BISCUIT is a linear pendant lamp with a 131 cm aluminium shade whose lower edge is cut into regular scallops. The shade is taupe (RAL 1019), the black canopy measures 23 × 5.5 × 3 cm, and the lamp hangs on a transparent cable and thin suspension wires.
How big it is and where to hang it
The shade is 131 cm long, 13 cm wide and 6.5 cm high — compare the length with the table or kitchen island it will hang over. The manufacturer gives a total height of 200 cm including the suspension; compare that with your ceiling height, bearing in mind that over a table the lower edge of a pendant is usually set 70–80 cm above the top. The lamp weighs 2.2 kg.
Thoro designed the collection for use over a dining table or kitchen island, in a studio or home office, in the relaxing area of a living room, and in hotel receptions and restaurants. The fitting is protection class I, so the connection needs a protective earth conductor.
What light it gives
The light source is a 16 W LED strip set deep inside the aluminium housing; it is factory-fitted, so no bulbs need to be bought. It delivers 2117 lm at 3000 K, a warm white light with a slightly yellow tone. Because the strip sits deep in the shade, the light falls down onto the table rather than straight into the eyes of the people sitting there.
A colour rendering index of Ra 93 means that food, wood and fabrics under this lamp look almost as they do in daylight. The light source has energy class F.
Design and make
The form is modern: a plain, long profile whose only ornament is the scalloped edge. The lamp is made in Poland. The BISCUIT collection also includes a wall lamp and a shorter BISCUIT 100 pendant, and the same shade comes in more than a dozen colours.
