Acrylic Pendant Light – Warm or Cool White LED, Five Shade Styles

An acrylic pendant in five shade styles, A through E, with the LED set to warm white or cold white. Acrylic is the material that makes five distinct forms practical at one price: it is molded, so a new shape means a new mold rather than a different manufacturing method altogether. The light temperature is chosen separately from the shape.

Acrylic diffuses across its entire surface rather than only at an opening, so whichever of the five shapes is chosen, the shade glows as a whole form instead of showing a bright rim above a dark body. It is also far lighter than glass, which counts on a pendant, where the full weight hangs from a single ceiling fixing. The trade-off is honest enough: acrylic scratches more easily than glass and cannot be scoured clean.

Warm white suits a dining table or a living space; cold white suits a kitchen or a workspace where color has to be judged accurately. The five shapes cover most rooms, so the choice comes down to the ceiling and the surface below rather than the light itself.

• Shade: Acrylic
• Light: LED, warm white or cold white
• Shade styles: A, B, C, D, E
• Form: Pendant light