Reed Tiffany flush ceiling light - 2 light sources - Valiant Bronze Elstead

Reed is a Tiffany-style flush ceiling light from the American brand Quoizel, distributed in Europe by Elstead Lighting. The shallow bowl-shaped shade is made of pieces of art glass joined with the copper foil technique developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The pattern is geometric: upright rectangles of glass in honey, cream and amber, interspersed with green and deep red panes, form a stepped band and then radiate into a round rosette at the bottom. The steel ceiling canopy is finished in dark Valiant Bronze.

Size and mounting

The light is 42 cm in diameter and 14.6 cm high, so the shade sits close to the ceiling and takes no headroom. It suits places where a pendant would get in the way, such as a hallway or a room with a lower ceiling. Compare the 42 cm diameter with the size of the room: in a small space the coloured shade becomes a clear accent on the ceiling. The fitting weighs 1.88 kg, and the shade is held to the canopy by decorative clips at the rim.

It is a Class I fitting, so the installation must include an earth conductor. It is intended for indoor use only.

Bulbs and light

The shade takes two E27 bulbs of up to 60 W each. Bulbs are not included. As a separately sold accessory, the manufacturer recommends a clear LED E27 A60 lamp rated 8 W, 800 lm and 3000 K, which is warm white. Two of these give roughly as much light as two old 60 W incandescent bulbs. Because honey and amber glass dominate, the light passing through the shade is distinctly warm and diffused — this is a fitting for calm general light rather than for working at a worktop.

The fitting is dimmable when used with bulbs marked as dimmable and a suitable dimmer.

Which rooms it suits

The manufacturer intends Reed for the living room, dining room, bedroom, study, hallway and walk-in wardrobe — anywhere the light should decorate the ceiling rather than just light the room.