The Patino PE40 is a 400mm glass sphere pendant inamber, smoke or green one E27 globe to 25W, notsupplied, on a 2,000mm suspension.

The bigger Patino is not the brighter one. All threesizes 200mm, 300mm and 400mm takethe same single E27 globe to 25W. The sphere grows; thelight does not change at all.

So choose the 400mm because you want a large glass sphere, not because youwant more light. If you need more light, the answer ismore pendants, not a bigger one. No source said this.

What the bigger sphere does change

Two things, and both are about how the light looks rather than how much there is:

• The same globe inside a larger volume of tinted glass reads assofter and more diffuse the source is further from the glass surface, so thetint has more depth to work through.
• At 400mm the sphere becomes an object in the room ratherthan a point of light. It has presence when it is off, which the 200mm does not.

Amber, smoke or green a choice about light, not colour

All three are tinted, not frosted, so the globe stays visible andthe glass colours the light on its way out. At 400mm, with more glass to passthrough, the effect of each tint is stronger than on the small sizes:

• Amber adds warmth; the light readscandle-like and the sphere is bright and jewel-like when lit. Themost flattering over a table.
• Smoke cuts and cools; dimmer, restrained, and the spherestays a dark object when off. At 400mm that dark presence is considerable.
• Green the most decisive, and at this size aserious commitment. It works where there is timber, brass or plantingto answer it.

The globe is visible, so buy it deliberately. Adecorative LED filament inside a 400mm tinted sphere is the whole effect; abare white capsule will look unfinished, and at this size it will look unfinishedmore obviously. Choose warm, 2700K.Ask us and we will match one.

400 by 486mm and hang it above eye level

400mm wide, 486mm high, on a120mm canopy with 2,000mm of adjustable drop.

Because the source is visible through tinted glass, a Patino atseated eye height across a table is uncomfortable to look at and at 400mm there is a lot of it to look at. Hang itabove eye level: over a table at a proper height, in astairwell, or in an entry with headroom.

Dimming depends on the globe our record carriesno value at all; the datasheet says globe dependent. With avisible filament inside a large tinted sphere, dimming isthe single best thing you can do for how this fitting looks.Fit a dimmable E27 and a wall dimmer.

No weight is recorded, and the record carriesno material at all for a fitting whose glass sphere is the entiredesign. On a 400mm glass pendant the weight matters ask us before the fixing is chosen. It isClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only.

Where it works

• Over dining tables, singly, at a proper hanging height.
• Stairwells and entries with headroom an object as much as a light.
• Mixed with the smaller Patinos in a graduated run.
• No brighter than the 200mm same globe.
• The globe is visible buy a decorative filament.

Specifying it

400mm wide by 486mm high, canopy120mm by 25mm in black, suspension2,000mm and adjustable, in iron and tinted glass.Weight is not recorded ask us. OneE27 globe to 25W, not supplied andvisible; 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 400mm brighter than the 200mm?

No all three Patino sizes take the same single E27 globe to 25W. The sphere grows; the light does not change at all. Choose the 400mm because you want a large glass sphere. If you need more light, the answer is more pendants, not a bigger one.

So what does the bigger sphere change?

How the light looks, not how much there is. The same globe inside a larger volume of tinted glass reads softer and more diffuse, because the tint has more depth to work through. And at 400mm the sphere becomes an object in the room with presence when it is off, which the 200mm does not have.

Amber, smoke or green?

At this size each tint is stronger than on the small ones. Amber adds warmth and reads candle-like the most flattering over a table. Smoke cuts and cools, and stays a dark object when off, which at 400mm is considerable presence. Green is the most decisive and at this size a serious commitment; it works where there is timber, brass or planting to answer it.

What globe should I fit?

A decorative LED filament in warm 2700K. Inside a 400mm tinted sphere that is the whole effect a bare white capsule will look unfinished, and at this size more obviously so.

Where should I hang it?

Above eye level. The source is visible through tinted glass, and at 400mm there is a lot of it to look at over a table at a proper height, in a stairwell, or in an entry with headroom.

Can I dim it?

With a dimmable E27 and a wall dimmer. Our record carries no value at all; the datasheet says globe dependent. With a visible filament inside a large tinted sphere, dimming is the single best thing you can do for how it looks.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded and on a 400mm glass pendant that matters. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.