Solas crochta d’adhmad daite d’oileán na cistine, 1 nó 3 cheannlampa

A powder-coated aluminium shade with a wooden collar, hung alone over a bedside table or in a row above an island.

The shape is as plain as a pendant gets, and that is the whole argument. A clean cone of aluminium sends the light straight down onto the surface below — onto the dinner, the chopping board, the page — so the table is lit and the room around it stays soft. The glow that comes back off the wood and the plate is warm and easy to be around, and nothing about the fixture competes with what is underneath it. Put it over a dining table, a kitchen counter, an entryway console or a restaurant booth and it settles into whatever the room already is.

What lifts it above a plain metal shade is the collar of wood at the top, where the shade meets the cord. Aluminium is cool and painted; wood is warm and grained; the two meet at the one point your eye lands on, and the contrast is what gives the piece its character. The finish is a powder coat in non-toxic, hard-wearing paint — safe in a kitchen, resistant to the knocks a working room delivers — and it comes in yellow, blue, green, pink, grey and white, so you can choose a shade that disappears into the ceiling or one that announces the table.

There is more than one way to hang it. A single head measures ∅16 cm (6.3″) across and 18 cm (7.1″) tall on its own ∅12 cm (4.7″) canopy, 2.5 cm (1″) deep, and works beautifully in a pair either side of a bed. Three-head versions gather the same shades onto one plate: a disc canopy of ∅24 cm (9.4″), or a rectangular plate of 50 cm (19.7″) by 10 cm (3.9″), both 3 cm (1.2″) deep — the disc for a round table, the rectangle for an island or a long counter. Either base can also be ordered on its own in white. Weight runs from 800 g for a single head up to 3 kg for a full three-head set.

Each head takes a standard screw-fit E27 bulb in a holder built to be changed in seconds, and the three-head versions take three bulbs, supplied separately so you can pick your own output — up to 45 W and around 4500 lm across the set. The fixture runs on AC 90–260 V, which covers a 110–220 V supply without an adapter, and the LED light you put in it will give even, bright coverage. The cord adjusts up to 1.2 m, so you set the drop yourself: low and intimate over a two-seat table, higher over a walkway. Sloped ceilings are fine.

Hang it as you would any pendant — mounting bracket onto the electrical box, junction box supplied with the fixture. Certification covers UL, CCC, CE, CQC, EMC, FCC, GS, LVD, PSE, RoHS, SAA and VDE. If you want it wired for a dimmer, email info@clerachic.com and we will set it up before it ships. Free shipping on every order. Easy returns within 30 days.

This fitting hangs from a ceiling outlet box and is wired into your mains supply. Work out your hanging height before you connect anything - it is far easier to set the drop with the wiring still loose than to redo it afterwards.

Before you start

• Mounting: the fitting secures to a standard ceiling outlet box. The bracket and fixings are in the box.
• Weight: check that your outlet box and ceiling can carry the fitting. Weights are listed in the Product Specifications above. A heavy chandelier may need a brace fitted between the joists.
• Hanging height: the supplied cord, chain or rod can be shortened. Over a dining table, a drop that leaves roughly 75 to 90 cm between the table top and the bottom of the shade suits most rooms.
• Ceiling type: every model suits a flat ceiling. Sloped-ceiling compatibility is stated per product in the Product Specifications above.
• Power: these fittings are hardwired. They do not plug into a socket.
• Dimming: models with a replaceable bulb can usually be dimmed with a compatible dimmer. Integrated LED models generally cannot.

Tools you may need

• Screwdriver
• Voltage tester
• Wire strippers
• Wire nuts or terminal connectors (supplied)
• Step ladder, and a second person for anything heavy or wide
• Drill, if you are fitting a new outlet box or bracing the ceiling

Installation

Turn the lighting circuit off at the consumer unit or breaker panel - the wall switch is not enough. Test at the ceiling outlet with a voltage tester and confirm the wires are dead.

Screw the supplied bracket to the ceiling outlet box with the screws provided. Tighten evenly and check that it sits flat and square; a bracket that is not level will show in the finished hang.

Adjust the cord, chain or rod to the drop you want before you make any electrical connection. Lock the length using the canopy adjuster or the grip inside the canopy. Where a cord is shortened, coil the surplus neatly inside the canopy rather than cutting it - that keeps the height adjustable later.

• Live to live: black, brown, or the terminal marked L
• Neutral to neutral: white, blue, or the terminal marked N
• Earth to earth: green, green-and-yellow, or bare, to the earth terminal or screw

Secure each connection with a connector and press the wiring gently up into the box. Nothing should be trapped between the canopy and the ceiling when you close it.

Lift the canopy or backplate onto the bracket and fasten it with the screws or decorative caps supplied. Work up to a firm fit rather than forcing it - decorative caps and plated threads strip easily.

Fit the bulb type and wattage listed in the Product Specifications above. Where several sockets share one shade, use identical bulbs so the colour and brightness match across the fitting.

Switch the circuit back on and test the light, including the dimmer if you have fitted one. Isolate the power again before re-opening anything.

Important tips

• Follow the wiring rules that apply where you live, and use a qualified electrician for high ceilings, sloped mounts or anything you are unsure of.
• Have someone hold a wide or heavy fitting while you make the connections. Do not let it hang on its wiring at any point.
• Clean glass and crystal with a dry, soft cloth. Do not spray cleaner onto a fitting that is wired in.
• Do not over-tighten decorative parts: they are finished, not structural.

If anything about the fitting, the drop or the wiring is unclear, email info@clerachic.com and a person will answer you.