TGC 96 in Chandelier | Blackjack Lighting

TGC draws a wave in light. Thirty-six small frosted globes, each only 3 inches across, hang from a long 96-by-24-inch canopy, and their heights rise and fall along its length in a slow, arching curve. From the side the globes trace a single flowing line across the room, like a string of lights caught in motion; from below they become a regular three-row grid of glowing points.

The contrast between the rigid canopy and the soft curve beneath it gives TGC its character. The canopy is a flat, calm plane built from four square modules; the pendants below, all on fine cables, carry the movement. Each globe is lit by its own LED behind frosted acrylic, so the wave glows evenly without glare, and the field of small sources reads as decoration and illumination at once. Over a long dining or conference table, a reception desk or a double-height hall, it brings rhythm to the whole space. Matte Black frames the wave with a dark canopy and sockets; White keeps everything pale so only the curve of light remains; Polished Chrome adds reflections along the run.

Design notes

• An arching wave: 36 pendants hung at graded heights so their globes trace one continuous curve.
• Small, soft sources: 3 in (7.6 cm) frosted acrylic globes glow evenly without glare.
• A long, calm canopy: 95.6 in x 23.9 in (242.8 cm x 60.7 cm), only 2.5 in (6.4 cm) deep.
• Quality of light: 2,750 lumens in total at 3000K and 90 CRI.
• Adjustable presence: field adjustable up to 104 in overall to suit the ceiling and the table below.

Specifications

Downloads

• TGC specification sheet (PDF)
• TGC 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!" TGC turns that idea into movement: 36 small LED globes arranged into one long, flowing wave.

Questions

What is the design idea behind TGC?

It uses many small lights to draw one shape. Thirty-six frosted globes hang at graded heights so, together, they form an arching wave beneath a long, flat canopy.

Which Blackjack collection is it from?

TGC is part of the Signature Series of multi-light pendants, which compose small Blackjack pendants into larger patterns on modular canopies.

Which finish should I choose?

Matte Black outlines the canopy and sockets so the wave reads crisply against a light ceiling; White lets the structure disappear and leaves only the glowing curve; Polished Chrome adds sparkle along the run.

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

Soft, diffused light from 36 frosted globes, 2,750 lumens in total at 3000K and 90 CRI. The driver in the canopy runs on 120-277VAC 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.