HANSEN 91739 wall light, silver, glass shade, E14 40 W, adjustable head, switch on the fitting

Hansen 91739 is a wall light in industrial style: a round wall plate, a bent arm and a clear glass dome shade. The metal is finished in silver, and a knurled ring wraps the lamp holder — a detail borrowed from workshop fittings.

275 mm projection — a fitting that reaches out rather than washing the wall

It stands 27.5 cm off the wall, at 22 cm high and 15 cm wide. That projection is greater than the fitting's height and decides where it belongs: the shade sits over an armchair, over a bedhead or above a worktop, not flat against the plaster.

The head is carried on an adjustable knuckle, so the angle of the shade is set by hand — the light can be aimed down for reading or sideways onto the wall.

The switch is on the fitting

The wall plate carries a toggle switch, so the light is turned on at the lamp itself. That matters at a bedhead and anywhere there is no separate wall switch — the fitting can sit on a permanent supply and be operated where it hangs.

Which lamp it takes

The holder is E14 and takes a golf-ball lamp — small and round — of up to 40 W. None is supplied.

The shade is clear, so the bulb shows in full and becomes part of the shape. The maker recommends an LED filament lamp for this fitting, because that is what completes the industrial look; a frosted bulb with a visible heatsink would spoil the very effect the clear shade exists for.

Build and mounting

The structure is steel and the shade is glass. The whole fitting weighs 0.7 kg, so a plate over a standard flush box is enough — despite the long arm, the moment on the wall stays small.

It is protection class I and therefore requires an earth conductor; worth checking before installing in an older two-core circuit. It runs on 230 V, and an IP20 rating places it in dry interiors. The maker gives a two-year warranty.

The Hansen family

Besides the wall light the series includes the Hansen pendant, the larger Hansen Grand, the Hansen Task table lamp and the Hansen Floor — all sharing the same glass shade and knurled holder.