The Skapa PE C is a configurable pendant with opal glass shades andintegrated up-and-down LED lighting 20W giving 1,960lm at3000K, CRI above 80, TRIAC dimmable.

It takes two people to install. Tell your electrician beforethey arrive.

That instruction exists the datasheet states 2 (two) people are required toinstall this fitting but it was filed in thedimensions field, so it appeared nowhere a customer or an electrician wouldever read it. A single electrician arriving to fit this would discover the problem on aladder.

It also means we have no dimensions for this product at all: the note occupies theonly dimension record there is. Ask us for the size and weight before you order.

Configurable and we will help you configure it

The Skapa is described as fully customisable with one or two glass shades in theshape of your choice, and no source lists what the shapes are.

So this is a product to buy by talking to us, not by clicking.What we know:

• It takes one or two glass shades.
• The shades come in a choice of shapes.
• The listing here is the opal finish.
• The intent is that you mix and match across a room different shapes on thesame fitting, or matching fittings with different shades to build either a coherent set or adeliberately varied one.

Tell us the room and we will send the shape options and price the combination.That is genuinely the only way to buy this well, and the page did not say so.

Up and down lighting and why that changes what it does

The Skapa’s LED throws light both upward and downward, which very few pendants inthis catalogue do, and it is the reason to choose it:

• Down gives you the working light a defined pool on a tableor bench.
• Up washes the ceiling, and that is what stops a room feeling likea lit table in a dark box. A downward-only pendant leaves the ceiling black at night and the roomfeels smaller; an up-and-down fitting lifts the whole space.

The practical consequence: the Skapa can be the only light in a room where adownward pendant of the same output could not. At 1,960lm that is a realisticproposition for a dining room or a study.

But it needs a ceiling worth washing. Up-lighting works on awhite or light ceiling; on a dark or timber one, most of the upwardlight is absorbed and you have paid for half a fitting. And it will show atextured or imperfect ceiling grazing light is unforgiving.

Opal glass no glare, from any angle

Opal diffuses completely, so the LED is invisible and the shadeglows as a whole surface. On a fitting that is throwing lightupward as well as down, that matters: an exposed upward source would bereflected off the ceiling straight back at you.

98lm/W is very efficient for a fitting with opal glass infront of it most diffused pendants in this catalogue sit between 30 and 70. It suggests awell-matched LED and diffuser rather than a bright source fighting a dense shade.

TRIAC dimming on an ordinary wall dimmer, full range which on an up-and-down fitting is worth having twice over: dimmed, theceiling wash softens first and the fitting settles into being atable light with atmosphere rather than a room light.

ClassI earth required, hard-wired withno lead and plug, IP20 indoor and dry locations only,RCM approved. The LEDs are included and fixed at3000K.

Where it works

• Dining rooms and studies up-and-down light means it can carry the room.
• Rooms with a white or light ceiling to wash.
• Anywhere you want a set of matched-but-varied pendants across a space.
• Two people to install say so when you book the electrician.
• Ask us for the shape options, the size and the weight before ordering.

Specifying it

Dimensions and weight are not recorded in any source ask us beforeordering. Configurable with one or two opal glass shades in a choice of shapes ask us for the options. Integrated20W LED giving 1,960lm at 3000K, up and down,included, CRI>80, TRIAC dimmable.240V, hard-wired with no lead and plug,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only, RCM approved. TWO PEOPLE are required to install it. Warranty is three years, as areplacement warranty.

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Questions

Is there anything unusual about installing it?

Yes it takes two people. The instruction exists in the datasheet but was filed in the dimensions field, so it appeared nowhere a customer or electrician would read it. Tell your electrician before they arrive; a single person would discover the problem on a ladder.

What shapes can I choose from?

No source lists them, which is why this is a product to buy by talking to us rather than by clicking. What we know is that it takes one or two glass shades in a choice of shapes, that this listing is the opal finish, and that the intent is to mix and match across a room. Tell us the room and we will send the shape options and price the combination.

What does up-and-down lighting actually give me?

Down gives the working light a defined pool on a table. Up washes the ceiling, and that is what stops a room feeling like a lit table in a dark box: a downward-only pendant leaves the ceiling black at night and the room feels smaller. The practical consequence is that the Skapa can be the only light in a room where a downward pendant of the same output could not.

Does it suit any ceiling?

It wants a white or light one. On a dark or timber ceiling most of the upward light is absorbed and you have paid for half a fitting and grazing light is unforgiving on a textured or imperfect ceiling.

How big is it?

No source records it the only dimension record for this product is occupied by the two-person installation note. Ask us for the size and weight before you order.

Can I dim it?

Yes TRIAC, on an ordinary wall dimmer, full range. On an up-and-down fitting that is worth having twice over: dimmed, the ceiling wash softens first and the fitting settles into being a table light with atmosphere rather than a room light.

Will I see the LED?

No the opal glass diffuses completely, so it glows as a whole surface. That matters more here than on a downward-only fitting, because an exposed upward source would be reflected off the ceiling straight back at you.