Vintage Coloured Glass Flower Pendant Lamp

Coloured glass changes a room in a way clear glass never does, because the light arrives tinted rather than white. This pendant is blown into overlapping petal forms, so the shade reads as a flower opening downward and the colour deepens where the panels overlap. Hung over a table it puts a wash of warm tone onto the surface below and a soft coloured halo onto the ceiling above.

The shape is drawn from vintage glass lighting, but it is made to work in a contemporary room rather than a period one, which is why the petals are simplified and the fittings kept plain. It is at its best hung low over a dining table, a kitchen island or a bedside table, where the drop puts the glass at eye level and the colour is actually visible.

Because glass carries small variations from the blowing process, no two shades are quite identical in tone or thickness, and that is part of the appeal. The lamp holder takes a common bulb, so brightness and colour temperature are your choice; a warm filament-style lamp suits the glass far better than a cool white one. Ceiling installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician. Part of the Veyra Home pendant light range.

• Blown coloured glass shade in overlapping petal forms
• Colour deepens where panels overlap when lit
• Suits low hanging over tables, islands and bedsides
• Standard lamp holder; warm filament-style bulbs recommended
• Small variations in glass tone and thickness are expected