Handmade to order in BritainShips in 5–7 days

Urban Light Company
Pendant light with a turned natural oak ceiling rose, black twisted fabric flex and a brass bulb holder, lit with a clear globe filament bulb
Close detail of the turned natural oak ceiling rose with black twisted fabric flex hanging from itClose detail of the knurled brass bulb holder and clear globe filament bulb

Handmade in Britain

Pendant Light on a Turned Wood Ceiling Rose

A turned wooden ceiling rose, black twisted fabric flex and a knurled bulb holder — pick the wood and the metal.

£50.00

Made to order · ships in 5–7 days
Bulb holderBrass
Ceiling roseNatural oak
Quantity
1

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  • £6.95 UK delivery, tracked
  • Made to order — ships in 5–7 working days
  • 14 days to change your mind, even on a made-to-order light

About this light

A pendant built from four parts and nothing else: a ceiling rose turned from solid timber so the grain still reads, a length of black twisted fabric flex, a knurled bulb holder and the bulb of your choosing.

Choose the wood — natural oak, pale beech or dark walnut — and the metal independently. Brass on oak is the warm, traditional version; chrome on walnut is the one that looks like it came out of a workshop rather than a catalogue.

Each is assembled to order in Britain and supplied ready for an electrician to wire. Takes any E27 bulb; the clear globe filament shown suits it best and is not included.

Specification

Drop
30cm as standard, ceiling to the bottom of the bulb holder — longer drops can be made, so ask before you order
Ceiling rose
Solid oak, beech or walnut, turned and oiled
Flex
Black twisted fabric
Bulb holder
Knurled, in brass, copper or chrome
Fitting
E27 screw fit
Bulb
Not included — a clear globe filament suits it best
Use
Indoors, in dry locations
Made
To order, by hand, in Britain

Supplied ready to wire, for indoor use in dry locations. Installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician.

Questions people ask

Does it come with a bulb?

No — it takes any standard E27 screw-fit bulb, so you can pick the brightness and warmth you want. A large clear globe filament is what's shown in the photographs and what suits it best.

Can I mix the metals?

Yes, and plenty of people do. The arm and the bulb holder are chosen separately, so brass on copper or copper on black are both yours to have. Matching them gives you the quieter, more traditional version.

Will my light look exactly like the photograph?

The metalwork will. The wood won't, quite — every back plate is turned from solid timber, so the grain and the figure are different on each one. That's the part most people end up liking most.

How long does it take to arrive?

Nothing sits in a warehouse, so your light gets built when you order it. That takes 5–7 working days, then it goes out tracked by Royal Mail or a tracked courier.

Can I send it back if I change my mind?

Yes. You have 14 days from delivery to tell me you're cancelling and another 14 to get it back to me, and that applies even though it was made to order.

Is this a bedside light?

It's what most of them become. One either side of the bed, arm angled down, puts the light on the page rather than the ceiling — and frees the bedside table. Fit the plate roughly at shoulder height when you're sitting up in bed, usually 1.2–1.4 m from the floor; the arm reaches out 28 cm. More on bedside wall lights

Is a swan neck the same as a gooseneck or a sconce?

Near enough. Swan neck and gooseneck both describe the curved arm; sconce is just the older word for any light fixed to a wall. Search for any of the three and you'll find the same family of lights — this is the one with the turned wooden plate.

Do I need an electrician?

It's supplied ready to wire, but it's a mains fitting — so unless you're competent to do it yourself, installation should be carried out by a qualified electrician.

Something not answered here? Ask me — it’s me who reads it and me who builds the light.

Choose the finish

Prefer it in another finish?

Every combination has its own page, its own photographs and its own price — so you can send someone a link to the exact one you mean.