Otoro Large Round Recycled Glass Pendant Light - Smoke

The large round Otoro in smoke is a flattened sphere 45cm across and 32cm tall, closed all round apart from a small opening at the top and a flat circular foot underneath. The glass is a cool grey unlit, and at this width there is enough of it that the tint is stronger at the sides than at the shoulder where the wall thins. A brass collar caps the opening, the lampholder hangs inside it, and a brass chain runs up beside a rust coloured fabric flex.

At 45cm across and 5.9kg this is a fitting to hang on its own, with a ceiling fixing that will carry it. Lit, the grey warms to bronze and the whole sphere glows at head height while a wide circle of light falls below. A living room, a hallway or a stairwell suits it. It is rated IP20, so it belongs in dry indoor rooms and not in a porch or any covered outdoor space. It takes one E27 bulb up to 60W, it is dimmable, and the flex runs 1.5m.

The glass is recycled and blown by hand into a mould, so the depth of the smoke and the wall thickness change from one shade to the next. The Otoro range runs to nineteen pieces: round and oval shades in small and large, in clear, green, smoke and honey, plus a cluster pendant and four wall lights. Bulbs are not included.

Instruction Manual (PDF)

Can it go in a porch or a covered outdoor space?

No. It is rated IP20, which is an indoor rating with no protection against water. It is for dry indoor rooms only.

How is it different from the small round?

The small is 31cm across and 21cm tall against 45cm and 32cm here, and 2.69kg against 5.9kg.

What does smoke look like when it is lit?

Warmer than it looks switched off. Unlit the glass is a cool grey; with the bulb on the tint reads bronze brown.

How do I clean it?

Switch it off and let the bulb cool, then wipe the glass with a soft dry cloth in a circular motion. Keep harsh chemicals and abrasive cleaners off it.