The Zofio is an oil-bronze aluminium pendant with clear crystal beads, intwo versions that are genuinely different objects takingE27 globes to 25W each, not supplied.

The two options on this page are not two sizes of the samefitting. Read the shapes before you choose.

The four-light is 900mm tall nearly a metre andnarrower. The five-light is half that height andwider. Adding a light makes the fitting shorter and broader, which isthe opposite of what anyone would assume, and nothing on the page said so.

So choose on the room, not the light count:

• The four-light (900mm tall) suits a stairwell, an entry void or adouble-height space, where it hangs as a column of crystal and is seen from the side as wellas below. Over an ordinary dining table it will hang into the sightline.
• The five-light (550mm tall, 560 wide) is the dining-tablefitting broad enough to spread across a table, shallow enough to stay above the linebetween people sitting opposite.

Crystal beads on oil bronze and why that pairing is unusual

Most crystal fittings in this catalogue are chrome or gold: bright metals thatreflect the crystal and amplify the sparkle. The Zofio usesoil bronze a dark, warm, low-sheen finish and thatchanges the character completely:

• The frame recedes into shadow, so the crystal is what you see,suspended against something dark rather than bright.
• The effect is warmer and more restrained than a chrome crystal fitting: it readsas traditional or transitional rather than glamorous.
• It sits with timber, leather, dark joinery and warm paint in a way polished chromedoes not.

Crystal beads strung rather than cut plates also behavedifferently: they give many small points of refraction instead of a few large ones, sothe fitting shimmers rather than flashing, and itmoves a little in a draught.

Four or five E27 globes and on crystal the globe decides everything

E27 to 25W each 100W total on the four-light,125W on the five, not supplied. With LED filaments at 4 to6W the real draw is around 2030W.

This is the decision that determines whether the crystal does anything,and no source mentioned it:

• Use CLEAR globes with a visible filament. Crystalrefracts a point source into sparkle. Against beads, a bright compactfilament produces the shimmer the fitting is built for.
• A frosted or opal globe kills it. A soft even glow hasno point to refract, and the beads go flat and grey.
• Warm 2700K. Against oil bronze, cool white reads green andturns a warm dark metal muddy.
• Buy all four (or five) together, same brand through crystal a colourmismatch is multiplied, not hidden.

Ask us for a matched set.

It dims, with the right globes. The datasheet saysglobe dependent and our record carried no dimming value at all.

On a beaded crystal fitting, dimming is the effect. At full, four or five E27slight the room and the shimmer competes with everything else. Low, the room falls backand the beads become the only thing you see which is the reason to own crystalat all.

No weight is recorded for either version, andcrystal is dense a beaded fitting weighs considerably more than its framesuggests, and the 900mm four-light in particular will be substantial. On asuspended fitting the mount takes movement as well as dead weight.Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

ClassI earth required, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only. Inaluminium and crystal, oil bronze.

Where it works

• Stairwells and entry voids the 900mm four-light, as a column.
• Dining tables the 550mm five-light, broad and shallow.
• Traditional and transitional rooms, with timber and dark joinery.
• Use CLEAR filament globes frosted ones make the beads go flat.
• No weight recorded ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

PE44: 440mm wide by 900mm high, four lights.PE56: 560mm wide by 550mm high, five lights.Weight is not recorded ask us. Inaluminium and clear crystal beads, oil bronze.E27 globes to 25W each 100W and 125W 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

Are the two options just different sizes?

No they are genuinely different objects, and nothing on the page said so. The four-light is 440mm wide and 900mm tall: a column. The five-light is 560mm wide and 550 tall: broad and low. Adding a light makes the fitting shorter and wider, which is the opposite of what anyone would assume.

Which one suits a dining table?

The five-light. At 550mm tall and 560 wide it is broad enough to spread across a table and shallow enough to stay above the sightline between people sitting opposite. The 900mm four-light would hang into that line it belongs in a stairwell, entry void or double-height space.

What globes should I use?

Clear ones with a visible filament, warm 2700K, all four or five the same brand. Crystal refracts a point source into sparkle, and against beads a bright compact filament produces the shimmer the fitting is built for; a frosted or opal globe has no point to refract and the beads go flat and grey. Against oil bronze, cool white reads green.

Why oil bronze rather than chrome?

It changes the character completely. Most crystal fittings here are chrome or gold bright metals that reflect the crystal and amplify the sparkle. Oil bronze is dark, warm and low-sheen, so the frame recedes into shadow and the crystal is what you see, suspended against something dark. The result is warmer and more restrained: traditional or transitional rather than glamorous, and it sits with timber, leather and dark joinery.

How do crystal beads differ from cut plates?

They give many small points of refraction instead of a few large ones, so the fitting shimmers rather than flashes and it moves a little in a draught.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. The datasheet says globe dependent and our record carried no dimming value at all. On a beaded crystal fitting dimming is the effect: low, the room falls back and the beads become the only thing you see.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded for either version and crystal is dense, so a beaded fitting weighs considerably more than its frame suggests. The 900mm four-light in particular will be substantial. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.