The Verdun PE40 is a 400mm contoured frosted glass pendant in antique gold one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on a2,000mm suspension.

The larger Verdun is not the brighter one. Both sizestake the same single E27 globe to 25W, so the 400mm gives no morelight than the 265mm the form simply grows.

Choose it because 400mm is the proportion the room needs. If you wantmore light, the answer is more pendants, not a bigger one.

Contoured frosted glass and why it can hang low

The shade is frosted and contoured: a shaped profile rather thana plain dome, which is what gives the Verdun its traditional character. The frosting has oneconsequence that decides where it can go the globe is completely hidden andthere is no glare from any angle.

So the Verdun can hang low: over a dining table where people sit under it, above akitchen island at eye level, in a hallway you walk beneath. The clear and tinted-glass pendants inthis catalogue cannot their sources are visible and they have to sitabove eye level.

The contour adds something the plainer frosted pendants do not: as light passesthrough a shaped shade, the curve produces gradation, so the glass isbrighter where it turns and softer where it flattens. It reads as atraditional fitting rather than a modern globe.

The globe choice is simple, and the light is warm

One E27 to 25W, not supplied. Nothing shows through frosted glass, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions no decorative filament needed.Use warm 2700K: against antique gold, cool white reads greenand flattens the finish.

It dims, with the right globe and here our page had itright. The specification table said Globe Dependant, which iscorrect; our product record said No, which is not. On a frostedcontoured shade, dimming is very good: low, the whole 400mm becomes asoft even lantern and the contour is all you see.Ask us to match a dimmable globe to your dimmer.

400mm across, 320 high

On a 120mm canopy with 2,000mm of adjustable drop. Atthis size the Verdun works as a single piece over a dining table or in an entry,where the 265mm is better grouped over an island which, since both take the same globe, is also how you get more light.

No weight is recorded for a 400mm iron andglass pendant. Ask us before the fixing is chosen. It isClassI earth required andIP20 indoor and dry locations only.

Where it works

• Over dining tables, singly and it can hang low without glare.
• Entries and living rooms, as a single traditional form.
• Bedrooms, where a frosted shade at close range suits.
• No brighter than the 265mm the same single globe.
• Ask us for the weight before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

400mm wide by 320mm high, canopy120mm, suspension 2,000mm and adjustable, iniron and contoured frosted glass, antique gold.Weight is not recorded ask us. OneE27 globe to 25W, 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

Is the 400mm brighter than the 265mm?

No both take the same single E27 to 25W. The form grows; the light does not. Choose it because 400mm is the proportion the room needs, and if you want more light, use more pendants.

Can I hang it low over a table?

Yes, and that is one of its strengths. The frosted shade hides the globe completely with no glare from any angle, so it works at eye level over a table or island where the clear and tinted-glass pendants here have to hang above eye level.

What does the contour do?

As light passes through a shaped shade the curve produces gradation, so the glass is brighter where it turns and softer where it flattens. That is what makes the Verdun read as a traditional fitting rather than a modern globe.

Can I dim it?

Yes, with a dimmable globe and here our page had it right where our record did not. Low, the whole 400mm becomes a soft even lantern and the contour is all you see. Ask us to match a globe to your dimmer.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27. Nothing shows through frosted glass, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions and against antique gold, cool white reads green and flattens the finish.

One or several?

This 400mm works as a single piece over a dining table or in an entry. The 265mm is better grouped over an island which, since both take the same globe, is also how you get more light.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded, for a 400mm iron and glass pendant. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.