Description
Urchina marks designer Jette Scheib’s debut collaboration with Le Klint, and it shows the hallmarks of the studio’s century-old hand-pleating tradition applied to an entirely new, organic silhouette. Rather than the crisp geometric folds Le Klint is best known for, Urchina takes its inspiration from the sea urchin — a form that balances structure with softness. The shade is precisely pleated by hand from a single sheet, giving it a voluminous, almost weightless appearance despite its very deliberate construction, and the light it casts is correspondingly soft and diffused rather than direct.
Each shade is finished top and bottom with light oak detailing, a subtle natural material that frames the pleated form and grounds it visually, whatever the surrounding décor. Suspended above a dining table, in a living room, or anywhere you want the light fitting itself to be part of the room’s character rather than a purely functional afterthought, Urchina is designed to be looked at as much as it is to illuminate.
Urchina is offered in three sizes, so it can be scaled to the room and the table it sits above: the Medium suits smaller dining tables or more intimate spaces; the Large is the versatile mid-point for most dining and living rooms; and the X-Large makes a genuine sculptural statement over a larger table or in a double-height space. All three share identical proportions and detailing, simply scaled up, so the design language stays consistent whichever size you choose.
As with all Le Klint pleated pendants, each Urchina shade is made to order, so please allow for production lead time before dispatch.
