Novo Short with Brim Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

Novo Short with Brim takes the compact Novo cylinder and gives it a wide, flat hat. The body is a slim metal tube, 1.6 inches across and three inches tall, ending in a Luminous Ring: a half-inch band of diffused light at its base. Around that ring sits a thin six-inch brim, so the pendant reads as a small cylinder standing on a broad, razor-thin disc.

The brim turns a downlight into a shape. Lit from the ring at its center, it shows a soft halo on its underside and a crisp edge from the side, and it keeps the light directed down onto a table or counter. The proportions recall a classic brimmed hat or a lampshade flattened to a single line, which gives the design a quiet wit. In Matte Black it is graphic and architectural, in White soft and Scandinavian, in Polished Chrome bright and reflective; socket, brim and canopy share the finish.

Design notes

• A ring of light under a brim: the Luminous Ring diffuser at the base of the cylinder lights the underside of a 6 in (15.2 cm) brim.
• Compact proportion: a 1.6 in (4 cm) by 3 in (7.6 cm) cylinder over a 0.5 in (1.3 cm) ring, 3.55 in (9 cm) high overall.
• A fine line in profile: the brim is just 0.05 in (0.13 cm) thick.
• Quality of light: 368 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI, dimmable on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.
• One finish throughout: Matte Black, Polished Chrome or White on cylinder, brim and canopy.

Specifications

Downloads

• Novo Short with Brim specification sheet (PDF)
• Novo Short with Brim installation instructions (PDF)
• Novo Short with Brim LM-79 photometric report (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!" Novo Short with Brim shows the idea at small scale: a ring of LED light and one thin disc, nothing more.

Questions

What is the design idea?

A small Novo cylinder with a glowing Luminous Ring at its base, set into a thin 6 in brim that catches the light and gives the pendant a hat-like silhouette.

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.

Short or Tall?

Short keeps the cylinder to 3 in for a compact, low profile over tables and counters. Novo Tall with Brim stretches it to 16 in for a slender, vertical presence in taller rooms.

Which finish should I choose?

Matte Black draws the brim as a strong dark line; White softens it into a pale disc; Polished Chrome reflects the room and adds sparkle.

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.