The Quintiesse Nuvola Small is a flat disc of frosted glass 31 cm across, held at a slight angle by a single matte black steel arm rising from a small canopy. The whole fitting stands just 9.2 cm deep — the light diffuses through the glass and fills the room while the luminaire barely leaves the plane of the ceiling.
An answer to low ceilings
A conventional flush fitting or pendant quickly becomes a nuisance in a room with a low ceiling. Nuvola was designed around exactly that problem: at 9.2 cm it does not eat into head clearance, which also makes it usable in circulation areas — a hallway, a corridor, a stair landing — where people need room to pass. The tilted disc keeps it from reading as just another flat plate stuck to the ceiling.
Ceiling or wall — the same fitting
Nuvola is designed for mounting on ceilings and on walls alike. That is an unusual property, and it lets one design language run through a whole interior: the same model over the hallway and on the living-room wall, without hunting for a matching sconce from another family. The collection comes in two sizes (Small and Medium) and two finishes — matte black and gold.
The light
The LED source is integrated into the fitting and included — there is no separate bulb to buy and none to replace. The module draws 14 W and delivers 520 lm in warm 3000 K; this is atmospheric, supplementary light rather than strong task lighting. The fitting is dimmable, so with a suitable dimmer the level can be brought down in the evening. Declared module life is 20,000 hours, which at three hours a day works out at roughly 20 years of service.
Build and installation
Body and arm are steel in a matte black finish; the shade is frosted glass 30 cm in diameter and 4 mm thick. The canopy measures 12.7 cm across and 1.9 cm deep. It runs on 220–240 V, 50 Hz, is built to protection class I and requires a protective earth connection. The mounting height is not adjustable. The manufacturer provides a 2-year guarantee.
Specifications
- Type: flush ceiling light / wall light (ceiling or wall mounting)
- Light source: integrated LED, 14 W (included, not replaceable)
- Luminous flux: 520 lm
- Light colour: 3000 K (warm white)
- Dimming: yes
- Lifetime: 20,000 h
- Supply: 220–240 V, 50 Hz
- Material: steel, frosted glass
- Finish: matte black
- Dimensions: diameter 31 cm, height 9.2 cm; shade Ø 30 cm
- Canopy: Ø 12.7 cm, height 1.9 cm
- Weight: 2.25 kg (gross 3.11 kg); box 38 × 38 × 19 cm
- Protection class: I
- Guarantee: 2 years
- Manufacturer code: QN-NUVOLA-F-S-BK (Quintiesse, Elstead Lighting Group)
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