D'Arblay Brass Rise and Fall Adjustable Pendant

There is a particular quality to late afternoon light in a well-considered room — the way it settles rather than intrudes, the way it invites conversation rather than demanding attention. The D'Arblay from Soho Lighting understands this instinctively. Finished in warm, unlacquered brass that will patina honestly over years of use, it hangs with the quiet confidence of something that has always belonged exactly where you placed it.

The rise and fall mechanism is the detail that changes everything. Draw it low over a kitchen island during a winter supper, the brass catching the warmth of candles and cast iron. Raise it gently when the room opens up for something larger. This is a fitting that adapts to how life is actually lived — not how a showroom imagines it might be.

In a period property, the D'Arblay reads as a discovery rather than a purchase — as though it were part of the original specification, somehow waiting to be reinstated. In a new build with honest materials and considered proportions, it provides exactly the sense of permanence and provenance that modern construction so often struggles to conjure on its own.

• Finish: Antique brass
• Adjustability: Rise and fall mechanism for variable drop height
• Cable: Fabric-covered twisted cable
• Bulb type: E27 Edison screw fitting
• Bulb included: No — sold separately to allow personal preference
• Shade: Open lampholder style, allowing full lamp exposure
• IP rating: IP20 — suitable for dry interior locations
• Brand: Soho Lighting
• Collection: D'Arblay