This travertine wall light brings solid natural travertine together with an opal glass in an asymmetric form 18 cm high. Its soft, glare-free light suits an upright or a horizontal mounting equally. It is a travertine wall light of Wabi-Sabi inspiration, minimal and Japanese in spirit.

A travertine wall light with a soft, glare-free light

What strikes you first about this travertine wall light is the balance between two materials: solid natural travertine for the stone, opal glass for the light. The stone, full and honed, gives the fitting its visual weight and its presence; the glass, milky, softens the source and spreads it. The result is a soft light that does not glare, and visual comfort is one of the merits the specification claims for it, which counts in rooms where people sit for a long time. The form of this travertine wall light is deliberately asymmetric. It measures 18 cm high by 10 cm wide, a compact envelope that does not crowd the wall and that lets the eye settle on the contrast between stone and glass; it also means the fitting projects little, which matters on a landing or beside a door. This travertine wall light belongs to a Wabi-Sabi register, minimal and Japanese, which values raw material, plain lines and the irregularity of natural things. The Japanese term describes a modest beauty founded on simplicity and unevenness: here it shows in a natural stone and in a form that refuses perfect symmetry. In a pared-back interior it brings a mineral warmth without loading the scheme, and it sits as well with timber as with plaster or linen. A travertine wall light of this kind works like a quiet sculpture: it lights, but it is looked at first.

The technical side of this travertine wall light

The technical data for this travertine wall light comes down to a few useful lines. The format is 18 cm high by 10 cm wide, in an asymmetric form. The bulb is included and the specification recommends an LED, which gives the soft light described above. This travertine wall light therefore arrives with its source: the fitting, its bulb and its certifications come as one, and the three-year warranty extends that ease. The lit area given is 10 m² to 15 m², so this travertine wall light suits a room of middling size, a bedroom, a study or a small lounge, where it provides the ambient light. Accepted supply runs from 90 to 260 V, and the fitting is CE and UL certified, two notes that speak to its compliance; pass the voltage range to your electrician along with the mounting orientation you have chosen. It is covered by a three-year warranty. Installation of this travertine wall light is flexible: it can be fixed upright or horizontal, as you prefer. The materials are solid natural travertine and opal glass, with nothing else mixed in for decoration: the object says what it is. These characteristics place the travertine wall light among the fittings that are simple to live with, whose elegance rests on the material rather than on the technology.

Mounting a travertine wall light upright or horizontal

The real flexibility of this travertine wall light lies in that choice of orientation. Upright, the asymmetric form rises and accompanies a run of wall, beside a door or next to a mirror. Horizontal, this travertine wall light goes above a low cabinet, a bed or a desk, and takes on a more settled bearing. In a hallway, the upright mounting paces the route; in a bedroom, the horizontal follows the line of the bed. The opal glass being milky, the light stays enveloping from any viewing angle. Each orientation gives a different reading of the same object, and you can pick the one that agrees with the architecture of your room. Since the lit area of this travertine wall light is 10 to 15 m², allow one or two fittings for a room of that size, and adjust the height of each travertine wall light so the soft light spreads without a bright point; a pair either side of a bed is the common arrangement. The Wabi-Sabi register of this travertine wall light invites restraint: better a clear wall, one well-placed piece and a little space around it. The shallow form helps here, since under the 2.4 m ceilings of most British rooms a fitting that projects little can sit at eye level without crowding a doorway or a landing. Fix it where the stone will catch some daylight as well, and the travertine will be worth looking at before the switch is ever used.

Solid natural travertine, opal glass, a soft and glare-free light and a choice of orientation: this travertine wall light agrees with minimal interiors. Choose the position that suits you and let the stone bring its calm. Compact, CE and UL certified and covered for three years, it is at Alborra.

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