Swing 48 in Linear Pendant | Blackjack Lighting

Swing turns the suspension into the drawing. From a 48 inch canopy, three small Novo pendants hang on "V" cables that cross one another, so the wires trace a run of open zigzags above the lights. It looks like a line of figures caught mid-step: a fixture whose structure is as much a part of the design as the light it gives.

Each Novo pendant is a compact 3.75 inch cylinder with a luminous ring at its base, so the light reads as three clean halos below a web of fine lines. The canopy is shallow, 2.8 inches wide and 1.4 inches deep, and the cables adjust without cutting or splicing, with the excess coiled inside. Matte Black gives the strongest graphic contrast between the dark lines and the glowing rings; White softens the whole figure for pale ceilings and light timber.

Design notes

• Crossing V cables: each pendant hangs from a pair of cables that cross the next, drawing zigzags above the lights.
• Luminous rings: three 3.75 in (9.525 cm) Novo pendants glow from a ring at the base for a soft, defined halo.
• Thin profile: 48 in (121.92 cm) long canopy, 2.8 in (7.1 cm) wide and 1.4 in (3.5 cm) deep, driver inside.
• Easy to set: three adjustable 144 in V cables, no cutting or splicing; field adjustable from 12 in to 136 in overall.
• Two finishes: Matte Black for graphic contrast, White for a lighter touch.

Specifications

Downloads

• Swing specification sheet (PDF)
• Swing 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!" Swing applies it to the Novo luminous ring: the LED becomes a clean halo, and the cables that carry it become part of the composition.

Questions

What is the idea behind Swing?

Making the suspension part of the design. The crossing V cables draw a zigzag above three small ring-lit pendants, so the fixture is a graphic composition of lines and halos.

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.

Matte Black or White?

Matte Black gives the clearest contrast between the dark cables and canopy and the glowing rings. White keeps the lines light and suits pale ceilings and soft, bright rooms.

How does the light look, and can it be dimmed?

Each pendant shows a soft, defined ring of light; together they give 1,090 lumens at 3000K and 90 CRI. The driver runs on 120-277V and dims on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.

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.