Rounded rather than turned, so the stone reads as something worn smooth rather than machined. The globe below is generous, almost the same width as the pebble above it, and the two shapes together look more like an object than a light fitting.
This is the wabi-sabi end of the collection. It is not trying to be neat. If your taste runs to plaster walls, undyed linen and furniture that has been allowed to age, this is the one that belongs.
Where it earns its place
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Bedrooms. The large opal globe gives generous soft light without a filament to look at.
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Living rooms. Sculptural enough to hold a plain ceiling on its own, quiet enough not to shout about it.
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Lime plaster and bare walls. Rounded stone against a hand finished wall is the whole point.
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Rooms with mixed timber. No wood collar to match or clash, so it sits happily above oak, walnut or painted furniture.
Real stone, so no two are the same
Rounded shapes show travertine at its most variable, because the banding curves across a surface that never presents flat. Some pieces come through nearly uniform, others carry a clear seam running over the top. Yours will not be an exact match for the photographs. A macro in the gallery shows the surface life size.
Fitting it
Solid stone with no timber to lighten it, so for its size this is one of the heavier pieces in the range and the ceiling point wants to be sound rather than a tired old rose. Set against that, it is rounded the whole way round, so there is no correct orientation to get wrong and nothing to line up with the walls. Sixteen centimetres deep with the globe below, so keep it clear of a door swing. Warm white LED bulb supplied, no dimmer.
