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Trend Alert: The Draped-Cloth Light Fixture

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Trend Alert: The Draped-Cloth Light Fixture

April 19, 2023

Mark our words: We’re about to see a slew of cloth fixtures all over the house—often very casually draped.

Here are a few favorites we’ve noticed lately:

the first sighting? hanging above a rustic dinner table at little mill abergave 9
Above: The first sighting? Hanging above a rustic dinner table at Little Mill Abergavenny in Wales. (“Admiring the linen napkin hanging light?” Margot wrote in our original feature. “We are, too. Hayley found it in an old haberdashery, a sewing shop, in Marseille and says it’s attracted so much interest, she’s begun making her own and plans to start selling them soon.”) See more in Little Mill Abergavenny: A Once-Upon-a-Time Holiday Cottage in Wales.
we spotted the veil square pendant light by ladies and gentlemen studio via our 10
Above: We spotted the Veil Square Pendant Light by Ladies and Gentlemen Studio via our friend Sean Santiago’s Instagram (here) and promptly fell in love. It’s made from cloth draped delicately over “an elemental wooded framework” and “designed for embracing moments of ephemeral presence.” Photograph by Sebastian Stadler via Ladies and Gentlemen Studio.
in his kitchen in charlotte, north carolina, renowned stylist scott newkirk dra 11
Above: In his kitchen in Charlotte, North Carolina, renowned stylist Scott Newkirk draped a task lamp casually with burlap. Photograph by Chris Edwards, courtesy of Scott Newkirk, from A Visit with Renowned Stylist Scott Newkirk, at His New Place in Charlotte, North Carolina.
we recently covered the delicate cloth pendants by chamusquina; see “lig 12
Above: We recently covered the delicate cloth pendants by Chamusquina; see “Light Filtered by Fabric”: Ethereal, Eco-Minded Lights by a Small Workshop in Spain.
beauvamp studio offers whimsical, colorful versions:  d is the red and beige ti 13
Above: Beauvamp Studio offers whimsical, colorful versions: Pictured is the Red and Beige Tiffany Stripe Ruffle Lampshade.
and spotted via vintage shop broyt, what just might be the original cloth light 14
Above: And spotted via vintage shop Broyt, what just might be the original cloth light: the Ruffle and Pleat Pendant by Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn, made in Sweden. This particular one has been sold, but others can be found via online vintage dealers like 1st Dibs and Chairish.
another draped cloth fixture at little mill abergavenny. 15
Above: Another draped-cloth fixture at Little Mill Abergavenny.
and the william morris willow boughs tiffany ruffle lampshade, also from beauva 16
Above: And the William Morris Willow Boughs Tiffany Ruffle Lampshade, also from Beauvamp Studio.
the cotton linen handmade pendant light is gently gathered; it&#8\2\17;s av 17
Above: The Cotton Linen Handmade Pendant Light is gently gathered; it’s available in two shades of off white from BVM Home.
and a slightly more structured variation: the anders light medium from pinch de 18
Above: And a slightly more structured variation: the Anders Light Medium from Pinch Design, “sculpted from layers of fiber derived from the banana plant family, draped and stitched around the central bronze bulb fixing.”

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