Are you looking for a really cool natural decoration for your room? We can give you that with this medium pendant lamp that perfectly balances the earthy, the cool and the refined with it’s flat round shape. Measuring 45cm x 15cm, it will add a contemporary rawness to your home.

Details

Designed in our studio by Sara Efia Reddin, this contemporary shape elevates an artisanal tradition to create a contemporary decorative object that is a pleasure to sit or walk underneath with it’s black stripes and circles.

This natural pendant lamp is woven by hand using a traditional basket weaving technic from Bolgatanga, in the north of Ghana. The delicate open weave stripes spread light patterns across walls.

Woven with the grass Veta Vera, which is naturally durable. This medium pendant lamp in natural colours is beautiful above a dining table, in a bedroom, in a living room or hallway.

This pendant light is perfect alone or accumulated with other lamps in the Night & Day collection. 

Technique

Basket weaving from Bolgatanga is a a traditional African weaving technic. The grass Veta Vera grows locally. The reeds are twisted by hand and small batches are coloured using vegetable and food dyes in cauldrons.

The weaving is tight and smooth. Our lamps are woven by an association of weavers, these weavers have honed their art to make our contemporary shapes.

This lamp takes 2-3 days to weave

Assembled to order in our workshop, now based in Barcelona, with CE certified electrics and brass fixtures.

Why choose this pendant lamp… ?

To own one of our pendant lamps, is to encourage the modernisation of a wonderful tradition, inspiring and supporting the weaving communities by introducing their art to the contemporary design world.

Characteristics

The lamp is sold ready to hang with :

• 2 meters of cloth covered cable, colour Black;
• Gold lamp holder ;
• Ceiling Rose in brushed Brass ;
• Accessories in brushed and polished brass ;
• CE certified electrics bought in Europe ;
• UL certified parts are available upon request ;
• Structure woven by hand, height approximately 15cm and diameter approximately 45 cm ;
• Available in 5 colours : Natural/Ginger (terracotta), Natural/Midnight (black), Natural/Herb (vert), Natural/Noisette (nut brown), Midnight (black).

Please note : we recommend, using a LED bulb max. 8w

Please do not forget that this lamp is woven by hand and the slight differences in shape and colour are completely normal. Please also remember that the material is natural and therefore we do not recommend them for use outside or on terraces or hanging in a hot humid room in front of a window. The colours are natural and may fade if hung in direct sunlight.

Golden Editions believes that artisanal is the new luxury. Our lamps and cushions are made by hand to be treasured..

10 % of the sale price (before tax) goes towards charitable initiatives within the weaving communities we work with.

When in stock, delivery within 3 weeks.