Rotif Pendant Light

The Rotif PE16 is a 160 mm pendant with a clear glass dome on an anodised brass frame — one E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied — on a 2,000 mm suspension.

A clear dome, which means the globe is the design

Clear glass does not diffuse. The dome shapes and reflects, and what you actually see is the globe inside it, sharpened at the edges by the curve of the glass. That is deliberate — the Rotif is built around showing a beautiful globe under a clean brass and glass form.

Hang it above eye level

A visible source at seated eye height across a table is uncomfortable to look at, and unlike a globe-fed fitting with a diffuser you cannot soften it by changing the shade — the shade is clear. So: over a bench, in a stairwell, at the end of a hallway, or in a run well above an island. Not low over a dining table.

160 mm wide, 250 mm tall, 1.575 kg

Small, and that is how it should be used: a single Rotif is a detail, and two or three in a run is a composition. Over a dining table alone it will look undersized. The canopy is 100 mm with 2,000 mm of adjustable drop.

At 1.575 kg it is heavier than it looks for a 160 mm pendant — glass and solid metal rather than pressed sheet — which is worth mentioning to your electrician if several are going up on one ceiling.

Anodised brass, not plated

Anodised is a finish grown into the metal rather than laid on top, so it is far harder to scratch or wear through than plating. On a pendant that gets cleaned, knocked and lived with, that is a real durability difference, and it is why the brass reads as even and slightly matte rather than mirror-bright — which is also what stops it competing with the lit globe.

Part of a three-piece range

Rotif comes as a floor lamp, a table lamp and this pendant, all in iron with a clear glass dome. That makes it unusually easy to carry one idea across a whole room at three heights.

Where it works

• In runs of two or three over a bench or island, well above eye level.
• Stairwells and hallway ends.
• Alongside the Rotif table and floor lamps.
• ⚠ The globe is fully visible — buy a decorative filament.
• ⚠ Do not hang it at seated eye height.

Specifying it

160 mm wide by 250 mm high, canopy 100 mm, suspension 2,000 mm and adjustable, 1.575 kg, in glass and iron, anodised brass. One E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied and fully visible; dimming is globe dependent. 240 V, Class I — earth required, IP20 — indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

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