The Virell WB2 is a 260mm twin crystal wall light in chrome or gold two E14 globes to 25W each, not supplied, on aniron and stainless steel frame with crystal detailing.

The globe choice decides whether the crystal works at all andno source said a word about it. This is the one thing worth getting right on a crystalfitting.

• Use a CLEAR globe with a small, bright filament. Crystalrefracts a point source into sparkle. A clear candle or golf-ball LED filament ineach holder is what makes the crystal do anything.
• A frosted or opal globe kills it. A large soft glow has no point to refract, sothe crystal goes flat and grey and you have paid for detailing you cannot see.
• Warm 2700K. Against chrome, cool white looks clinical; against gold, itreads green.
• Buy the two together. On a twin fitting at eye height, two mismatched globes areimmediately obvious.

Ask us and we will match a pair.

Two globes, and our record listed one

Two E14 to 25W each 50W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, a candle or golf-ball globe. Our product record said25W, halving the fitting; the page had it right.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record saysNo; the datasheet and our page both sayglobe dependent, and they are right nothing in a fitting that simply holds twoE14s prevents it. On a crystal fitting, dimming is worth having: low, the sparklebecomes the only thing you see, which is exactly the effect the crystal is for.Two LEDs on one dimmer want to be the same brand.

260 wide, 300 high, 170 out

A substantial wall light at 1.43kg. The170mm projection puts it in the middle of the range here more presencethan the flat Rimini at 75mm, considerably less reach than the Farnix at 254 so itreads as an object on the wall without being something you walk into in a hallway.

The backplate is 100mm on a 260mm fitting.If you are replacing an existing wall light, that small platemay not cover the paint marks or the patch left behind. Measure what is on the wallfirst.

Chrome or gold, and what changes with it

• Chrome cool and reflective. It disappears into a light walland lets the crystal carry the fitting. Right in a bathroom-adjacent hallway or a contemporary room.
• Gold warm, and it reads as the fitting rather thanvanishing. It sits with brass hardware, timber and warm paint.

Both are on the same iron and stainless steel frame, so the difference is entirelyone of how much you want to see the fitting against how much you want to see thecrystal.

Part of a range

Virell is made as a pendant as well as this wall light, sharing the crystaldetailing so a hallway or stairwell can carry thependant as the main event and these as companions along the wall, which is how acrystal scheme is normally built.

IP20 indoor and dry locations only, sonot a bathroom, and ClassI earth required, hard-wired,so a licensed electrician installs it.

Where it works

• Hallways and stairwells, in pairs, with the Virell pendant.
• Bedrooms, either side of a bed.
• Living and dining rooms, as a formal wall layer.
• Use CLEAR globes frosted ones make the crystal go flat.
• The 100mm backplate may not cover an older fittings marks.

Specifying it

260mm wide by 300mm high, projection170mm, backplate 100mm,1.43kg, in iron, stainless steel and crystal, chrome or gold.Two E14 globes to 25W each 50W total,NOT supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

What globes should I use?

Clear ones, with a small bright filament a clear candle or golf-ball LED in each holder. Crystal refracts a point source into sparkle; a frosted or opal globe has no point to refract, so the crystal goes flat and grey and you have paid for detailing you cannot see. No source gave this advice, and it is the one thing worth getting right.

How many globes does it take?

Two E14 to 25W each 50W in total, not supplied. Our record said 25W, halving the fitting; the page had it right. Buy the two together: on a twin fitting at eye height, mismatched globes are immediately obvious.

Can I dim it?

Yes, with dimmable globes. Our record says No; the datasheet and our page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On a crystal fitting dimming is worth having low, the sparkle becomes the only thing you see, which is the effect the crystal is for.

Chrome or gold?

Chrome is cool and reflective; it disappears into a light wall and lets the crystal carry the fitting. Gold is warm and reads as the fitting rather than vanishing, and sits with brass hardware, timber and warm paint. Same frame either way the difference is how much you want to see the fitting against the crystal.

Will it cover the marks from my old wall light?

Possibly not the backplate is 100mm on a 260mm fitting, so it is much smaller than the light itself. Measure what is on the wall before ordering a replacement.

Can it go in a bathroom?

No IP20, indoor and dry locations only.

Is there a matching pendant?

Yes the Virell pendant shares the crystal detailing, so a hallway or stairwell can carry the pendant as the main event with these as companions along the wall. That is how a crystal scheme is normally built.