The Malvern PE08 is a 1,020mm eight-light pendant in antique silver, iniron, crystal and fabric eight E14 globes to 25W each,not supplied, at 540mm high and 5.8kg.

It is a metre across and weighs 5.8 kilograms, on a 130mmcanopy. Neither figure appeared on our page the weight sat in a datasheet field andthe diameter was buried in the specification table.

• 1,020mm is wider than almost anything in this catalogue. Itneeds a long dining table, a grand entry or a genuinely large room; in an ordinarydining room it will overwhelm.
• 5.8kg on a 130mm canopy is a structural fixing, not ahook. It is well past a ceiling rose or a plasterboard anchor, and your electrician needs the figurebefore the ceiling is opened. On a joisted ceiling it may need anoggin.

A correction to our own page: it is not available in brushednickel or matte black. The description said available in finishes like brushednickel and matte black. It is stocked in antique silver only. If you wantone of the others, ask us and we will find out whether it can be ordered.

Crystal, fabric and iron an unusual combination

Most crystal fittings in this catalogue pair crystal with metal alone. The Malvernadds fabric, and that changes what it does:

• The fabric diffuses. Where a bare crystal fitting throwshard points of refracted light across a room, fabric gives asoft base glow underneath so you get both: a comfortableoverall light and sparkle on top of it.
• It softens the eight sources. Eight exposed E14s at a metre across would be agreat deal of glare; behind fabric they become a broad warm surface.
• It suits a dining table better than pure crystal. You can sit under it for anevening without squinting, which is not true of every crystal fitting here.

Antique silver sits between the bright chrome and warm gold of the other crystalranges a softened, slightly aged metal that readstraditional rather than glamorous, and works with grey, taupe and muted palettes wherepolished chrome would look hard.

Eight globes, 200 watts of capacity

Eight E14 to 25W each 200W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES. (Our record held 25W against the wholefitting, which is the per-globe figure.)

With LED candles at 4 to 6W the real draw isaround 40W a fifth of the rating. That matters here: eight incandescentglobes would put 200 watts of heat into a fabric-shaded fitting.

Because the fabric hides the globes,brightness and warmth are the only decisions and the eightneed not match visually which on an eight-globe fitting saves real trouble.Use warm 2700K: against antique silver, cool white makes analready-cool metal look grey and dead.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record says No;the datasheet says globe dependent, and it is right nothing in a fittingholding eight E14s prevents it. On a crystal-and-fabric fitting dimming does somethingparticular: the fabric glow fades first, and what is left is thecrystal sparkle against a dark room. Eight LEDs on one dimmer wants amatched set ask us.

One correction to our own data: our record flags theMalvern as a colour-changing fitting. It cannot be it holdseight screw-in E14 globes and contains no integrated LED, no driver and nocontrol of any kind.

ClassI earth required, canopy 130mm with a20mm projection, and IP20 indoor and dry locationsonly.

Where it works

• Long dining tables and grand entries it needs a metre of clear space.
• Large living rooms and commercial foyers.
• Grey, taupe and muted palettes, where polished chrome would look hard.
• 5.8kg on a 130mm canopy a structural fixing, planned in advance.
• Antique silver only, whatever the description said.

Specifying it

1,020mm diameter by 540mm high, canopy130mm with a 20mm projection,5.8kg a STRUCTURAL fixing, iniron, crystal and fabric, antique silver. EightE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 200W 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

How big and how heavy is it?

1,020mm across and 5.8kg, on a 130mm canopy and neither figure appeared on our page. A metre is wider than almost anything in this catalogue, so it needs a long dining table, a grand entry or a genuinely large room. And 5.8kg on that canopy is a structural fixing, well past a ceiling rose or plasterboard anchor: your electrician needs the figure before the ceiling is opened.

Can I get it in brushed nickel or matte black?

Not as stocked the description said those finishes were available and the product comes in antique silver only. Ask us and we will find out whether the others can be ordered.

What does the fabric add to a crystal fitting?

It diffuses. A bare crystal fitting throws hard points of refracted light; fabric gives a soft base glow underneath, so you get both a comfortable overall light with sparkle on top. It also tames eight exposed globes at a metre across, which would otherwise be a great deal of glare, and it is why you can sit under this for an evening in a way that is not true of every crystal fitting here.

What globes do I need?

Eight E14 the small screw base, SES to 25W each, 200W total, none supplied. The fabric hides them, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions and they need not match visually. Use warm 2700K: against antique silver, cool white makes an already-cool metal look grey and dead.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. Our record says No; the datasheet says globe dependent and it is right. On a crystal-and-fabric fitting dimming does something particular: the fabric glow fades first, and what is left is the crystal sparkle against a dark room. Eight LEDs on one dimmer wants a matched set.

Does it change colour?

No, and our record is wrong to flag it as colour changing. It holds eight screw-in E14 globes and contains no integrated LED, no driver and no control of any kind.

Will 200 watts cost a lot to run?

No that is the maximum, from when eight globes meant eight incandescent lamps. With LED candles at 4 to 6 watts the real draw is around 40W. It matters for heat too: eight incandescents would put 200 watts of it into a fabric-shaded fitting.