The Domus BF-8418 is a 70mm wide raw ceramic wall light,165mm tall, taking two G9 lamps and suppliedunpainted. It is the narrowest fitting in the range.

The only vertical one and the only one narrower than it is tall

70mm wide, 165mm tall, 90mm deep. Every other raw ceramic here is ahorizontal block or band. This is a slim vertical column, better than twice as tall as itis wide.

• It fits where nothing else in the range does a 70mm face will sit ona door reveal, a narrow pier, the strip of wall between two openings, a stair string.
• Repeated down a corridor it reads as a series of marks rather than a brokenline.
• Two G9s stacked vertically give a taller, more even column of light than a singlelamp in a fitting this narrow could.
• It lights very little wall. If you want a wash, almost anything else in this rangedoes it better; this is a vertical accent.

Two things about this listings data, before you search for it again

• Its web address carries no model number. Of the 30 raw ceramics Domus makes, thisis the only one whose address does not contain its model so searchingBF-8418 will not find this page by its address.Bookmark it, or ask us for it by name.
• Its name says two-way and no Domus source confirms it. The datasheetprose reads only Raw ceramic wall light. We know Domus states it when it is true the BF-2607B and BF-2608B sheets say light emits upwards anddownwards in as many words. This one does not. If a downward wash is why you are buying it, ask usand we will look at a fitting first.

Two G9s, and the wattage is settled

• 60W is the maximum per lamp 120W across the two. Across all 17 G9fittings in the BF range the sheet says 60W whether a fitting takes one lamp or two, so it is not atotal; the BF-2185 (one G9) says 40W; and theBF-2020 states 2x60W in its own title.
• In a body 70mm wide, use LEDs. There is less air in this fitting than inalmost anything else in the range, and 120W of halogen in it is a poor idea. Two4W LED G9s come to 8W.
• Both lamps identical. In a narrow vertical fitting, two different G9s show as anobvious change of colour partway up the column.

What raw ceramic means

• Unfinished on arrival, painted by you any water-based paint.
• Porous until painted, so it marks.
• Indoor, dry areas only.
• Made in Italy, body-coloured throughout.

Where it works

• A door reveal or a narrow pier the one place in this range where a 70mmface is the only thing that fits.
• Flanking an opening as a matched pair, where the vertical proportion suitssymmetry.
• Repeated down a corridor at regular centres.
• Not where you want a wall wash it lights a narrow column, by design.

Specifying it

Raw ceramic wall light, made in Italy. 70mm wide 165mm high 90mm projection the narrowest in the range.Requires 2 G9 not included; 60W maximum per lamp, 120W across thetwo ( resolved across the range; use LEDs in a body this narrow). Its name says two-way; the datasheet does not state the emission direction askus. Supplied unpainted, finishable with any water-based paint.220240V AC, hard-wired, indoor dry areas.50,000hrs fitting life. Warranty 1 year.

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Questions

Why does the web address not mention BF-8418?

It is the one listing of the thirty raw ceramics whose address carries no model number the other twenty-nine all do. It is a quirk of how the page was created rather than anything about the product. The practical effect is that searching “BF-8418” will not find this page by its address, so bookmark it or ask us for it by name.

Does it really light both up and down?

We cannot promise it. The product name says two-way and its datasheet says only “Raw ceramic wall light” no mention of emission direction at all. We know Domus states it when it is true, because the BF-2607B and BF-2608B sheets say light emits upwards and downwards in as many words. This one does not. If the downward wash is the reason you are buying it, ask us and we will look at a physical fitting before you order.

How narrow is it, really?

70mm across the face, and 165mm tall better than twice as tall as it is wide, which no other fitting in this range is. That is the point of it: it fits a door reveal, a narrow pier or the strip of wall between two openings, where every other raw ceramic here is too wide. What it will not do is wash a wall; it lights a narrow vertical column by design.

Is 60 watts per lamp or across both?

Per lamp 60W each, 120W the pair. We settled it across all 30 BF listings: the sheets say 60W whether a fitting takes one lamp or two, so it cannot be a fitting total; the one-lamp BF-2185 says 40W; and the BF-2020 states “2x60W” in its title. In a body 70mm wide we would not go near that there is less air in this fitting than almost anything else in the range. Two 4W LED G9s come to 8W.

Do both lamps have to match?

Yes, and it shows badly here if they do not. In a narrow vertical fitting with two lamps stacked, a mismatch reads as an obvious change of colour partway up the column. Buy them together, same brand and same temperature, and keep a spare from the same batch.

Do I have to paint it?

No the raw ceramic is a deliberate look. It is porous until painted or sealed, so it marks more easily than a finished surface. On a door reveal, where hands pass close, finishing it is worth doing.

Can it go in a bathroom?

No. Raw ceramic is porous until painted and the fitting is rated for indoor dry use only. For a bathroom, ask us for something with an IP rating suited to the zone.