The Radam PE4B is a four-light vertical pendant in vintage brass or black four glass shades stacked along a slender iron frame, takingE14 globes to 25W each, not supplied, at150mm wide by 520mm high on a1,500mm suspension.

It is called a bar pendant, and it hangsvertically. That is worth clearing up before anything else, because the two do not usually gotogether.

A bar pendant normally means shades spread horizontally along acanopy like the Trina, which runs across a table. The Radam PE4B is150mm wide and 520mm tall: the four shades arestacked down a slim frame, and its own description calls ita refined vertical statement.

So do not buy it expecting a long horizontal fitting over a table. It is anarrow vertical column of light which is a genuinely useful thing, just adifferent one.

What a vertical column of four is actually for

• Stairwells and entry voids the four shades lightat four heights, so the fitting works as you climb past it rather than only frombelow. That is the single best use of it, and its description says so.
• Beside a bed, or in a narrow slot of wall 150mmwide fits where almost nothing else does.
• In a double-height space, on the full 1.5-metre drop.
• In a pair or a run along a hallway, as repeated vertical marks.

It is not a dining-table pendant. At520mm deep it hangs into the sightline across a table, and at150mm wide it lights a narrow strip rather than the table’s spread. For a table,the Radam PE4 cluster (240mm high) or the PE8 tiered pendantis the right one ask us.

Four globes, and the glass hides them

Four E14 to 25W each 100W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES a candle or golf-ball globe. WithLED candles at 4 to 6W the real draw is about 20W.

The glass shades hide the globes, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions and the fourneed not match visually. Use warm 2700K againstvintage brass especially, cool white reads green and flattens the finish to a dullyellow-grey, and the warmth of the metal is most of what you are paying for.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record says No;the datasheet and our page both say globe dependent, and they are right.

On a vertical fitting, dimming does something specific: taken low, the four shadesseparate into four distinct points at four heights instead of reading as one litcolumn which in a stairwell is exactly the effect worth having. With only four globes amatched dimmable set is easy. Ask us.

Vintage brass or black

• Vintage brass warm, aged and slightly darkened rather than bright. On aslim vertical frame the metal is a large share of what you see, so the finish mattersmore here than on a cluster: it catches light down its length.
• Black graphic; the frame becomes a dark line and thefour glass shades read as separate points against the wall or void behind.

No weight is recorded for a four-light iron and glassfitting on a 1.5-metre drop. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

A note on our data: the datasheet records a 1,500mm fixture length, whichis exactly the suspension length in the same block almost certainly thesuspension duplicated into the wrong field. The fitting is 150mm wide, which therecord and page agree on.

ClassI earth required, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only, in iron and glass.

Part of a five-piece range

Radam is made as a single wall light, a horizontal twin wall light, this vertical bar, afour-light cluster and an eight-light tiered pendant all sharing the same glass shadesand iron frame, in both finishes. That is unusually complete, and it means astairwell, its landing and the room below can carry one decision.

Where it works

• Stairwells and entry voids light at four heights as you climb.
• Narrow wall slots and beside beds only 150mm wide.
• In pairs or runs along a hallway.
• Not a dining-table pendant it hangs into the sightline. Use the PE4 cluster.
• No weight recorded ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

150mm wide by 520mm high, suspension1,500mm, weight not recorded ask us, iniron and glass, vintage brass or black. FourE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 100W 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

Is it a horizontal bar or a vertical fitting?

Vertical, despite the name. A bar pendant normally means shades spread horizontally along a canopy like the Trina, which runs across a table. This one is 150mm wide and 520mm tall, with the four shades stacked down a slim frame, and its own description calls it a refined vertical statement. Do not buy it expecting a long horizontal fitting.

What is it best for?

Stairwells and entry voids, where the four shades light at four heights so the fitting works as you climb past it rather than only from below. Also a narrow slot of wall or beside a bed, where 150mm fits where almost nothing else does, or in pairs along a hallway.

Can I use it over a dining table?

It is the wrong shape for one. At 520mm deep it hangs into the sightline across a table, and at 150mm wide it lights a narrow strip rather than the tables spread. Ask us about the Radam PE4 cluster at 240mm high, or the PE8 tiered pendant.

What globes do I need?

Four E14 the small screw base, SES to 25W each, 100W total, none supplied. The glass shades hide them, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions and they need not match. Use warm 2700K: against vintage brass, cool white reads green and flattens the finish.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. Our record says No; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On a vertical fitting it does something specific taken low, the four shades separate into four distinct points at four heights instead of reading as one lit column, which in a stairwell is exactly the effect worth having.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded, on a four-light iron and glass fitting hanging on a 1.5-metre drop. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Which finish should I choose?

On a slim vertical frame the metal is a large share of what you see, so the finish matters more than on a cluster. Vintage brass is warm and aged and catches light down its length. Black turns the frame into a dark line, so the four glass shades read as separate points against the wall or void behind.