Tall Frosted with Brim Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

Tall Frosted with Brim sets a five-inch wand of frosted acrylic beneath a thin metal brim. The brim, three inches across and a twentieth of an inch thick, sits at the base of a slim two-inch socket; the LED inside shines down into the rod, which glows evenly along its length. The composition is a cross of a horizontal disc and a vertical column of light, a simple figure that is easy to read from across a room.

The brim does more than decorate. It hides the socket from below, shades the light from above and gives a row of pendants a consistent horizontal datum, which is why the design looks so composed hung in a line over a dining table or a counter. Against a dark window at night the rods read like tall candles under their caps. Socket, brim and canopy share one finish, Matte Black, Polished Chrome or White, and the frosted guide screws in, with a replaceable 24V LED source.

Design notes

• Column and disc: a 5 in (12.7 cm) frosted rod under a 3 in (7.6 cm) brim, about 7.2 in (18.3 cm) overall.
• Even, low-glare light: the frosted acrylic diffuses the LED along the full rod; the brim cuts the view of the source from above.
• Fine detail: the brim is only 0.05 in (0.12 cm) thick, so it reads as a drawn line.
• Quality of light: 133 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI, dimmable on TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V controls.
• Matched finishes: socket, brim and canopy in Matte Black, Polished Chrome or White.

Specifications

Downloads

• Tall Frosted with Brim specification sheet (PDF)
• Light Guide with Brim 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!" Tall Frosted with Brim reduces a pendant to two lines, a disc and a glowing rod, and lets the light do the rest.

Questions

What is the design idea?

A vertical rod of light crossed by a fine horizontal brim. The frosted guide glows evenly and the brim gives it a crisp, composed outline.

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.

Tall or Short with Brim?

Tall gives a 5 in column of light for more presence in a row or over a table. Short Frosted with Brim keeps a compact 1 in guide for a smaller, cap-like profile.

How bright is it, and how is it dimmed?

133 lumens at 3000K with 90 CRI, an accent light best used in groups. The 5 in canopy has a universal driver for TRIAC, ELV or 0-10V dimming.

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.