FAQs

Shipping times can tend to be longer than you may be used to because these unique lighting fixtures and lamps are hand made and created in small batches in Italy and Spain by expert craftsmen and women. The lighting fixtures and lamps we offer on this site are of the highest craftsmanship and quality. Their creation takes times, like any item of high quality. “Quality worth waiting for”.

The process to create a lighting fixture or lamp begins with the careful selection of materials. This gives life to products and adding to the unique nature of these works of art. The production process is based on the use of the most advanced technologies available today, guaranteeing the highest possible quality for our customers. The relationship between design and craftsmanship is held in high regard in order to obtain excellent results. We work with our partners to make sure that even the newest materials are worked with the same care as that given to materials used for handmade products, thanks to craftsmen who, over the years, have developed the skills required for each specific process.

Buying expensive, high-end or luxury items online can create a lot of questions for our customers and clients. We can assure you that we only partner with manufactures and distributors of high integrity and provide the highest quality lighting fixtures and lamps. We welcome any calls or emails should you have any questions or if you would like to speak with us directly. Video calls can be scheduled as well so we can speak face-to-face. Schedule a video call by selecting “1 on 1 Q&A” HERE.

• Incandescent Bulb: Is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows. The filament is enclosed in a glass bulb with a vacuum or inert gas to protect the filament from oxidation. Current is supplied to the filament by terminals or wires embedded in the glass. A bulb socket provides mechanical support and electrical connections.
• Halogen: A halogen light bulb is more or less like a traditional incandescent bulb. The one major difference in its construction is that a small amount of halogen gas is added inside the light bulb. An incandescent light bulb has argon gas in it.
• Non-Halogen: Traditional incandescent bulb.
• E17: The “E” stand for Edison, as in Thomas Edison invested who invented the first screw bulb. The “17” references the 17-mm Diameter of the screw. E17 bulbs are available as both Incandescent and LED Bulbs.
• E26: The “E” stand for Edison, as in Thomas Edison invested who invented the first screw bulb. The “26” references the 26-mm Diameter of the screw. E26 bulbs are available as both Incandescent and LED Bulbs.
• LED Bulb: Is an electric light that produces light using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). LED lamps are significantly more energy-efficient (lower Wattage) than equivalent incandescent lamps and can be significantly more efficient than most fluorescent lamps. The most efficient commercially available LED lamps have efficiencies of 200 lumens per watt (Lm/W). Commercial LED lamps have a lifespan many times longer than incandescent lamps.
• G9: A LED bulbs offer the same reliable, bright capsule light as these halogen light bulbs, but by using up to 90% less energy. What’s more, they have an average lamp life of 50,000 hours which means that you don’t need to go in and replace these small, fiddly LED lamps often compared to when using halogens, which only last for an average of 2000 hours.
• IP44: Outdoor LED light bulb. Check the product for additional specifics.

• Lumens: Is the unit of luminous flux, a measure of the total quantity of visible light emitted by a source per unit of time. Lumen measurements range from 200lm to 4000lm.
• V or Volts (Voltage): Is the pressure from an electrical circuit's power source that pushes charged electrons (current) through a conducting loop, enabling them to do work such as illuminating a light. In brief, voltage = pressure, and it is measured in volts (V). Voltage for residential lighting typically ranges from 110 – 277 Volts.
• W or Watt (Wattage): Is a unit of power. It is used to quantify the rate of energy transfer. The watt is named after James Watt, an 18th-century Scottish inventor. Watts are the standard unit for measuring electricity. For lighting, there are three basic levels - mood lighting (about 40 watts), task lighting (about 100 watts) and the in-between or average lighting (often 60-75 watts). Most lighting packages will only provide these numbers in incandescent numbers, but to calculate the equivalent fluorescent or LED wattage, just divide the incandescent wattage by four. So, if you are looking for mood lighting which is 40 watts on an incandescent bulb, look for 10-watt LEDs.

• H: “H” stands for Height, or the overall height of the lighting fixture or lamp. This can also be the distance from the ceiling for ceiling or hanging lights. .
• Tot H: “Tot H” stands for Total Height as in the total height of a figure including the left of the suspension cable or pole. Applies to hanging lighting fixtures.
• L: “L” stands for “Length”, or the left to right dimensions or width of a lighting fixture or lamp.
• P: “P” stands for “Profile”, or the front to back dimensions or distance from a wall (wall lighting) of a lighting fixture or lamp.
• Ø: “Ø” signifies the circumference of a lighting fixture or lamp - or a part of a lighting fixture or lamp. Please see the individual product for more information. The dimensions shown on our site are primarily shown in US Inches, “in”, along with their Metric Centimeter, or “cm” equivalent. Please note the spec sheets primarily show measurements in “cm” given their European origin. The conversion is 1 Inch = 2.54 Centimeters. Please note each product has an image detailing the dimensions within the product image collection that accompany each product on the product lighting pages.