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Thoro KUKKIA TH.004CZ Pendant Light Black 4xGU10, 142 cm

Name: Thoro KUKKIA TH.004CZ Pendant Light Black 4xGU10, 142 cm
Brand: Thoro

KUKKIA is a pendant light that doubles as a planter. Four steel tubes stand on a rectangular black frame measuring 142 × 62 cm: each takes a plant pot from above and conceals a downward-facing GU10 lampholder below. The name is Finnish for "flower", but the design is entirely Polish — by the interior architect Łukasz Kwietniewski, and manufactured by Thoro in Poland. How it works The frame hangs on four cables gathered into a narrow black canopy, with a total drop of 150 cm. The four tubes sit symmetrically around the frame so that light falls in four separate cones onto a table top or an island. The plants stay above the light source and remain visible at eye level — the reverse of a conventional pendant, where nothing happens above the shade. The manufacturer is unambiguous about the distribution: the fitting emits downwards only. It lights neither the plants nor the ceiling — this is task light over a table, with the greenery playing a decorative rather than a horticultural role. That matters when choosing species: pick plants that tolerate ordinary room light rather than ones that need supplementary lighting. Materials and finish The structure combines steel and aluminium, powder-coated in matt black — the same black covers frame, tubes, canopy and cables, so the fitting reads as a single line drawn in the air. Powder coating is considerably more scratch-resistant than sprayed lacquer, which counts on a fitting whose pots have to be reached regularly. Thoro states that Polish steel and aluminium are used and that production is entirely domestic. Size — check before ordering 142 cm long and 62 cm wide is substantially larger than a typical over-table fitting. It is intended for a long dining table or a kitchen island of at least the same length; over a 120 cm top it will overhang the edge. Its 9.6 kg call for fixing into a structural ceiling or a properly prepared suspended-ceiling frame — this is not a fitting to hang from a plasterboard sheet on an ordinary plug. Lamps The four GU10 sockets take lamps of up to 10 W each. Lamps are not supplied — they are chosen separately, which lets colour temperature and output be matched to the room. Over a table, 2700–3000 K lamps with a beam of about 36° work well, producing concentrated pools on the surface; a wider beam blurs the effect of four separate cones on which the whole composition depends. Installation and safety The fitting runs on a 230 V / 50 Hz supply. It is protection class I, so the installation requires an earth conductor — in older buildings with no earth at the ceiling box, a condition to verify before buying. An IP20 rating places it in dry interiors. The rest of the collection KUKKIA also includes a wall light following the same logic — space for a pot, light directed downward — which fills in well where a large pendant will not fit. Thoro covers its fittings with a five-year warranty. Specification Manufacturer and collection: Thoro, KUKKIA Catalogue number: TH.004CZ EAN: 5903282763678 Design: Łukasz Kwietniewski Type: four-light pendant with space for plant pots Dimensions: length 142 cm × width 62 cm × drop 150 cm Socket: 4 × GU10, maximum 10 W per lamp Lamps included: no Light direction: downward Supply: 230 V / 50 Hz Ingress protection: IP20 Protection class: I (earth required) Materials: powder-coated steel and aluminium Colour: black (frame, tubes, canopy and cables) Shape: tube Weight: 9.6 kg Country of manufacture: Poland Warranty: 5 yearsPokaż więcej

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