Beat Light Fat

Overview

The Beat Fat Pendant is, in Tom Dixon's words, a handcrafted brass pendant light with a warm, golden interior, made by artisans in Northern India. Its year of design is 2005 according to the product sheet. The matt black version described here has a refined exterior finish that, according to the page, contrasts with the rich, hand-beaten interior. Beat is also the name of the collection.

Construction

The sheet lists a brass shade in black and brass, matte, with the finishing process hand beaten, painted and lacquered, and a steel fitting in matte black. The cable is 250 cm of black fabric (H03VV-F 2 x 0.75 mm²) and the surface mount is a cone of 12.4 cm. The page says the light has been re-engineered with a custom integrated LED module.

Specifications

• Dimensions: Ø 24 cm × H 30 cm
• Weight: 1.68 kg
• Light source: 6 W LED (9 W max), 800 lm, 3000 K, CRI >90
• Dimming: mains dimmable, leading and trailing edge; 220-240 V
• Environment: indoor; certified for NZ/AUS

The black and brass version

For the BLS02 shade, Tom Dixon's technical sheet specifies brass with a matte black exterior and brass interior. Its finishing process is hand beating, painting and lacquering, while the fitting is matte black steel.

Fitting and light

The Fat pendant hangs on 250 cm of black fabric cable from a cone surface mount of 12.4 cm. The light source is an integrated 6 W LED of 800 lm at 3000 K.