The Birget is a 305mm pendant with a stretched elastic fabric shade on aniron frame one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on a2,000mm suspension.

Please confirm the colour with us before ordering.Our sources disagree. One variant is labelled Brown but carries theorder code BIRGET PE30-GY GY for grey and thedescription calls the range rich coffee and sleek grey.

So the same product is described as brown by its variant name andgrey by its code and its copy. The other variant, PE30-CF, iscoffee and is consistent. Tell us which colour you want and we will confirmwhat ships before your order is placed.

An elastic fabric shade and what makes it different

The Birget’s shade is soft fabric stretched over a frame, not a rigid drum. Becauseit is thin and under tension it is translucent: the shadeglows across its whole surface rather than only throwing light out of the top andbottom.

The stretch also gives a smooth seamless curve with no visible ribs, which is whatmakes it read as minimal rather than traditional. The light issoft, even and diffused in every direction, withno glare and no visible globe comfortable to sit under, andusable low over a bench.

It shares this construction with the Jonsel pendants, whichcome in three sizes in black and white. If you want the same shade in a differentsize or a plain colour, ask us about the Jonsel the Birget’s contribution isits warmer, more unusual colours.

The colour changes the light, not just the look

On a translucent shade this matters more than it would on an opaque one. BothBirget colours are mid-tone rather than white or black, so:

• Light passing through the fabric is warmed and tinted by it a coffee shade gives a distinctly warmer, browner cast than a white onewould.
• Less light passes through a mid-tone than a white shade, so more of it goesdown a slightly more focused pool than a white Jonsel of thesame size.

305mm wide, 360mm shade and very light

1.1kg, on a 100mm canopy. A 305mm pendant thatweighs barely more than a kilogram goes onto any standard fixing, andthree in a run is only 3.3kg across a ceiling which opens up positionsa heavier pendant would rule out.

No overall height is recorded only theshade height of 360mm. On a pendant, the fitting height is what you plan thehanging position from. Ask us if the clearance is tight.

Dimming depends on the globe. Our record carriesno value at all; the datasheet says globe dependent. Fit adimmable E27 LED with a wall dimmer and on atranslucent coloured shade, dimming is especially good: low, the whole shade becomesa soft warm lantern. It isClassI earth required andIP20 indoor and dry locations only.

Where it works

• Over small tables and benches it can hang low without glare.
• In runs of three only 3.3kg across the ceiling.
• Bedrooms and living rooms, where a warm coloured glow suits.
• Confirm the colour with us before ordering.
• Ask us for the overall height if the clearance is tight.

Specifying it

305mm wide, shade 360mm high overall height not recorded; ask us canopy100mm, suspension 2,000mm,1.1kg, in iron with a stretched elastic fabric shade. OneE27 globe to 25W, not supplied;dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Is it brown or grey?

Our sources disagree. One variant is labelled Brown but carries the order code BIRGET PE30-GY GY for grey and the description calls the range rich coffee and sleek grey. The other variant, PE30-CF, is coffee and is consistent. Tell us which colour you want and we will confirm what ships before your order is placed.

What is an elastic fabric shade?

Soft fabric stretched over a frame rather than a rigid drum. It is thin and under tension, so it is translucent the shade glows across its whole surface rather than only throwing light out of the top and bottom with a seamless curve and no visible ribs.

Does the colour change the light?

Yes, more than it would on an opaque shade. Both Birget colours are mid-tone, so light passing through is warmed and tinted by the fabric a coffee shade gives a distinctly warmer, browner cast than white. Less light passes through a mid-tone too, so more goes down: a slightly more focused pool than a white Jonsel of the same size.

Can I hang it low over a bench?

Yes the diffusion is even in every direction with no glare and no visible globe, so it is comfortable to sit under and works at low level.

Is it easy to hang several?

Very 1.1kg each on a 100mm canopy, so three in a run is only 3.3kg across a ceiling. That opens up positions a heavier pendant would rule out.

How tall is the whole fitting?

No source records it only the 360mm shade height. On a pendant that is what you plan the hanging position from, so ask us if the clearance is tight.

Is there a plainer version?

Yes the Jonsel pendants use the same stretched-fabric construction in three sizes, in black and white. The Birgets contribution is its warmer, more unusual colours.