A square column of travertine, a wooden ball and a wooden cube, threaded onto an oak rod in that order. Four flat faces on the stone instead of a curve, which is unusual in a material people expect to see rounded off.
Narrow shades throw a tight beam. This one is 6.5 cm across, so the light lands as a defined circle rather than a wash, and the shape stays legible from any angle because the corners catch the light differently from the faces.
Where it earns its place
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Along a worktop. Three at even centres give you three pools of task light and a rhythm that suits a galley kitchen.
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Stairwells and double-height halls. Two hundred centimetres of adjustable cable is enough to hang one down through a stairwell void.
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Squared-off rooms. Panelled doors, tiled splashbacks, a run of shaker fronts. The geometry answers what is already there.
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Pale oak throughout. Rod, ball and cube are all light oak, which keeps the piece bright against a dark ceiling.
Real stone, so no two are the same
Cutting travertine square exposes the bedding planes on four faces at once, so the banding on your column will run at its own angle. The open pores are the stone, not a flaw in the finish. See the macro shot for the texture at full size.
Hanging it
Two hundred centimetres of cable arrive coiled and get shortened to your drop. The stone and beads together measure 28 cm, so count that in: over a kitchen island, aim for the underside to sit around 80 cm above the worktop, which puts the top of the wooden cube at roughly 110 cm. The 10 cm ceiling plate covers a standard rose. Warm white E27 LED bulb in the box. Not dimmable, and it wants a qualified electrician.
