Ilala woven pendant -Tonga- Natural
The Ilala woven Pendant Light is designed to make a bold earthy statement in your home. Crafted from natural Ilala palm, this large pendant light will add beautiful texture and character to your space, while adding a warm downward soft glow. This piece imbues a certain kind of rich tightly woven handmade quality that can be felt.
Inspired by the traditional Ba Tonga community these pendants are handmade by a group of women artisans in Zimbabwe. Each piece is woven using the locally-available Ilala palm around a wire frame. The wire frames are handmade by a small-scale welder. This pieces has been sourced with an ethical craft organisation that is supporting these craftswoman through training, development and finding international markets for their skills.
Colour- Natural
Meterials and finish: The Ilala palm is a natural fibre. As with all natural fibres, variations in colour and thickness may be apparent - we consider this to be part of the charm of handcrafted pieces and not a flaw.
Dimensions: H:45cm approx.
Diameter 60cm approx
We recommend using a licensed electrician to install your pendant light.
- To hang your light, you will require the following: an electrical cable or cord; a ceiling hook; a piece of chain or rope; a lampholder for a 40mm hole; and a ceiling rose.
- There are many options available for these hanging pieces. For example, to hang this light in the bathroom in our studio, we used a simple brass cup hook in the ceiling and some of our thick hemp twine to carry the weight, for the electrical cable we chose a beautiful linen cable sourced from Creative Cables and we painted a white plastic lampholder and a ceiling rose with gold spray paint to match our brushed brass tapware.
- Or you may prefer something better suited to your interior style such as a black or white cable, silver ceiling rose, a thick piece of rope - whatever works for your decor.
- This pendant light weighs approximately 2-4kgs so be sure to use a suitable hook for this weight.