The Domus PARIS chain pendant is a hung exterior lantern 650mm high, 170mm wide, B22,240V, IP43, in five colours.

The PARIS range offers a curved arm the other families do not

• The family prose lists the usual arrangements wall bracket, pillar mount, post top,pendant, wall mounted plus posts at three single heights and three twinheights.
• AND IT ADDS SOMETHING THE TURIN AND VIENNA RANGES DO NOT: a2.4m curved arm option on both the twin and triple-headposts.
• A CURVED ARM CHANGES THE SILHOUETTE SUBSTANTIALLY. Straight arms read asfunctional and geometric; a curved arm reads as a period fitting, because the curve is what the originalgas standards had. On a heritage frontage that is a meaningfuldifference.
• THE CURVED-ARM POSTS ARE 2.4 m WHERE THE STRAIGHT TWIN GOES TO 2.47 m so the two are not interchangeable in a run, and mixing them along a drive would show as a70mm height difference plus a change of shape. Pick one arm type for the wholeproperty.
• THIS PENDANT IS THE SAME LANTERN AS ALL OF THOSE, so a porch pendant, awall bracket at the door and curved-arm posts down the drive read as onescheme.

The one arrangement that needs a ceiling

• Every other PARIS arrangement attaches to something vertical a wall, a pier, apost. This one hangs from something horizontal.
• SO IT IS THE ANSWER FOR COVERED OUTDOOR SPACES: a porch, a portico, a verandah, a coveredentry. Positions where a wall bracket has no wall in the right place and a post has noground.
• IT ALSO PUTS LIGHT WHERE PEOPLE STAND directly above a doorwayrather than beside it, which lights the threshold, the lock and whoever is at the door evenly rather thanfrom one side.
• AT 650mm OVERALL, MEASURE THE SOFFIT. From a 2.7m soffit thelantern bottom sits near 2.05m, which is clear; from a 2.4m soffit it is near 1.75m,which is head height for many people. Porch soffits are often lower than the internalceiling.

IP43, and why a pendant depends on its roof

• IP4X keeps out wires and most insects; IPX3 covers sprayingwater to 60 from vertical. Not driving rain.
• ON A PENDANT THAT IS THE BINDING CONSTRAINT, because a hanging lantern has no wall or bodysheltering it from above rain falls straight onto the top of it. The brackets and posts in this family have geometry protecting them; a pendant doesnot.
• WHICH IS WHY IT BELONGS UNDER COVER. Under a soffit, the roof does thework the IP rating does not. Do not hang it in an open position on the strength of thefamily being exterior.
• THE 4 IN IP43 IS BETTER THAN THE VIENNA FAMILY’S 2 wires andinsects excluded rather than only fingers, which on a garden lantern is the difference that decides whetherit fills with insects.

Die-cast aluminium, made in Italy

Light die-cast aluminium with a moulded acrylic lens, cast in Italy and powder-coated inAustralia. THE ACRYLIC LENS IS WHAT AGES: it yellows and clouds under UV rather thancracking, and the output falls gradually. If the lantern looks dimmer than it used toand the lamp is new, the lens is the thing to check people usually replace the lamp twicefirst. Replacement panels are available for these ranges, and replacing them keeps theoriginal casting and its patina rather than putting a new finish beside weatheredones.

B22, no lamp, and opal is close to essential

The lamp is not included. A PENDANT IS THE ONE ARRANGEMENT WHERE PEOPLELOOK UP INTO THE LANTERN, because it is above them. A clear or filament lamp sitsdirectly in the eye-line of anyone standing at the door and looking up which is what people do whilewaiting for it to open. An opal B22 fills the lantern and reads as a glowingobject. Warm rather than cool: at an entrance, cool white reads asinstitutional.

Made to order

Allow up to 10 business days for production. Five colours applied toorder. Order a property’s fittings together so the finish comes from onebatch.

What is published

Where it works

• Porches, porticos and covered entries.
• Directly above a doorway even light on the threshold.
• With curved-arm PARIS posts one scheme, period silhouette.
• Not in an open position rain falls onto it.
• Not under a 2.4m soffit 1.75m is head height.

Specifying it

Hung exterior lantern on chain. 650mm high, 170mm wide. B22, lamp not included.220240V. IP43. Light die-cast aluminium with moulded acrylic lens, made in Italy, powder-coated inAustralia. Five colours. Made to order, up to 10 business days. 1-year warranty. THE PARIS RANGE OFFERS SOMETHING THE TURIN AND VIENNA FAMILIES DO NOT: a 2.4 m “curved arm”option on both the twin and triple-head posts. A curved arm reads as a period fitting where a straight onereads as functional, because the curve is what the original gas standards had on a heritage frontage thatis a meaningful difference. BUT THE CURVED-ARM POSTS ARE 2.4 m WHERE THE STRAIGHT TWIN GOES TO 2.47 m, sothe two are not interchangeable in a run and mixing them would show as a 70 mm height difference plus achange of shape. Pick one arm type for the whole property. THIS PENDANT IS THE SAME LANTERN AS ALL OFTHEM.

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Questions

What does the PARIS range offer that others do not?

A curved arm. Its family prose lists the usual arrangements wall bracket, pillar mount, post top, pendant, wall mounted, plus three single and three twin post heights and adds a 2.4m “curved arm” option on both the twin and triple-head posts, which the TURIN and VIENNA ranges do not have.

Why does a curved arm matter?

It changes the silhouette substantially. Straight arms read as functional and geometric; a curved arm reads as a period fitting, because the curve is what the original gas standards had. On a heritage frontage that is a meaningful difference.

Can I mix curved and straight arms?

Better not. The curved-arm posts are 2.4m where the straight twin goes to 2.47m, so mixing them along a drive would show as a 70mm height difference plus a change of shape. Pick one arm type for the whole property.

Where does a chain pendant belong?

Covered outdoor spaces a porch, a portico, a verandah, a covered entry. It is the one PARIS arrangement that needs a ceiling rather than a wall or ground, so it suits positions where a wall bracket has no wall in the right place and a post has no ground. It also puts light directly above a doorway rather than beside it, which lights the threshold and whoever is at the door evenly.

What ceiling height do I need?

At 650mm overall, a 2.7m soffit puts the lantern bottom near 2.05m, which is clear. A 2.4m soffit puts it near 1.75m, which is head height for many people. Measure the soffit rather than the internal ceiling porch soffits are often lower.

Can I hang it in an open position?

No. IP43 covers spraying water to 60 degrees from vertical, not driving rain, and a hanging lantern has no wall or body sheltering it from above rain falls straight onto the top of it. The brackets and posts in this family have geometry protecting them; a pendant does not. Its rating works under cover because the roof does the work the rating does not.

My lantern looks dimmer than it used to. Why?

Probably the lens, if the lamp is new. The moulded acrylic yellows and clouds under UV rather than cracking, and the output falls gradually people usually replace the lamp twice before they think of it. Replacement panels are available for these ranges, and replacing them keeps the original casting and its patina rather than putting a new finish beside weathered ones.