Washi Paper A Series Pendant Light

Silhouette

Flat disc

Diameters

17.7"–37.4"

Ceilings

8 ft and up

Bulb

Included

The Proportion

2:1

Width to height — often 3:1

Most pendants are designed for ceilings nobody has.

Look at how pendant lighting is photographed and it's always the same room: ten-foot ceilings, a soaring loft, a double-height entry. The reality of the American housing stock is eight feet. Drop a sphere or a tall drum into that room and it looms — you duck under it, it crowds the table, it reads like a mistake in an otherwise finished space.

The A Series answers that by spending its size horizontally instead of vertically. Diameter runs two to three times the height, producing a wide saucer that sits close to the ceiling plane. A 27.5-inch disc reads generous rather than heavy. A 37.4-inch disc reads like art rather than obstruction — and its height is still under sixteen inches.

Flat is harder to build than round. A sphere holds its own shape; a disc wants to sag at the rim, which is why most flat paper pendants on the market warp within a year. The A Series uses denser internal bamboo ribbing specifically to hold the horizontal form, with the mulberry Washi hand-stretched over it so the exterior reads as one continuous surface with no visible seams.

26A

⌀ 17.7"

H 10"

Small dining areas, bedrooms, entry foyers. The one that fits a tight hallway without touching anything.

21A

⌀ 25.5"

H 11"

Standard dining tables and bedrooms with 8-foot ceilings. The most commonly ordered size.

70A

⌀ 27.5"

H 12.5"

Living rooms and dining centerpieces. Wide enough to anchor a room, still flat enough to disappear overhead.

15A

⌀ 34.6"

H 13.7"

Large dining rooms and open-plan living. Fills wide floor plans that taller fixtures can't anchor.

95A

⌀ 37.4"

H 15.7"

Grand dining, lofts, commercial spaces. Statement scale — and still only 15.7 inches tall.

The Surface

Mulberry Kozo Washi.

Real mulberry-fiber Washi paper, hand-stretched over each frame by artisans. The visible fiber grain is the point — it catches and scatters light in a way machine-made paper and printed substitutes flatten out. Lit, the whole disc glows evenly instead of showing a hot spot where the bulb sits.

The Structure

Seamless bamboo ribbing.

An internal bamboo frame carries the shape without a seam showing through the paper. The flat profile gets denser ribbing than a sphere would need, because a wide disc wants to sag at the rim — that density is what keeps the horizontal line true over years rather than months.

The Hardware

Iron canopy.

A 4.7-inch iron canopy covers a standard junction box and carries the fixture on a 59-inch adjustable rope. Custom canopy sizes are available on request for non-standard boxes or ceiling medallions.

01

Dining room with an 8-foot ceiling.

The flat profile hangs over the table without crowding the sightline across it, and the wide disc anchors round, square and rectangular tables equally well. Warm even glow over dinner rather than a spotlight on the centerpiece.

Suggested: 26A · 21A · 70A

02

Living room, as a ceiling anchor.

Reads architectural rather than decorative — it occupies the ceiling plane the way considered millwork does instead of dangling into the room. Gives an open living space a warm center without taking any vertical volume away from it.

Suggested: 70A · 15A

03

Centered above the bed.

Replaces the builder-grade flush mount most bedrooms come with. Because the disc sits close to the ceiling there's no headroom problem over the bed, and the diffused paper glow reads soft enough for evening without needing a dimmer to be tolerable.

Suggested: 26A · 21A

04

Entry foyer & hallway.

The tightest ceilings in the house are usually here. The smallest disc clears an 8-foot foyer with room to spare, and a paper glow at the front door sets a warmer tone than the flush mount it replaces.

Suggested: 26A

05

Grand dining & open plan.

At 37.4 inches across, the disc stops being a light fixture and starts being the thing the room is arranged around. Wide floor plans and loft spaces that swallow ordinary pendants have something to hold onto.

Suggested: 15A · 95A

06

Boutique hospitality.

Restaurant dining rooms, hotel lobbies and guest corridors, spa and wellness interiors, short-term rentals. Low-profile discs give a property a consistent ceiling language across rooms with different heights — and they don't crowd the corridors where standard pendants have to be omitted entirely.

Multi-unit orders, matched batches and project timelines: support@stuberlighting.com

Wiring

Hardwired to a standard ceiling junction box — the same connection your existing fixture uses. The 4.7-inch iron canopy covers the box; custom canopy sizes available on request.

Drop Height

A 59-inch (150 cm) adjustable rope sets the hanging height and shortens at installation. Longer drops for vaulted or sloped ceilings are available — tell us before you order.

Ceiling Types

Standard 8-foot, vaulted and sloped ceilings all work. The flat profile is what makes the low standard ceiling its best case rather than its compromise.

Dimming

Fit any dimmable E26 LED or filament bulb and the pendant runs off a standard wall dimmer. Max 40W — don't exceed it, and don't dim a non-dimmable bulb.

Materials

Mulberry Kozo Washi paper · bamboo ribbing · iron canopy

Sizes

Five · ⌀ 17.7" to 37.4"

Canopy

4.7" diameter · custom sizes on request

Socket

E26 / E27 · Max 40W

Bulb

Included · 3000K warm white

Voltage

AC 110–240V

Dimming

Dimmable with compatible bulb and wall dimmer

Cable Length

59" (150 cm) adjustable rope · extendable on request

Wiring

Hardwired · standard junction box

Ceiling Compatibility

Standard 8 ft · vaulted · sloped

IP Rating

IP20 · indoor dry locations only

Certification

Compliant with SAA/UL/ETL/CE and CSA certification standards

Length + Width

For a room

Add the room's length and width in feet, then read that total as inches — that's your recommended disc diameter. A 12 × 14 ft room totals 26, which points to 21A (25.5") or 70A (27.5").

Half to two-thirds

For a dining table

The disc should measure roughly half to two-thirds of the table's longest dimension. A 60-inch table lands between 30 and 40 inches — 15A (34.6") sits right in the middle of that range.