Melos Red Wine is a light with a flat metal shade on two long jointed arms, finished entirely in burgundy (RAL 3004). Aldex designed it to be mounted on either the ceiling or the wall. Three movable joints link the canopy, the arms and the shade, and the cable runs outside, looping over the last of them.
Dimensions and arm reach
According to the manufacturer's drawing, a 13.5 cm stem drops from a 10 cm canopy, followed by two 46 cm arms and a short 13 cm arm carrying the lampholder. The shade is 36.5 cm in diameter. In the position given on the data sheet the light takes up 50 cm in width, 95 cm in height and 37 cm in depth – figures that change whenever the arms are reset.
The two 46 cm arms let you move the shade away from the mounting point, so the electrical box does not have to sit directly above the table or armchair. The light weighs 1.85 kg.
What light and which bulb
The fitting has a single E27 socket, and the manufacturer allows an LED bulb of up to 15 W in it. That is a limit for an LED source – a high-wattage incandescent bulb does not belong here. Colour and brightness depend on the bulb you choose: for a living room or bedroom 2700–3000 K is the usual pick, a warm, slightly yellowish light.
The metal shade does not let light through; it directs it wherever the arms point – onto a dining table, a desk or a book in an armchair – instead of across the whole room.
Where it works
Movable arms are useful wherever light needs to fall on a specific spot: above a dining table, over a desk in a study, over a reading chair in the living room or bedroom, and in a hallway. Mounted on the wall next to an armchair or sofa, it can take the place of a floor lamp and free up floor space.
The form combines a modern style with an industrial, loft character: exposed joints with adjustment knobs, a cable run on the outside and a plain, flat shade. The burgundy covers the canopy, the arms and the shade, so on a light wall or ceiling the lamp becomes a clear accent. The Melos series also comes in other colours.
