The Varlin PE15 is a 880mm fifteen-light pendant in black withspeckled mirrored glass shades fifteenG9 globes to 6W each, not supplied, on a2,000mm suspension.

Ask us to confirm the size and weight before you order.The datasheet attached to this product disagrees with our record and the page on threefigures:

The Varlin is made in three pendant sizes, so the likeliest explanation is thatthe twelve-light’s datasheet is attached to this fifteen-light product. That wouldalso put its recorded 5.4kg in doubt the real fifteen-light will beheavier.

We have published the record and page figures, which agree with the product nameand with each other, and asked Telbix for a clean sheet.If you are hanging this over a specific table, ask us and we will confirm the width and theweight first.

Speckled mirrored glass and why the mirror changes everything

This is what the Varlin is for, and it is genuinely unusual. The shades aremirrored, with fine speckling across them.

• Unlit, a mirrored shade reflects the room the ceiling,the table, the light from a window. Fifteen small mirrors above a table read as aconstellation of reflections rather than as fifteen dark objects, which is why theVarlin still has presence in daylight where most pendants go inert.
• Lit, the speckling is what makes it work. A perfect mirror wouldthrow the G9 back as a single hard point; the speckles break the reflection into a scatter ofsmall bright flecks, so each shade glitters rather than glares.
• The combination gives what the copy calls an atmospheric output and it is accurate: this is a fitting that throws texture around a roomrather than lighting it flatly.

Fifteen G9 globes and on mirror, what you buy matters

Fifteen G9 to 6W each, not supplied. G9 is a small bi-pincapsule, about the size of a thumbnail, which pushes in rather than screwing.

• Use CLEAR capsules. On a mirrored, speckled shade a clear pointsource is what produces the flecked reflection. A frosted G9 gives a soft glow withnothing sharp to reflect, and the effect disappears.
• LED, not halogen. Fifteen halogen G9s inside glass shades produce a great deal ofheat.
• Warm 2700K.
• All fifteen together, same brand. Across fifteen mirrored shades a colour mismatchis reflected and multiplied this is the least forgiving fitting in thecatalogue for mixed globes.

Ask us for a matched set of fifteen.

It dims, with the right globes andneither our record nor the page’s specification table mentioned dimming at all. Thedatasheet says globe dependent, which is right.

On this fitting dimming is the effect, not a convenience. At full, fifteen sourceslight the room and the reflections compete with everything else. Low, the room fallsback and the speckled reflections become the only thing you see. That is what theVarlin is for. Fifteen LEDs on one dimmer is the hardest flicker case in thiscatalogue matched globes, and let us check them against your dimmer.

880mm across and a note about the fixing

A large fitting: fifteen shades of 120mm each spread across880mm, on a 150mm canopy with2,000mm of suspension. It suits a long dining table, an entry or adouble-height space.

The weight is uncertain. The datasheet records5.4kg but that is the sheet we believe belongs to thetwelve-light. A fifteen-light of the same construction will beheavier. Either way this is a structural fixing, not a hook, and on atwo-metre suspension the mount takes movement as well as dead weight.Ask us for the confirmed figure before the ceiling is opened.

One correction to our own data: our record flags theVarlin as a colour-changing fitting. It cannot be it holdsfifteen push-in G9 capsules and contains no integrated LED, no driver and nocontrol of any kind. Whatever colour you fit is the colour it stays.

Part of a five-piece range

Varlin is made as three pendant sizes, a table lamp and a floor lamp, all with thesame speckled mirrored glass. That is unusually complete, and it means a room can carryone idea from the ceiling to the floor.

ClassI earth required, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only, iniron and mirrored glass, matte black frame.

Where it works

• Long dining tables and entries and it still reads in daylight.
• Double-height spaces, on the full two-metre drop.
• Alongside Varlin table and floor lamps.
• Confirm the width and weight with us the datasheet appears to be the 12-lights.
• Use CLEAR G9 capsules. Frosted ones make the mirror effect disappear.

Specifying it

880mm wide as recorded confirm with us, shades120mm, canopy 150mm, suspension2,000mm, in iron and speckled mirrored glass, matte black.Weight is in doubt ask us before the ceiling is opened. FifteenG9 globes to 6W each 90W 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

How wide is it, and how heavy?

Ask us before ordering. The datasheet attached to this product disagrees with our record and the page on three figures at once twelve lamp holders against fifteen, 600mm against 880, and a 1,500mm suspension against 2,000. The range is made in three pendant sizes, so the likeliest explanation is that the twelve-lights sheet is attached here which also puts its recorded 5.4kg in doubt. We have published the record and page figures and asked Telbix for a clean sheet.

What do the mirrored shades actually do?

Two things. Unlit, they reflect the room ceiling, table, daylight from a window so fifteen small mirrors read as a constellation of reflections rather than fifteen dark objects, which is why the Varlin still has presence by day where most pendants go inert. Lit, the fine speckling breaks what would be a single hard reflection into a scatter of bright flecks, so each shade glitters rather than glares.

What globes should I use?

Fifteen clear G9 LED capsules in warm 2700K, all the same brand. Clear matters: on a mirrored, speckled shade a clear point source is what produces the flecked reflection, and a frosted G9 gives a soft glow with nothing sharp to reflect the effect simply disappears. Across fifteen mirrored shades a colour mismatch is reflected and multiplied.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes and neither our record nor the pages table mentioned dimming, though the datasheet has it as globe dependent. On this fitting dimming is the effect rather than a convenience: low, the room falls back and the speckled reflections become the only thing you see. Fifteen LEDs on one dimmer is the hardest flicker case in this catalogue, so ask us for a matched set.

Does it change colour?

No, and our record is wrong to flag it as colour changing. It holds fifteen push-in G9 capsules and contains no integrated LED, no driver and no control of any kind.

What fixing does it need?

A structural one, not a hook and the exact weight is what we are confirming. On a two-metre suspension the mount takes movement as well as dead weight. Ask us for the figure before the ceiling is opened.

Does it match anything else?

Yes Varlin is made as three pendant sizes, a table lamp and a floor lamp, all in the same speckled mirrored glass. A room can carry one idea from the ceiling to the floor.