STA 24 in Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

STA turns 25 small lights into one clear shape. Twenty-five Tall Frosted pendants, each a slim 7-inch cylinder an inch across, hang from a 24-inch square canopy on an even five-by-five grid, and all of them stop at exactly the same height. From across the room they read as a single floating block of light; up close, as a precise array of glowing columns separated by fine cables.

The level pattern is a deliberate counterpoint to Blackjack's random-drop clusters. Here the geometry is calm and architectural: a square plane above, a square volume of light below, and the space between them drawn only by vertical lines. Each pendant carries its own LED behind a frosted diffuser, so the block glows evenly with no glare. Over a conference table, a dining table or in a stair void it brings order and presence. In Matte Black the canopy and caps frame the light sharply; White keeps the whole composition soft; Polished Chrome adds reflections along the grid.

Design notes

• A block of light: 25 pendants on a 5 x 5 grid, all at one level, forming a single luminous volume.
• Slender columns: each Tall Frosted pendant is 7 in (17.8 cm) long and 1 in (2.5 cm) across.
• Even rhythm: pendants set 4.8 in (12.2 cm) on center under a 23.9 in (60.7 cm) square canopy.
• Quality of light: 2,160 lumens in total at 90 CRI, with 2700K to 4000K available from the maker.
• Adjustable height: pre-set to 72 in overall and field adjustable to 106 in.

Specifications

Downloads

• STA specification sheet (PDF)
• STA 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!" STA arranges that thinking into strict geometry: 25 slim columns of LED light composed into one calm, glowing block.

Questions

What is the design idea behind STA?

It composes 25 slim frosted pendants into a single square block of light by hanging them all at one level on an even grid, an orderly counterpart to Blackjack's random-drop clusters.

Which Blackjack collection is it from?

STA is part of the Spec Series and is built from the maker's Tall Frosted pendant on a 24 in square canopy.

Which finish should I choose?

Matte Black frames the glowing block with a dark canopy and caps; White keeps it light and soft against pale ceilings; Polished Chrome adds sparkle along the grid.

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

Even, diffused light from 25 frosted sources, 2,160 lumens in total at 3000K and 90 CRI. The driver in the canopy runs on 120-277V 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.