Bamboo Pendant Lamp

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Updated 09/04/2021

Another terrific item in our eco friendly collection of bamboo products, we offer the ethically sourced and entirely sustainable bamboo pendant lamp. This strong and lightweight concept will not only show that you care about the environment but will illuminate your house in style. They come in many optional looks and we guarantee we have at least one that will look wonderful in your home.

Buying Guide

Bamboo pendant lamps offer an attractive way to diffuse light and to mask utilitarian electric light bulbs. While Edison lamps might lend a certain air of antiquity, and candle flicker lights might imitate candlelight, most electric lighting benefits from an attractive shade.

Why are bamboo pendant lamps attractive?

While there are decorative light bulbs on the market, as well as energy savers, LED lamps and more, most electric light bulbs are singularly unattractive. A bamboo shade offers the means to tone down the bright, whiteness of LED lights, and to give warmth to incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

What are the trendiest bamboo pendant lamp designs?

Snare Drum Pendant Lamp

Bamboo shades do not have to be complex with unusual shapes. A simple snare drum-shaped shade will do the job, using a plain over and under weave. Available from a variety of sellers, these simple shades will cut down on glare, diffuse light so that it is more indirect – which helps to do away with shadows, and generally add to the aesthetics of your rooms.

Pear Pendant Wicker Lamp

If you are looking for a shade that will add a little interest to your light treatment without contributing immeasurably to the complexity of your room, a pear-shaped wicker lamp shade could be just the thing. It is, just as it sounds, a pendant lamp shade that is woven to be a little smaller at the top where it needs to fasten to the light’s suspension, then it bells out into a fat pear shape before retreating to a narrow opening at the base.

Discus Bamboo Light

The discus bamboo light is an interesting one. It has a sort of inverted hat centrally located small shade. From that center extends ellipsoidal bamboo spokes, creating a sort of discus-shaped outer shade. While perhaps not likely to become a conversation piece, it can be an excellent finish to a room that is depending upon textures and understatement to make a good impression.

Nordic Chandelier Restaurant Lighting

Capture the spirit of yesteryear with this attractive restaurant style Nordic chandelier. A double layer of wicker weave casts the light downward so that it shines on a table or similar surface rather than casting the light outward. The double layer has the effect of creating a finished bottom edge where inner and outer layers flow together.

Bamboo Rope Chandelier

Aaargh! Maties, ‘tis not the bulb we’re disguisin’ with this chandelier, it’s the wire. It’s hidden by a hemp rope and bamboo fiber that can be easily draped over a hanging pole or just about anywhere. The fixture is shipped without bulbs, due to the fragility of electric light bulbs of all kinds. You can use almost any decorative bulb with this setup, but it is especially attractive with Edison bulbs.

The Wicker Bubble

It would be remiss not to mention the round, ball-shaped wicker lamp shades, the ones that look like a basketball or a bubble suspended from the ceiling. They are a simple shade, often seen, but always attractive.