The Soke is a 1,285mm illuminated rope-form wall piece in gun metal integrated LED, 24W for 1,210lm at 3000K.

Check the size before anything else. This is listed as a walllight and it is 775mm wide and 1,285mm tall nearly a metre and athird. It is a full-height wall installation, not a bracket beside a door. Its own copycalls it a hanging fixture, which is nearer the truth.Measure the wall.

An illuminated rope, hung down a wall

The Soke belongs to the same rope-form family as the Taft pendants iron withsilicon and fabric, built to look like a braided cord rather than a light fitting.Where the Taft hangs horizontally over a table, the Soke runs vertically down a wall,which makes it a piece of wall art that glows rather than a source of light in theusual sense.

Only 1.4 kilograms

Remarkable for something 1.3 metres tall and it is the fabric and silicon construction thatallows it. An ordinary wall fixing will carry it, which a metal piece of the same sizewould not. It also means it will not damage plasterboard.

1,210 lumens is real light for a decorative piece

At 50 lumens per watt the Soke is markedly more efficient than the Taftpendants in the same family (which manage 22 and 34). Spread down 1.3 metres it is asoft vertical wash rather than a bright point enough to be theonly light in a hallway or a stairwell, which is unusual for something bought as afeature.

Gun metal matte

Darker and cooler than bronze, warmer than black a neutral thatrecedes against most walls while the form does the talking. Matte throughout, sonothing glares off it.

3000K, and it does not dim

Warm white at one level. On a feature this size that is worth knowing: there is noway to turn it down for the evening.

The LED is integrated

Included and sealed, so nothing to buy and nothing to replace backed by athree-year replacement warranty. The canopy is130mm.

Where it works

• Stairwell walls, where the full height reads.
• Double-height entries and voids.
• Feature walls in living rooms.
• Not a bracket beside a door measure first.

Specifying it

775mm wide, 1,285mm high, canopy130mm 35mm, 1.4kg, in iron, siliconand fabric, matte gun metal. Integrated24W LED giving 1,210lm at 3000K, included.Not dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

How big is it really?

775mm wide and 1,285mm tall nearly a metre and a third. It is a full-height wall installation, not a bracket beside a door. Both our sources agree, and its own copy calls it a “hanging fixture”.

Will my wall take it?

Almost certainly it is only 1.4kg, remarkable for something 1.3 metres tall, because it is fabric and silicon rather than metal. An ordinary fixing will carry it and it will not damage plasterboard.

Is it bright enough to be useful?

Yes 1,210lm at 50 lumens per watt, markedly more efficient than the Taft pendants in the same family. Spread down 1.3 metres it can be the only light in a hallway or stairwell.

How does it relate to the Taft range?

Same rope form and same materials. The Taft hangs horizontally over a table; the Soke runs vertically down a wall, which makes it wall art that glows.

Can I dim it?

No, one level only worth knowing on a feature this size.

Do I need globes?

No. The LED is integrated, included and sealed, backed by a three-year replacement warranty.

Where should it go?

Stairwell walls, double-height entries and feature walls, where the full height reads. Measure first.