June Retro Glass Ceiling Light

A warm tinted glass shade on a compact flush mount, in two-tone combinations that give the fixture its retro character. The colour pairing is the design: red with cognac is the warmer and bolder, black with smoke grey the more restrained and graphic.

Because it mounts flush rather than hanging, it works in a room where a pendant would drop too low. The scale suits a space of roughly five to ten square metres, which covers most bedrooms, small dining rooms and box rooms. In anything larger it becomes an accent rather than the main light.

The tinted glass means the light arrives warm rather than neutral, which is what makes it an atmosphere fixture. In a bedroom that is exactly right; in a kitchen it is better paired with brighter task lighting under the units. Installation should be carried out by a competent person, with the circuit isolated at the consumer unit before work begins. The two-tone glass is fused rather than painted, so the colour will not chip or wear thin around the rim the way a lacquered shade eventually does. In a box room it can stand as the only ceiling light; in a larger bedroom it works better paired with a bedside lamp for reading, since the flush mount alone will not throw much light at page height. Dust the shade occasionally with a dry cloth to keep the colours reading clearly rather than dulled.

• Product type: Flush mount ceiling light
• Colours available: Red and cognac, Black and smoke grey
• Shade: Warm tinted glass
• Suited to: Rooms of roughly 5 to 10 square metres
• Light: Warm and atmospheric
• Use: Bedrooms, dining rooms, living areas, box rooms
• Installation: To be fitted by a competent person; isolate the circuit before work
• In the box: 1 x ceiling light, fixings