Two turned walnut beads and a travertine cylinder, strung one under the other on a dark cable. Read from the top down it goes small, larger, then the stone, which is the sort of ordering you notice without being able to say why.
Walnut is the reason to choose this one. Against a cream stone it gives the piece a dark anchor, and it settles far more easily into a room that already has old floorboards or a stained banister than a pale wood would.
Where it earns its place
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A run over an island. Slim enough that three in a row still leave the room feeling open, unlike three wide shades.
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Over a small dining table. One centred, hung low, does the whole job. The beam is narrow and lands on the table rather than across the floor.
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Restaurant and cafe fit-outs. Repeats well down a banquette and holds its shape from every seat.
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Dark wood interiors. The walnut ties into existing joinery instead of fighting it.
Real stone, so no two are the same
Turned round, the banding in the travertine spirals rather than stacks, so each cylinder has a different rhythm running down it. The pores you can see in the macro are natural to the stone and are part of why it takes light so softly.
Hanging it
The cable is 200 cm and gets trimmed to your drop. Measure to the base of the stone, not to the beads: with 28 cm of fitting hanging below the cable, the top bead ends up a good deal higher than people expect. Over a dining table, 75 cm from the tabletop to the bottom of the cylinder is a safe starting point. Ceiling plate is 10 cm. Warm white E27 LED bulb included. Not dimmable, and an electrician should fit it.
