Prada Exterior LED Wall Light

The Prada EX is a 510 mm exterior wall light with seeded glass in white sand — 10 W giving 450 lm at 3000 K, IP44.

Seeded glass — the reason to choose it

Seeded glass has air bubbles deliberately trapped in it during manufacture. It is not a flaw and it is not frosting. What it does at night is specific: each bubble catches and scatters a point of light, so a 510 mm column of seeded glass reads as a tall band of soft sparkle rather than an evenly lit panel. Beside a door, that is what stops an exterior light looking like a plastic bulkhead.

It also means the fitting has presence when it is off. Seeded glass catches daylight in the same way, so it reads as glass rather than as a blank white face.

510 mm tall — and 2.85 kg

A half-metre vertical, 140 mm wide, projecting 84 mm. That proportion suits a wall beside a door, an entry, or a pair flanking a garage, and it is tall enough to read from the street.

450 lumens — an entry light, not a floodlight

10 W for 450 lm is 45 lm/W, which is low, and the seeded glass is why: scattering light through bubbles costs output. The result is enough to mark a doorway and light the immediate area, and not enough to light a driveway. That is the correct behaviour for an entry fitting — you want to see the door, not be floodlit at it — but size the rest of the exterior lighting accordingly.

IP44 — splashing from any direction

Protected against splashing water from any direction, which covers ordinary rain on an ordinary wall. It is a better rating than the IP43 fittings elsewhere in this range, which only cover water coming downward. It is not rated against jets, so do not hose it directly, and on a fully exposed coastal wall a higher-rated fitting is the safer choice.

Aluminium in sand

Aluminium with a sand-textured finish, which outdoors is the right choice: gloss shows salt, dust and water marks and a textured coat does not. Class I — earth required, hard-wired, and a licensed electrician installs it.

Where it works

• Beside front doors and entries — tall enough to read from the street.
• In pairs, flanking a garage or a gate.
• Walls where the fitting should look like glass, not plastic.
• ⚠ 2.85 kg — a proper masonry fixing, not a plug in render.
• ⚠ IP44 — rain, yes; direct hosing or fully exposed coastal, no.

Specifying it

510 mm high by 140 mm wide, projection 84 mm, 2.85 kg, in aluminium and seeded glass, white sand. Integrated 10 W LED giving 450 lm at 3000 K, included, CRI >80, dimming not confirmed — treat as not dimmable. 240 V, Class I — earth required, IP44 — splashing from any direction; OUTDOOR use. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty.

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