Anouk Draped Strap Alabaster Chandelier

The Anouk Draped Strap Alabaster Chandelier hangs spheres of natural alabaster on long looping straps of PU (faux) leather, each strap running from one ceiling point, down through a sphere, and back up to another. The result is a fixture with no rigid frame at all — what holds it up is the same thing that shapes it. Against the warm tan strap, the pale stone reads as something worn rather than something installed — closer to saddlery than to hardware.

• Dimensions: Sphere Dia 15cm / Dia 5.9″
• Voltage: AC 110–240V
• Control: Wall switch — dimmable with dimmable bulbs on a compatible dimmer
• Power: Max 40W
• Rating: IP20 — indoor, dry locations only No protection against water or steam. Not for bathrooms.

Design & Materials

Which means the shape is not decided at our workshop. You decide where each strap is anchored, and the loop finds its own curve between those two points. Anchor them close together and the strap falls in a deep narrow drop; spread them wide and it sweeps in a long shallow swag across the ceiling. The same fixture makes a completely different silhouette depending on where the hooks go — and the curve itself is drawn by gravity, not by a designer.

Alabaster is a natural stone, so every piece carries its own veining and subtle variation in color. The fixture you receive may therefore differ slightly from the images shown.

Specifications

Good to Know

Can I hang this where my current light is?

Not directly — and this is the most important thing to know before ordering. Each strap runs from one point on your ceiling, down through a sphere, and back up to another. So a fixture with several spheres needs several fixing points, with wiring run between them.

Which size is the biggest?

The two-sphere version — and it catches almost everyone out. The 2-head spans 79.9″ and drops 110″. The 9-head spans 47.2″ and drops 78.7″. So two spheres is two and a half times wider and more than twice as long as nine.The reason: the measurement is the distance between the ceiling anchors, not the width of a fixture. Two spheres on straps anchored nearly seven feet apart stretch right across a ceiling; nine gathered close together do not. Choose by the span you want to fill, not by how many stones you want.

Will it fit a normal ceiling?

Only one version really does. The 3-head Model A — 31.5″ span, 47.2″ drop — suits a room with a 9–11 ft ceiling, over a round table or in an entry.Everything else needs height. The 5-head wants 10–12 ft, the 9-head 13 ft or more, and the 2-head and 3-head Model B drop 110″ — nine feet two inches. On a standard eight-foot ceiling those would reach the floor. They are stairwell and double-height pieces only.

What are the straps made of?

You choose between leather and woven canvas — and they are not a cheap version and an expensive one. They are two characters at the same quality. Leather hangs with more weight, holds a crisper edge, and softens and darkens over the years the way a bag or a saddle does. Canvas is lighter, matte, and stays much closer to how it arrived — the quieter of the two in a room that is already busy. Ask us for a sample if you're undecided. It is a material you'll be looking at every day, and a photograph doesn't settle it.

Can I change the height after it's installed?

Yes — and that's unusual. Every strap has its own buckle, so each sphere is raised or lowered by hand, in seconds, with no tools and no electrician.Almost every other cluster chandelier is set to height by cutting its cords, which cannot be undone. Here nothing is cut. Move the furniture next year, change the arrangement then. The only thing decided permanently is where the anchors go in the ceiling.