Tiered Pendant Lamp from West Elm

(Welcome to new blogger Daniel! He's an interior designer with an eye for the cool find among both the cheaper and the more pricey shops. He's snooping the city and sending in posts whenever something catches his eye.)

In city apartments, lighting is of the utmost importance, but nicely designed and noteworthy fixtures are expensive! That’s why my find comes from our friends over at West Elm.

Inspired by Louis Poulsen’s well-known lamps, the “Tiered Pendant Lamp” ($69) fits the bill for modern interiors with an eclectic spin. The cloth shade (20” diameter) comes in both white and flax and is sold with the socket, 15’ cord and cord mounted switch. Consider using this fixture over a dining table, hung as a bedside lamp, or any dark corner that needs a pick-me-up with light and pattern. - Daniel B.

Comments (7)

Welcome Daniel!

posted by Janel on 2006-02-06 13:25:35

Hi Daniel! Nice find :)

I have a question for the community at large about corder pendant lamps and the like - I am renting, and have a disproportionately large dining room with no ceiling fixtures. I can't install one, so I looked into corded lights. How can I hang them in such a way that the cord is not very apparent? I can't think of any way that doesn't look like an awful hack, and doesn't have the cord hanging a good inch away from the wall at places.

Thanks!
Melanie

posted by Melanie on 2006-02-06 14:57:20

Melanie: At my last place, I had 2 ceiling-hung corded pendant lamps (mostly because my ceilings were solid concrete; and I didn't want to drop the ceilings to accomodate wiring). I swagged the cord from each fixture to the nearest corner; and ran the cord down corner. Rather than try to hide it, I highlighted the cord (at least along the ceiling) by swagging it so it dipped down several inches at the center point of the slack.

posted by Enrique on 2006-02-06 19:28:30

Enrique,

As always, you're the best! The corners never even occured to me :)

Melanie

posted by Melanie on 2006-02-07 13:08:30

Melanie--
I've also seen large arc-shaped floor lamps used to great effect over/near a dining table, eliminating the need for a ceiling cord altogether. Just a thought!

posted by patrick (the other one) on 2006-02-07 17:06:11

I have this lamp in my kitchen and I love it!

posted by malinda on 2006-02-07 20:12:29

Hi,
I like a lamp shade which has a spider attachment. Is there a way to use this with a ceiling fixture?
Thanks,
GJ

posted by GJain on 2006-05-29 11:17:06