The Luxia C55R is a 550mm crystal pendant with full RGB colour in chrome 44W giving 1,800lm at 4000K, plusRGB colour and dimming by RF remote.

It changes colour properly. Not a switchable whitesetting: full RGB, controlled by an RF remote handset. So the samefitting gives you neutral 4000K white for a dining room andany colour you like for an occasion, with dimming on the same remote.

RF, not WiFi. That means a physical handset rather than a phoneapp and it also means no network, no account, no app to stop working, and itoperates through walls and cupboard doors where infrared would not.

Two things to confirm with us before you order.

• Whether the remote is included. No source records it, and the fitting hasno wall control of its own without the handset you cannot change colour ordim it. Ask us and we will confirm before dispatch.
• Whether spare or replacement handsets are available. On a fitting whose onlycontrol is a remote, that matters over ten years.

Crystal seen from below, on a full-width canopy

550mm across, projecting 220mm and thecanopy is also 550mm, the full width of the fitting. That is unusual and worthunderstanding: the Luxia does not hang on a drop. It sitsclose under the ceiling on a full-width plate, so the crystal is readfrom below and it throws refracted light and pattern out across the ceilingand walls.

On a standard 2.4-metre ceiling, where a hanging crystal chandelier would be anobstruction, that is how you get the effect without losing the headroom.

1,800 lumens and it is a feature light, not a room light

44W at 41lm/W, which is modest, and there are two honest reasons:crystal facets scatter light rather than transmitting it, andRGB diodes are less efficient than white ones. You are buyingsparkle and colour, not output.

1,800lm will light a dining table or a small living room and will not carrya large open-plan space. If you need a crystal fitting that lights a room properly, theLandis gives 4,830lm at the same 600mm scale butit is white only, with no colour. That is the trade between the two.

4000K white note there is no warm setting

The white light is neutral 4000K, fixed. There isno 3000K or 2700K option, so it does not go warm on white. If you want awarm dining-table glow you get it through the RGB, by dialling a warm tone on theremote which works, but is a different thing from a warm white LED.

5.1 kilograms on a 550mm plate. Heavy, but spreadacross a wide canopy rather than a single point, which makes it a more forgiving install than the8kg Landis on its 80mm canopy. It isClassIII low voltage internally, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only. A licensed electrician installs it.

The largest of three

Luxia also comes at 380mm (24W, 1,040lm, 2.6kg) and450mm (36W, 1,480lm, 3.7kg), and as aflush mount. All three run at 4143lm/W, so the figuresconfirm each other and the choice is purely scale.

Where it works

• Dining rooms and entries white for dinner, colour for occasions.
• Standard-height ceilings, where a chandelier would be an obstruction.
• Rooms where the ceiling and walls should carry the sparkle.
• Confirm the remote is included before ordering.
• White is 4000K only there is no warm white setting.

Specifying it

550mm across, projection 220mm, canopy550mm with a 40mm projection,5.1kg, in iron, aluminium, crystal and silicon, chrome.Integrated 44W LED giving 1,800lm at 4000K plus full RGB,included, CRI>80,dimmable and colour-controlled by RF remote confirm the handset is supplied.240V, ClassIII low voltage internally,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

Does it really change colour?

Yes full RGB, not just a switchable white setting, controlled by an RF remote. The same fitting gives neutral 4000K white for a dining room and any colour you like for an occasion, with dimming on the same handset.

Is the remote included?

No source records it, and the fitting has no wall control of its own without the handset you cannot change colour or dim it. Ask us and we will confirm before dispatch, and check whether spares are available, which matters over ten years.

RF or WiFi?

RF a physical handset rather than a phone app. That means no network, no account and no app to stop working, and it operates through walls and cupboard doors where infrared would not.

Does it hang down?

No the canopy is 550mm, the full width of the fitting, so it sits close under the ceiling on a full-width plate rather than on a drop. The crystal is read from below and throws refracted pattern across the ceiling and walls.

Is it bright enough to light a room?

It will light a dining table or a small living room; it will not carry a large open-plan space. 44W at 41lm/W is modest because crystal scatters light and RGB diodes are less efficient than white ones you are buying sparkle and colour, not output. If you need a crystal fitting that lights a room properly, the Landis gives 4,830lm, but it is white only.

Can I get warm white?

Not as a white setting the white is fixed at neutral 4000K. You can dial a warm tone on the RGB, which works, but it is a different thing from a warm white LED.

Which size should I choose?

Purely scale all three run at 41 to 43lm/W. The 380mm gives 1,040lm at 2.6kg, the 450mm gives 1,480lm at 3.7kg, and this 550mm gives 1,800lm at 5.1kg. A flush mount version also exists.