The Volen PE4B is a four-light bar pendant in matt black withgold accents and black smoke glass integrated LED,1,050lm at 3000K, dimmable.

The centre tube comes two ways and you need to tell us whichyou want. The Volen’s central tube is offered either:

• perforated with round holes, which lets light escape along its length for asofter, more diffused effect; or
• fully closed with an opal cover, which keeps the light in and directs itdown, for a more focused output.

That is a real difference ambient wash versus task light over a table and our listing does not record which version it is.Tell us which you need when you order and we will confirm it before dispatch.

What the two tubes actually change

Perforated: light escapes sideways and upward as well as down, sothe bar itself glows and the ceiling gets some light. The room readssofter and larger, and the fitting is visible as a lit object.

Closed opal: nearly all the output goes downward. Over a table oran island that means more light on the surface and adarker ceiling more contrast, more focus, and a better working light.

If the Volen is your only light in the room, chooseperforated. If it hangs over a table with other lighting elsewhere, chooseclosed opal.

8 watts is per light, not the total. Our record shows8W against 1,050lm, which would be131 lumens per watt higher than any complete fitting achieves, andimpossible through tinted smoke glass, which absorbs a substantial share of thelight. At 8W across four lights 32W total it is33lm/W, which is exactly right for smoke glass. Published as32W total, and we have asked Telbix to confirm.

Smoke glass and what it costs

Black smoke glass is tinted, so it absorbs light on the way out.That is why the efficiency is modest, and it is the trade you are making: the fitting reads asdark and deliberate when it is off, and the light that does emerge issoftened and slightly warmed by the tint. Againstgold accents on matt black, that is a coherent and quite formal look.

No dimensions are recorded anywhere. Not thedatasheet, not our record, not the page and this is a bar pendant, where thelength is the single most important number for deciding whether it suits your table.Ask us and we will measure it before you order. No material is recordedeither.

1,050 lumens, and it dims

Enough to be the main light over a dining table or an island, anddimmable which on a fitting with visible smoke glass matters, because dimmed,the tint and the gold are most of what you see. It isClassI earth required andIP20 indoor and dry locations only.

One of three configurations

Volen also comes as a single pendant and a five-light. Same mattblack with gold, same smoke glass, same tube choice so asingle over a bedside and the bar over a table read as one scheme.

Where it works

• Over dining tables and islands closed opal tube, for light on the surface.
• As a room’s only fitting perforated tube, for a softer wash.
• Formal, dark-toned interiors, with the gold accents.
• Tell us which tube you need our listing does not record it.
• Ask us for the length before ordering. No source records it.

Specifying it

Dimensions are not recorded ask us. Matt black with gold accents andblack smoke glass. Integrated LED,8W per light across four 32W total giving 1,050lm at3000K, included, dimmable.Centre tube: perforated or closed opal confirm with us. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

What is the difference between the two centre tubes?

Perforated lets light escape sideways and upward as well as down, so the bar glows and the room reads softer and larger. Closed opal sends nearly all the output downward more light on the table, a darker ceiling, more focus. If the Volen is your only light choose perforated; over a table with other lighting, choose closed opal.

Which tube does this one have?

Our listing does not record it. Tell us which you need when you order and we will confirm it before dispatch.

Is it 8 watts or 32?

8W per light, four lights, 32W in total. Our record shows 8W against 1,050lm, which would be 131lm/W higher than any complete fitting achieves, and impossible through tinted smoke glass. At 32W it is 33lm/W, which is right. We have asked Telbix to confirm.

How long is it?

No source records any dimension not the datasheet, not our record, not the page. On a bar pendant the length is the single most important number, so ask us and we will measure it before you order.

Why is it not very efficient?

The smoke glass. It is tinted, so it absorbs a substantial share of the light on the way out. That is the trade: the fitting reads dark and deliberate when off, and the light that emerges is softened and slightly warmed by the tint.

Can I dim it?

Yes. On a fitting with visible smoke glass that matters dimmed, the tint and the gold accents are most of what you see.

Does it come in other sizes?

Yes a single pendant and a five-light, in the same matt black with gold and smoke glass, with the same tube choice. A single over a bedside and the bar over a table read as one scheme.