Elin Capped Alabaster Drum Pendant Light

The Elin Capped Alabaster Drum Pendant Light is a short, softly rounded drum of natural alabaster with a brass dome fitted over the top of it — not a rim or a collar, but a solid cap that covers the upper half completely. Hung on a slim black cord from a brass canopy, in configurations from a single pendant to a six-light cluster.

• Finish: Gold body Alabaster: natural white.
• Shade ∅ 5.9″ × H 7.1″: 15 × 18 cm
• Voltage: AC 110–240V
• Control: Wall switch — dimmable with dimmable bulbs on a compatible dimmer
• Power: Max 40 W

Design & Materials

That cap is doing a job most pendants leave undone. A shade open at the top throws as much light onto your ceiling as into your room, which is why so many pendants leave a bright disc overhead that nobody asked for. Here the metal closes it off, so light leaves only downward and sideways through the stone — a defined pool on the surface below, and a warm glow around the drum itself. Nothing is wasted upward, and there is no bulb visible from any angle you would normally stand in.

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

Why is the top of the shade closed?

So none of the light is wasted on your ceiling. Most pendants are open at the top, which throws a bright disc onto the ceiling above them — light nobody is looking at, washing out the very shadow you bought the lamp to create.Here a solid metal dome caps the upper half of the drum. Nothing escapes above it, so what you get is a defined pool of light on the surface below and a soft glow through the stone at the sides. The ceiling stays dark.

How big is it, really?

Small — 5.9″ across and 7.1″ tall. About the size of a coffee mug. Worth picturing properly before you order.One on its own reads as delicate rather than commanding, which is right beside a bed or over a counter and wrong over a dining table. If you want presence, take a cluster, or buy two or three singles and set the spacing yourself. A group of small shades reads as considered; one small shade reads as under-scaled.

Three lights or six?

This is a ceiling-height question, not a table-size one — and it works backwards to most clusters.Both hang from the same 23.6″ plate, so six lights take up no more ceiling than three. What changes is the drop: 59.1″ against 78.7″. So: three lights for a dining table, island or entry on a 9–12 ft ceiling. Six lights only where you have 13 ft or more — a stairwell, a double-height entry, a vaulted room. At 78.7″ the six-light is six and a half feet of fixture; on a normal ceiling it simply hangs too low.

Will I see the bulb from underneath?

The bottom is open, so looking straight up into it you will see the light source — as with any downward pendant. But you will not see it from anywhere you would normally stand or sit, because the cap and the thick stone wall hide it from every side. Over a table, hang the lowest drum 30–36″ above the tabletop and it sits comfortably below eye level for everyone seated.

Can I set the heights myself?

Yes — every cord shortens independently. They arrive at 59″ each and are cut or adjusted on site, so you decide the height of every drop in the room rather than accepting one from us.On a cluster, hang them all long first, stand back, then shorten one at a time. Do not set them level — the drops are meant to spiral downward, and staggered heights are what make a group read as arranged rather than accidental.