The Norel PE6 is a 500mm six-light drum pendant withrippled clear glass, in antique gold, black or polished nickel sixE14 globes to 25W each, not supplied, on a1,500mm suspension.

The glass is clear AND textured, and that combination decideswhat globes to buy. Our variant names say Clear and the copydescribes a rippled, artisanal quality. Both are true, and nobodyexplained what it means:

Clear glass reveals; ripple distorts. So you do see the globes but broken up, refracted and multiplied by the surface, rather than as six sharp filaments. Itis the middle ground between the opal fittings, where the globe is invisible, and aplain clear one, where it is exposed.

What to buy, because the globes are part of the look:

• A compact shape candle or golf-ball. A large decorative globe reads as adistorted blob through ripple.
• Warm 2700K, and against antique gold especially, since coolwhite reads green.
• All six together, same brand. Through rippled glass, a colour mismatch ismultiplied rather than hidden this is the one range where matching reallymatters.
• A clear decorative LED filament is excellent here: the ripple turns a singlefilament into a scatter of warm points, which is the whole reason for texturedglass.

Ask us for a matched set of six.

A drum frame and why that shape suits a table

The Norel is a drum: a cylindrical frame, 500mm across and only252mm deep. That proportion wide and shallow is whatmakes it work over a dining table.

A tall pendant of the same width hangs into thesightline between people sitting opposite each other. A drumstays above it, spreading its six sources across half a metre and lighting the tableevenly, while remaining something you can see past.

Six globes, and a note about the datasheet

Six E14 to 25W each 150W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES. (Our page called it ES, which is thelarger E27 base. It is E14.)

The datasheet records the fitting’s maximum as1510W a stray digit. Six globes at 25W is150W, which is what the page states and what we have published.

With LED candles at 4 to 6W, the real draw isabout 30W a fifth of the rating.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record saysNo; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, andthey are right. On rippled clear glass dimming isparticularly worth having: low, the room falls back and thescatter of refracted points is all you see, which is exactly what the texture isfor. Six LEDs on one dimmer wants a matched set.

Three finishes, and what changes with them

• Antique gold warm and traditional. Against rippled glass lit warm, thewhole fitting reads amber. It sits with timber, brass and warm paint.
• Black graphic. The frame becomes a dark outline aroundthe glass, so the glass and its refractions are all you see. The most contemporary ofthe three.
• Polished nickel cool and reflective. Itpicks up the refracted light from the glass and carries it around the frame, which isthe most sparkling of the three and the closest in effect to crystal.

No weight is recorded for a 500mm six-lightiron and glass drum. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.ClassI earth required, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only.

Where it works

• Dining tables and kitchen islands wide and shallow, so it stays out of sightlines.
• Entries and living rooms, as a single considered piece.
• Contemporary and transitional rooms, in any of the three finishes.
• The globes show through the ripple buy six matched compact ones.
• No weight recorded ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

500mm wide by 252mm high, suspension1,500mm, in iron and rippled clear glass, antique gold, blackor polished nickel. Weight is not recorded ask us. SixE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 150W 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

Will I see the globes?

Yes, but broken up. The glass is clear and rippled: clear reveals, ripple distorts so you see the globes refracted and multiplied by the surface rather than as six sharp filaments. It is the middle ground between an opal fitting, where the globe is invisible, and plain clear glass, where it is exposed.

What globes should I buy?

Six compact E14 candle or golf-ball in warm 2700K, all together and the same brand. Through rippled glass a colour mismatch is multiplied rather than hidden, so this is the one range where matching really matters. A clear decorative LED filament is excellent here: the ripple turns a single filament into a scatter of warm points.

Why a drum shape?

Because wide and shallow 500mm across and only 252 deep is what works over a dining table. A tall pendant of the same width hangs into the sightline between people sitting opposite each other; a drum stays above it, spreading six sources across half a metre while remaining something you can see past.

How much power does it take?

150 watts maximum six globes at 25W. The datasheet records 1510W, which is a stray digit; the page has it right. With LED candles at 4 to 6 watts the real draw is about 30W.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. Our record says No; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On rippled clear glass it is particularly worth having: low, the room falls back and the scatter of refracted points is all you see.

Which finish should I choose?

Antique gold is warm and traditional lit warm, the whole fitting reads amber. Black turns the frame into a dark outline so the glass and its refractions are all you see: the most contemporary. Polished nickel picks up the refracted light and carries it around the frame, which is the most sparkling and the closest in effect to crystal.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded, on a 500mm six-light iron and glass drum. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.