A plain round wicker shade, handmade, and the case for it is straightforward: it goes anywhere. Dining room, living room, kitchen, craft room or workshop, the same fixture reads as appropriate, because a woven basket shape carries no strong style signal of its own. It picks up whatever the room around it is already doing, which is a rarer quality in lighting than it sounds.
A craft room is the interesting case. Work spaces usually get the worst lighting in a house, a bare fitting or a cheap shade, because nobody thinks of them as rooms to look at. Hanging something made by hand over a table where you make things by hand is a small consistency, and the open weave still lets through enough light to work under.
It is eye-catching enough to be worth installing rather than merely accepting: the round profile has presence without demanding a particular scheme around it, and it looks finished in a room you have not otherwise decorated. Bulb not included; a warm white LED brings out the natural fibre and keeps the weave golden. Indoor use only, since wicker takes up moisture and will lose its shape in a damp room. Dust it with a dry soft brush rather than a wet cloth.
Material: handmade woven wicker rattan
Shape: round
Suited to: dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens, craft rooms
