LSB 144 in Linear Pendant | Blackjack Lighting

LSB turns a long run of light into a composition. Thirty-three Short Frosted pendants, each just 3 inches tall and an inch across, hang from a single slim 144-inch canopy. Instead of falling in a straight line, they drop to different heights in a repeating stepped pattern, so the row of glowing cylinders rises and falls like notes on a stave or rain caught mid-fall.

The scale is what makes it work. Twelve feet of canopy, only 1.4 inches high, reads almost as a line drawn on the ceiling, and the fine cables beneath it nearly vanish; what remains is a cloud of small frosted points, each lit by its own LED. Over a reception desk, a long dining table or a double-height wall, it creates a field of light rather than a single fixture. In Matte Black the canopy and caps give the pattern a crisp graphic edge; in White the whole structure recedes and only the glowing pendants stay in view.

Design notes

• A stepped rhythm: 33 pendants set at varied heights along the run, forming a repeating, playful pattern.
• Small frosted sources: each 3 in (7.6 cm) x 1 in (2.5 cm) pendant has a frosted diffuser for a soft, even glow.
• A line on the ceiling: a 144 in (365.8 cm) powder-coated steel canopy only 2.8 in wide and 1.4 in high.
• Quality of light: 2,805 lumens in total at 90 CRI, with four color temperatures from 2700K to 4000K at the maker.
• Clean installation: 33 adjustable 96 in cables, with the excess coiled inside the canopy; no cutting or splicing.

Specifications

Downloads

• LSB specification sheet (PDF)
• LSB 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!" LSB shows what tiny LED sources make possible: 33 points of light composed along a single line.

Questions

What is the idea behind LSB?

It treats a linear fixture as a pattern rather than a bar. Thirty-three small frosted pendants hang at stepped heights from one long canopy, creating a rhythmic field of light.

Where does LSB sit in Blackjack's range?

It is part of the Signature Series and is built from the maker's Short Frosted pendant, multiplied and arranged on a 144 in canopy.

Matte Black or White?

Matte Black gives the canopy and pendant caps a defined graphic line, effective against pale walls and stone. White lets the structure fade into a light ceiling so only the frosted glow remains.

What is the light like, and how is it controlled?

Soft, diffused light from 33 frosted sources, 2,805 lumens in total at 90 CRI and 3000K as listed here. It runs from a remote 120-277V driver and dims with TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.

What warranty does it carry?

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