Modern Icons: The Caravaggio Pendant Light
It's curves ahead with this beautiful, versatile light fixture that can swing midcentury or futuristic
The first time I saw the Caravaggio Pendant Lamp, I assumed it had been designed in Italy sometime in the 1950s. I was way off. Danish designer Cecilie Manz designed the lamp in 2005. After experimenting with many variations of the form, she crafted a simple curved aluminum shade that can hang with other curved pieces in the room and provide subtle contrast to straight modern lines.
The lamp's elegant simplicity means it can fit into just about any style room, and its range of sizes means it can fit into just about any scale. Whether you're going for Italian midcentury modern or futuristic minimalist style, this pendant will work for you.
The lamp's elegant simplicity means it can fit into just about any style room, and its range of sizes means it can fit into just about any scale. Whether you're going for Italian midcentury modern or futuristic minimalist style, this pendant will work for you.
The Caravaggio is a perfect choice for many of today's kitchens, whether as one large pendant; as a single, pair or trio over an island; or over a table. Its classic shape can go traditional, contemporary, midcentury modern or eclectic.
Cecilie Menz Caravaggio Pendant P4
The shade gets its beautiful shine from smooth, high-gloss paint. The shade is drawn aluminum, and the hardware is coated in matte chrome plating.
The curves of the Caravaggios, the Eames Shell Chairs and the Saarinen Tuilp Table are having a great conversation in this midcentury modern–inspired kitchen.
This larger version of the pendant has enough presence to serve as a single fixture over a kitchen island. The pendant comes in four sizes:
• Small: 6 1/2 inches deep and 8 inches high
• Medium: 10 inches deep and 12 3/4 inches high
• Large: 15 3/4 inches deep and 20 inches high
• Extra large: 21 1/2 inches deep and 27 1/2 inches high
• Small: 6 1/2 inches deep and 8 inches high
• Medium: 10 inches deep and 12 3/4 inches high
• Large: 15 3/4 inches deep and 20 inches high
• Extra large: 21 1/2 inches deep and 27 1/2 inches high
This Dutch couple has a carefully curated a collection of amazing light fixtures throughout their home, and this pair of black Caravaggios made the cut.
If you look closely, you can see how light emanates from the opening in the top.
If you look closely, you can see how light emanates from the opening in the top.
The fixture is also large enough to stand up to a vast, open space, like this one. Using a white pendant against white walls and a white ceiling keeps it from being a distraction.
Zooming out in the same space, we can see that two identical pendants provide continuity between the living area and the dining area.
In fact, a group of Caravaggio Pendants provide continuity throughout this entire house, designed by Incorporated. The designers used Caravaggio Pendant lamps in just about every room. The lamps give the eyes a place to rest between the tops of the furniture and the high ceilings.