RCD 10 in Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

RCD gathers three slender cones beneath one round canopy and lets them fall at different heights. Each cone is a narrow, tapering form a little over ten inches long and barely two inches across at its mouth, hung on its own fine cable from a 10-inch disc on the ceiling. Arranged in a loose triangle and staggered in height, the three read less like a fixture and more like a small, deliberate sculpture of falling points.

The LED is what keeps each cone so thin. A compact integrated source sits in the open end, so the cone itself is pure form and the light leaves straight down as a focused pool from each point. Together they put three soft spots of light on a table while the silhouettes hang above like a mobile. In Matte Black the cones are crisp and graphic, with a warm gold interior at the rim; in White they are soft and almost weightless; in Polished Chrome they turn into bright, reflective spikes.

Design notes

• Three points of light: each cone sends a focused downlight, so the cluster lights a table in three soft pools.
• Random vertical pattern: three cones at staggered heights within an 11 in (27.9 cm) footprint, for a sharp, vertical look.
• Slim cones: 10.75 in (27.3 cm) long and 2.2 in (5.6 cm) across, on fine cables.
• One canopy: a 10 in (25.4 cm) round canopy, 2.1 in (5.3 cm) deep, with the driver built in.
• Three finishes: Matte Black with gold interior, White, or Polished Chrome.

Specifications

Downloads

• RCD specification sheet (PDF)
• RCD 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!" RCD turns that into a small composition: three tapering cones, each holding a tiny LED, hung at staggered heights from one disc.

Questions

What is the design idea behind RCD?

Three slim cones hung at different heights from a single round canopy, so one fixture becomes a small vertical composition. A compact LED in each cone lets the forms stay narrow and sharp.

Who designs 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 built around LED.

Which finish suits my room?

Matte Black, with its gold interior, gives the strongest silhouette and a warm glint at each tip. White reads soft and light against pale walls. Polished Chrome adds reflection and sparkle, especially with glass and stone.

What is the light like, and can it be dimmed?

1090 lumens in total at 3000K with a 90 CRI, aimed down from each cone as three focused pools. The universal driver in the canopy 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.