Outdoor wall lamp Paris 160 Copper Norlys

Paris 160 is an outdoor wall light shaped as half a dome: a smooth natural copper shell 23 cm wide and 11.5 cm high that projects 14 cm from the wall face. A satin polycarbonate lens closes it underneath, and light leaves the fitting downwards only.

How much room it takes and how it is fixed

The fitting stands 14 cm off the wall, so it stays clear of a narrow terrace or a doorway, and the 23 cm width is the figure to compare with the gap between door frame and house corner. Two slotted holes, 5 x 10 mm at 90 mm centres, take the fixings — the slots let you level it without drilling a second time.

The terminals accept conductors up to 3 x 2.5 mm², and the cable enters through an EPDM gland for a round sheath of 7–10.5 mm. The wiring can loop through at up to 3 x 1.5 mm², so a row of these along a facade runs off one supply line instead of one per fitting. It is a protection class I luminaire, so an earth conductor has to reach the box.

Which lamp you have to buy

Inside is a single E27 lampholder and no lamp is supplied. The maker caps it at 9 W in LED form and at A55–A60 envelopes, the classic pear shape — a decorative globe or a long candle lamp will not fit. That is a ceiling, not a consumption figure: draw and brightness depend on the lamp you buy.

The shell is opaque, so light comes out at the bottom only and runs down the wall — Norlys describes the distribution as diffuse and directed downward. It lights the strip of wall and ground right below it, not the surroundings.

Materials and where it can sit

The shell is natural copper, the structure beneath it hot-dip galvanised and powder-coated steel, and the lens satin, UV-stabilised polycarbonate. The copper is unlacquered, so outdoors it darkens and takes on a patina over time — a change of surface, not a loss of material.

IP43 covers solids larger than 1 mm and water falling at up to 60° from vertical — rain, but not a jet from a hose. Under an eave or on a facade that is enough; where water bounces off paving, a higher IP is safer. The maker gives 25 years of anti-corrosion warranty on the structure.