Tria Pendant Light | Blackjack Lighting

Tria is a pyramid drawn in steel and lit from below. Its compact stainless steel form rises from a square base to a small cap at the top, but the sides are left open, so what you see is a frame of three-dimensional lines rather than a solid shade. Across the base sits a thin LED edge-lit panel: the light source and the floor of the pyramid in a single flat plane.

The result is a pendant that is both sculptural and practical. From below, the panel gives an even, glare-free wash onto the counter or table; from across the room, the open frame catches the panel's glow along its inner edges and reads as a crisp geometric outline. At just 5.75 inches wide and a little over 8 inches tall it works singly beside a bed or in a row over an island, where the repeated triangles create a strong rhythm. Polished Chrome gives a reflective, jewel-like frame; White softens into a light kitchen so the glowing base becomes the focus.

Design notes

• An open pyramid: a stainless steel frame with open sides suggests the form without enclosing it.
• Light as the base: an edge-lit LED panel forms the bottom face, sending even light straight down.
• Compact scale: 5.75 in (14.6 cm) square and 8.25 in (21 cm) tall.
• Quality of light: 321 lumens at 3000K and 90 CRI from a 7 W LED.
• Two finishes: Polished Chrome for reflection, White for a soft, quiet frame.

Specifications

Downloads

• Tria specification sheet (PDF)
• Tria installation instructions (PDF)
• Tria LM-79 photometric report (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!" Tria applies it to the simplest solid of all: an open steel pyramid whose base is a flat panel of light.

Questions

What is the idea behind Tria?

It reduces a pendant to an open pyramid. The steel frame outlines the shape, and a flat edge-lit LED panel forms its base, so the light becomes part of the geometry rather than something hidden inside it.

Which Blackjack collection is it from?

Tria belongs to the Signature Series, alongside other open, geometric Blackjack pendants built around edge-lit panels.

Polished Chrome or White?

Polished Chrome makes the frame sparkle and reflect the room, ideal against dark cabinetry or stone. White recedes into pale kitchens so the glowing square base takes the lead.

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

An even, downward 321-lumen light at 3000K and 90 CRI from the edge-lit panel. It runs on 120VAC and dims with a TRIAC dimmer.

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.