Domos 20 in Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

Domos is the dome taken to its simplest geometry: a true half-sphere, here 20 inches across and 10 inches deep, hung from a single fine cable. Outside, the shell is a flat, quiet field of Black or White. Inside, it is lined in gold. Switched off, the fixture is calm and architectural; switched on, the interior warms the light and the rim turns into a bright golden ring.

That contrast between a sober exterior and a precious interior is what gives Domos its presence. Over a round table it gathers the room toward the center; in a series at different heights, or mixed with the 16, 32 and 40 inch sizes in the same family, it builds a rhythm of arcs across a ceiling. Inside the shade you can choose an integrated LED light kit behind frosted glass for a clean, glare-free opening, or a classic E26 socket for the bulb of your choice.

Design notes

• Warm reflected light: the gold interior tints and softens the light as it leaves the dome, giving a warm pool below.
• Pure proportion: a 20 in (50.8 cm) by 10 in (25.4 cm) half-sphere, exactly twice as wide as it is deep.
• Two ways to light it: a 12 W integrated LED with a frosted glass diffuser, or an E26 socket for a bulb you choose.
• Height to suit: a 144 in cable sets the shade anywhere from 12 in to 155 in below the ceiling.
• Two-tone finish: Black or White outside, gold inside, for a strong graphic shape or a softer, brighter one.

Specifications

Downloads

• Domos 20 in LED specification sheet (PDF)
• Domos 20 in E26 socket specification sheet (PDF)
• Domos 20 in LED installation instructions (PDF)
• Domos 20 in E26 installation instructions (PDF)
• Domos LM-79 photometric reports (ZIP)
• Domos IES files (ZIP)

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!" Domos puts the emphasis squarely on decoration: a plain dome whose gold lining turns the light itself warm and golden.

Questions

What makes Domos distinctive?

Its contrast. A perfectly plain half-sphere outside, a gold lining inside, so the fixture looks restrained when off and glows warm and golden when on.

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 designed around the LED.

Black or White, LED or E26?

Black gives the boldest silhouette and the most dramatic gold flash; White feels lighter and brighter in pale rooms. Choose LED for a sleek frosted-glass opening and dimming on standard controls, or E26 if you want to pick your own bulb.

What is the light like?

The LED version gives 679 lumens at 3000K with a 90 CRI, warmed further by the gold interior, and dims on TRIAC, ELV and 0-10V controls through its remote driver.

What warranty does it carry?

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