Samona Wall Light

The Samona WB is a 350 mm two-light wall fitting in antique gold with textured glass — two E14 globes to 25 W each, not supplied.

Textured glass — and what it does that frosted does not

The Samona's glass is textured, not frosted, and the difference is the whole character of the fitting. Frosted glass diffuses: it hides the globe and glows as an even surface. Textured glass refracts: it breaks the light into bright and shadowed facets, so the shade has depth and movement and you catch the globe through it.

That is what our copy meant by “subtly artisanal” — a textured surface reads as made rather than moulded, and it is what stops antique gold and glass looking like a hotel corridor.

Two globes, and they show

E14 to 25 W each, 50 W in total, none supplied. Because the glass is textured rather than opaque, the globes are part of what you see, so:

• Buy a matching pair — two different globes side by side on one fitting is obvious.
• Choose warm, around 2700 K, which suits antique gold; cool white through gold looks wrong.
• A decorative LED candle or golf-ball reads better through texture than a bare capsule.

350 mm tall on an 80 mm backplate

200 mm wide, 350 mm high, projecting 120 mm, at 1.3 kg. The backplate is only 80 mm on a fitting 200 mm across, which is what makes it appear to stand off the wall rather than be bolted to it — the visible mounting is much smaller than the fitting.

The 120 mm projection is moderate: enough to give the glass presence, little enough that it is not an obstruction in a hallway the way the deeper fittings in this range are.

Antique gold, and why it is the right finish here

Antique rather than polished. A polished gold frame beside a textured glass shade competes with it — two shiny surfaces, both reflecting. Antique gold is slightly darkened and uneven, so it recedes and the glass stays the brightest thing in the fitting, which is what you are buying.

Part of a range that scales

Samona runs as pendants and wall lights in several sizes, all in the same textured glass. So a room can carry a pendant over the table and these on the wall without repeating the same fitting — which is the useful way to use a range like this.

Where it works

• Feature walls, beside mirrors, flanking a fireplace.
• Bedrooms and living rooms, paired with a Samona pendant.
• Hallways — 120 mm is a workable projection.
• ⚠ Buy a matching pair of warm globes — they show.
• ⚠ Dimming needs dimmable globes and a wall dimmer.

Specifying it

200 mm wide by 350 mm high, projection 120 mm, backplate 80 mm, 1.3 kg, in iron and textured glass, antique gold. Two E14 globes to 25 W each — 50 W total, not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240 V, Class I — earth required, IP20 — indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty.

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