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How to choose and hang a wabi sabi lamp over a kitchen island

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a wabi sabi lamp over a kitchen island may drop at most 75 cm: hang 2 pendants of Ø 30–40 cm, 60 cm apart, bottoms 75 cm above the worktop. 15 of ours fit.

Lights for this

15 lights
Hollyhock Pendant Light
Hollyhock Pendant Light
Hollyhock Pendant Light

Hollyhock Pendant Light

£135
Ø 40 cm · set the cable to 55 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Morphe Pendant Light
Morphe Pendant Light
Morphe Pendant Light

Morphe Pendant Light

from £145
Ø 35 cm · set the cable to 48 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Bucket Pendant Lamp
Bucket Pendant Lamp
Bucket Pendant Lamp

Bucket Pendant Lamp

from £168
Ø 30 cm · set the cable to 25 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Nula Pendant Lamp
Nula Pendant Lamp
Nula Pendant Lamp

Nula Pendant Lamp

from £195
Ø 33 cm · set the cable to 35 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Crete Pendant Lamp
Crete Pendant Lamp
Crete Pendant Lamp

Crete Pendant Lamp

from £421
Ø 38 cm · set the cable to 35 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct

The numbers for this situation

  • Longest drop, 2.40 m ceiling75 cm
  • Pendants over a 180 cm island2 × Ø 30–40 cm60 cm apart
  • Models stating their cable length26 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here15

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Light size from the table or island, and the longest drop for three common ceilings. Checked against 19 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 15 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Ceiling (m)Longest drop (cm)
2.365
2.475
2.585

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