Clear Point Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

Clear Point gives the light guide a gem's profile. Below a slim two-inch socket hangs a three-inch diamond of clear cast acrylic: two shallow cones meeting at a sharp horizontal edge, an inch and a half from point to point. The LED in the socket shines into the top of the form, and the angled faces bend and bounce that light so the edges flash and the lower point burns brightest.

It is a small object with a lot of life in it. A single Clear Point reads as a cut crystal on a thread; a group of them, staggered over a kitchen island or scattered across a restaurant ceiling, throws a constellation of sparkling points. Because the acrylic is clear, the room shows through the diamond and its reflections change with the view. The socket finish is the setting for the stone: Matte Black for contrast, Polished Chrome for extra brilliance, White for a lighter, airier look. The guide screws in and the 24V LED source is replaceable.

Design notes

• A faceted light guide: the double-cone diamond catches the LED's light at every angle, so edges and tip sparkle.
• Jewel scale: a 3 in (7.6 cm) wide by 1.5 in (3.8 cm) deep diamond under a 2 in (5.1 cm) socket.
• Clear cast acrylic: transparent and glass-like; the guide screws into the socket.
• Quality of light: 133 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI, dimmable on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.
• Socket finish as setting: Matte Black, Polished Chrome or White on the socket and canopy.

Specifications

Downloads

• Clear Point specification sheet (PDF)
• Light Guide pendant installation instructions (PDF)

Stephen Blackman and Blackjack Lighting

Blackjack Lighting is the studio of industrial designer Stephen Blackman, its President and Chief Design Officer. Trained in industrial design at Syracuse University, Blackman began his lighting career in 1984 at Sonneman Design Group, then founded Blackman Design Associates in 1988, designing decorative and architectural lighting for manufacturers including Kichler. He launched Blackjack in 2013 in suburban Chicago, now based in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, to build fixtures conceived for LED from the first sketch.

His argument is that the LED should change the shape of a light, not just its efficiency. Rather than hiding a new source inside old bulb-and-shade forms, Blackjack designs around the small, flat, cool-running LED: thin discs, slim rods, glowing rings and lenses that let the light itself become the object. In his own words, "Decorative lighting by its nature is not primarily about optimizing lamp efficiency, it is primarily about decoration!" Clear Point turns that idea toward sparkle: a cut shape of clear acrylic that only comes alive once the LED is shining through it.

Questions

What is the idea behind Clear Point?

A light guide cut like a gem. The LED in the socket shines into a clear acrylic diamond, and its angled faces scatter the light into bright edges and a glowing point.

Who is behind Blackjack Lighting?

Industrial designer Stephen Blackman, President and Chief Design Officer, who has designed lighting since 1984 and founded Blackjack in 2013 to make fixtures conceived for LED.

One or several?

One makes a delicate jewel over a small table or nightstand. Several at staggered heights build a field of sparkling points over an island, a stair or a dining room.

How is the light controlled?

It gives 133 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI. The 5 in canopy holds a universal 120-277V driver that dims on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.

What warranty does it carry?

Three years on the LED source and LED power supply, and one year on materials and workmanship, for the original buyer in the US and Canada.