July issue of World of Interiors was going just fine right up to page 15. Then I stumbled over not one but two lighting curiosities.

First, there was a range of porcelain pendant fittings which were “inspired by Playschool’s windows”. So just to recap, that’s the children’s TV show that I watched when very small, and for all I know is still on TV now…. Here’s the windows:

And here’s the lights:

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For more details see this blog.

Then the next light from WOI is I think taking the industrial look a bit far. Well I am fairly sure that ‘henhouse chic’ has yet to be invented:

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Yes, that’s chicken wire…

And for more details on this light see the Urban Electric Company website.

 

 

Ikea PS Maskros

I have had both good and bad experiences with Ikea lighting, but for now I just want to applaud one particular light. Its this:

Also known as the PS Maskros, and for more details see http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/80146249/.

It’s about 3′ diameter, and designed to look like the head of a dandelion. It’s a big beastie, so you do need either high ceilings or a double height space. But if you can accommodate it, you will find its more a sculpture than a light fitting. At night it casts some beautiful shadows on the walls. So really its more of a decorative fitting than an ambient light source….

It has the usual bulky Ikea ceiling fitting, but you can always change this for a more subtle version. And if you have the patience you can also change the cable to something more interesting, for example the pea green fabric lighting flex from Urban Cottage Industries looks great (http://www.urbancottageindustries.com/historic-lighting/fabric-cable/pea-green-fabric-lighting-flex-cable-round).

Low Energy Filament bulb finally available for the Industrial and Vintage fans

OK this is more of a news story than a ‘favourite light’. Urban Cottage Industries are now selling a ‘low energy’ alternative to the currently very hip filament bulb. For anyone looking for the industrial look this has become an essential, but until now has only been available as a traditional wire filament bulb.

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The UCI version boasts the following stats:
– 25,000 hours predicted lifetime
– 7.7 watts energy consumption but equivalent to 60w output
– dimmable (see UCI website for more detail)

The only hiccup is the price, which is £30 instead of £17 for the original version. And its currently only available as a E27 / ES / Screw fitting, though the bayonet version is imminent. There will also be a brass ‘skirt’ that covers the bulky part of the bulb, available soon.

For all details and online purchase please go to the UCI website – http://www.urbancottageindustries.com/eco-filament-caret-lamp

And whilst you’re there take a look at their amazing range of fabric cables and reproduction historic lighting.

 

Luceplan Trama Suspension

A ceiling pendant fitting which beautifully combines contemporary and classic styles. The polycarbonate shade is semi-opaque, allowing enough light through to give a soft lighting effect. Taking up to a 300w bulb, the ceiling above the fitting is also illuminated to give a more general room filling light.

There are two different shade sizes available, 50cm and 64cm diameter, and drop can be between 110cm and 170cm, so suitable for high ceilings.

Product information – http://www.luceplan.com/Prodotti/1/2/95/t/85/Trama

To buy – try http://www.davidvillagelighting.co.uk/product/Luceplan_Trama_Large/9376

The Trama is also available as a ‘rise and fall’ version, and a flush mounting ceiling or wall light.