The Kinso WB50 is a 500mm pleated wall light with a central opal globe one G9 globe to 6W, not supplied inantique copper, antique gold or antique silver.

The backplate is 120mm, not 1,200. Our specificationtable said 1,200mm a 1.2-metre backplate on a 500mm wall light,which is impossible. The 350mm Kinso records 120mm for the same part.A digit error, corrected.

Half a metre of pleated sunburst

The form is the product: a sculptural pleated surface radiating outward from acentral illuminated globe. Light glows at the middle andrakes across the pleats, throwing alternating bright and shadowed raysto the rim. At 500mm those rays arelong enough to read as a deliberate pattern across a wall, which the 350mmversion only hints at. That, and not brightness, is the reason to choose the larger size.

Both sizes give exactly the same light. Same6W G9, same 120mm opal shade, same 150mmprojection. Only the disc grows. So choose onthe wall you are filling, not on output a 500mm disc wants a wall thatcan hold it.

The antique textured finishes are half the effect

Antique copper, gold or silver alltextured rather than polished. The texture varies how each pleat catcheslight, so at 500mm the rays read asuneven and hand-made rather than machined. A polished disc this size would be amirror on the wall; these are not.

It does not change colour. Our record carries acolour-changing flag against it. It takes one ordinary G9 globe and includes none.

150mm projection, 1.7kg

The projection carries the pleats clear of the wall so they catch light from the side essential to the effect, and it means the Kinso isnot a hallway or circulation fitting. At 1.7kg it is nearlydouble the smaller version and worth a proper fixing rather than a plasterboard plug.

Any G9 will do

The globe sits behind a 120mm opal shade, so it ishidden and even the globe you buy affectsbrightness and warmth, not the look.Dimming is globe dependent: a dimmable G9 with a wall dimmer will dim it, and on asunburst that is worth having, because at low output the rays are all you see.

It is ClassI earth required and hard-wired. Alicensed electrician installs it.

Where it works

• Feature walls and above sideboards, where 500mm has room.
• Flanking a fireplace or a bed head, in pairs.
• Rooms where the fitting is meant to be the object.
• Not in a hallway it projects 150mm.
• No brighter than the 350mm choose on the wall.

Specifying it

500mm wide, projection 150mm, shade120mm, backplate 120mm with a25mm projection, 1.7kg, intextured iron and opal glass. One G9 globe to 6W,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

Is the backplate really 1.2 metres?

No 120mm. Our specification table said 1,200mm, which is impossible on a 500mm wall light, and the 350mm Kinso records 120mm for the same part. A digit error, corrected.

Is the 500 brighter than the 350?

No exactly the same light. Same 6W G9, same 120mm opal shade, same 150mm projection. Only the disc grows, so choose on the wall you are filling, not on output.

Then why choose the 500?

For the pattern. At 500mm the rays are long enough to read as a deliberate sunburst across a wall, which the 350 only hints at.

Which finish should I choose?

All three are antique and textured rather than polished. The texture varies how each pleat catches light, so at 500mm the rays read as uneven and hand-made. A polished disc this size would be a mirror on the wall.

Does it change colour?

No. Our record carries a colour-changing flag against it, which is wrong it takes one ordinary G9 globe and includes none.

Can I put it in a hallway?

Not comfortably 150mm of projection is an obstruction in a circulation space, and the projection is essential to the effect.

Can I dim it?

It depends on the globe. A dimmable G9 with a wall dimmer will dim it, and on a sunburst that is worth having: at low output the rays are all you see.