Linear Pendants

The best pendant lights for a kitchen island depend on the size of your island and the style of your interior.

For a long kitchen island, a linear pendant light offers the most balanced and cohesive look. The Festif Linear Pendant Light from D.Bianco creates an elegant, even glow across the entire surface — perfect for food preparation, entertaining, and creating a warm atmosphere. Its refined design adds sophistication while maintaining a minimalist presence.

If you prefer a statement look, consider a single large pendant such as the Stella Modern Chandelier. Its sculptural form becomes a focal point, ideal for kitchens with high ceilings or open-plan layouts.

For more traditional or transitional spaces, three separate pendants, such as the Omri, evenly spaced above the island, can create rhythm and visual balance while adding character to the kitchen.

Whether you choose separate pendants, one large chandelier, or a sleek linear pendant, the key is to match your lighting style with your island’s size and the interior style you want to create.

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The perfect pendant should complement the shape of your table, provide balanced illumination, and reflect your personal style. 

1. Festif Linear

The Festif Linear Pendant Light is ideal for oval and rectangular dining tables, kitchen islands, or long bar areas. Its sleek linear form and sculptural details create a harmonious balance between functionality and design. The Festif Linear delivers even, elegant illumination across the length of the table — perfect for gatherings or modern open-plan spaces.

2. Stella Chandelier

For those seeking a refined centrepiece, the Stella Chandelier brings warmth and sophistication to both round and rectangular tables. Crafted from fine timber, it casts a soft, inviting glow that enhances dining experiences while maintaining strong illumination. Its distinctive silhouette adds timeless charm to both contemporary and classic interiors.

3. Nestlight Chandelier

The Nestlight Chandelier is designed for high ceilings or spaces that call for a bold visual statement. Its sculptural form makes it an sculptural focal point, combining powerful illumination with striking architectural presence. Ideal for grand dining rooms or entryways where lighting doubles as art.

4. Omri Pendant

The Omri Pendant Light offers versatility and understated elegance. Perfect when hung in clusters or combinations, it blends rich timber and solid brass to create a sense of refined warmth. 

Your living room and entryway set the tone for your home — they deserve lighting that is both beautiful and functional. 

1. Stella Chandelier

The Stella Chandelier works beautifully in living rooms with organic shapes, such as curved sofas, round coffee tables, or soft architectural lines. Its sculptural timber form delivers both visual impact and functional, even illumination, enhancing the natural flow of the space. Stella’s warm tone and gentle presence make it the perfect centrepiece for interiors that embrace curves, comfort, and cohesion.

2. Nestlight Chandelier

The Nestlight Chandelier combines bold sculptural form with powerful illumination, making it perfect for high ceilings and open-plan spaces. This piece acts as both a functional light source and an artistic focal point, adding height, depth, and drama to living areas and entrance halls.

3. Serenitti 80

The Serenitti 80 Pendant is a refined expression of quiet luxury. It casts a soft, ambient glow that enhances wellbeing and promotes relaxation. When paired with complementary lighting, it creates a layered, calming atmosphere — perfect for living rooms designed around comfort, balance, and serenity.

4. Omri Pendant

The Omri Pendant Light brings minimalist elegance to both living rooms and entryways. Designed to work beautifully in clusters or pendant combinations, it pairs rich timber and solid brass for a refined warmth that adds character and timeless sophistication to any space.

Yes — brass pendant lights work beautifully in modern kitchen designs. Their warm metallic tone adds contrast to clean lines and minimalist finishes, creating a sophisticated, contemporary look while still feeling timeless and refined.

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Kitchen island pendants should typically provide 300–500 lumens each for ambient lighting, or 700–1,000 lumens each for brighter task lighting. This ensures the island is well-lit without creating glare.

The Festif Linear delivers a sufficient amount of lumens for true task lighting, making it an excellent choice for illuminating a kitchen island with clarity and efficiency.

When installing pendant lights over a kitchen island, the ideal hanging height is about 600 to 800 mm above the countertop. This can vary based on personal preference—some prefer pendants at eye level, while others like them hung higher. Choose the height that looks and feels best to you.

Metal finishes that work best with marble kitchens are those that enhance the stone’s natural veining and add subtle warmth or contrast.

- Brushed brass bring out the warmth in marble and create an elegant, timeless look.

- Matte black offers a modern contrast that highlights the marble’s patterns without overpowering them.

- Satin Nickel has warm undertones that harmonise with the warmer hues often found in marble, creating a cohesive palette.

- Satin chrome blend seamlessly in cooler-toned kitchens, creating a clean and cohesive feel.

In short, choose a metal finish that complements the marble’s undertones—warm metals for soft veining, dark metals for contrast, and cool metals for a refined, monochromatic look.

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D.Bianco specialises in custom extra-long pendant lighting for oversized kitchen islands and extended dining tables. Festif Linear - extra long can be custom-made in continuous lengths of up to 6 metres, making it ideal for large residential, hospitality, and architectural projects.

Each Festif Linear is handcrafted from solid brass, fitted with high-CRI LED lighting, and tailored to the exact project requirements, including length, suspension configuration, and finish selection.

To specify your custom length or request a project quote, contact the D.Bianco team or order a sample kit to review finishes in person.

D.Bianco’s braided lighting “rope” used in its pendant lights consists of a high-quality, high-CRI LED core encased within a woven, braided textile sheath. This construction provides flexibility, durability, and a refined sculptural aesthetic. The braided sheath serves both a functional role—protecting and insulating the internal components—and a decorative one, creating a soft 3D glowing effect that adds depth and character while complementing a wide range of interior design styles.

If you would like to see, touch, and experience how the braided lighting rope glows, you can order a sample kit here (refundable upon return).

Pendant lights can be produced in a variety of metal finishes. D.Bianco creates Brushed Brass pendant lights by polishing and brushing natural brass, then applying a thin protective coating to prevent tarnishing.

D.Bianco also uses electroplating, a process where thin layers of other metals are deposited onto solid brass. This technique allows them to achieve finishes such as Satin Chrome, Satin Nickel, Dark Satin Bronze (Gunmetal), and Brushed Copper.

For visual reference, please see the Metal Finishes section to view how each finish looks.

For requests regarding alternative metal finishes, please get in touch with D.Bianco.

Many brands use materials like aluminium and apply powder coating to mimic brass or other metal finishes. However, powder coating—made from polyester or epoxy powder—lacks the natural look and feel of real metal. In contrast, D.Bianco uses solid brass with a natural brass finish or electroplates brass with other metals, preserving the authentic texture, weight, and appearance of the material.

Also, D.Bianco stands apart from other premium lighting brands by combining solid‑brass construction, artisan craftsmanship, and high‑CRI LED technology. Their focus on customisable finishes, tailored dimensions, and thoughtful design means each fixture can be adapted to suit individual spaces, giving a level of personalisation and quality that many other premium brands don’t offer.

Linear pendant lights are the most popular choice for minimalist kitchens because they follow the horizontal length of the island, provide even illumination, and maintain a clean, uncluttered visual presence.

Festif Linear by D.Bianco pairs a slim linear brass tube with a sculptural braided rope, creating a balanced contrast between structure and softness. This combination adds subtle visual interest while preserving the clean, elongated form ideal for minimalist interiors.

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