Softly rounded rather than turned square, with the diffuser recessed up inside the underside so nothing protrudes and nothing glares. The wood collar sits above it and does the fixing quietly. From below you see a smooth stone shape and a warm ring of light around its lower edge.
It is the friendliest form in the collection. No corners, no exposed lamp, nothing sharp. In a house with children, or a hallway you walk through twenty times a day, that turns out to matter.
Where it earns its place
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Hallways. A pair down a corridor gives you even light with none of the hard shadow you get from a downlight.
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Landings and stairwells. At 8 cm deep there is nothing to catch as you come up the stairs with an armful of washing.
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Living rooms. Generous enough to hold a plain ceiling without needing a pendant.
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Oak or walnut. Oak keeps the whole piece pale and continuous. Walnut draws a clear line between the stone and the ceiling.
Real stone, so no two are the same
A rounded form shows travertine at its most variable, because the banding curves across a surface that never sits flat. Some come through soft and even, others carry a clear seam over the top. Yours will not be an exact match for the photographs. The gallery has a life size macro if you want to judge it first.
Fitting it
Eight centimetres deep and rounded on every edge, with the diffuser tucked up inside, so there is nothing to catch and nothing to align. It is the most forgiving piece in the range to hang, which is genuinely useful on a landing in an old house where the ceiling has settled and nothing is quite square any more. Onto the existing ceiling point, gear held inside the collar. Warm white LED bulb supplied, no dimmer.
