What makes these Japandi kitchen island pendants?

Each one is in both our Japandi pendant lights and kitchen pendant lights collections. The Asahi's listing names kitchen islands directly.

How high should I hang them over an island?

The listings do not give a hanging rule, so use the pendant height guide above and check each cord: three list 150 cm (59.1 in).

Three list dimming: the Asahi and Shoto with a dimmable bulb, and the Yellow Cave Stone with stepless dimming and three light colours. The Cream Retro is listed as not dimmable.

Do they come with bulbs?

Seven list the bulb as not included, and the rest do not say, so check each listing before you order.

Japandi Kitchen Island Pendants

Japandi Kitchen Island Pendants brings together the 12 pendants that sit in both our Japandi pendant and kitchen pendant collections. Their shades and bodies span paper, fabric, rattan, wood, resin, cement and marble, in quiet, simple forms.

Materials and shades

Three use paper: the Luminous Serenity and the Shoto Serenity Washi Paper Japandi Pendant Light have handmade rice paper shades, and the Sky Burst uses mulberry paper. Three use fabric: the Radiance of Serenity and the Vibia on iron frames, and the Tally in handwoven cotton and linen with a wooden accent. The Natural Shadow Rattan Japandi Pendant Light is handwoven rattan and the Asahi Japandi Solid Wood Pendant Light is solid wood. Two are resin, the Wabi-Sabi Coffee Cloud and the Yumi. The Cream Retro has a cement body with a PVC shade, and the Yellow Cave Stone pairs a marble body with an acrylic shade.

Sizes, cords and light

Where a diameter is listed, it runs from 7 cm (2.8 in) on the slimmest Cream Retro to 80 cm (31.5 in) on the largest Radiance of Serenity and Wabi-Sabi Coffee Cloud. The Tally comes at 22 or 30 cm (8.7 or 11.8 in), the Shoto at 35 or 50 cm (13.8 or 19.7 in), and the Asahi is 43 cm (16.9 in) wide. The Cream Retro also comes as a double or 3-light version. Five list an adjustable cord or hanging height, and three give a 150 cm (59.1 in) cord. Nine take an E26 or E27 bulb, the Yumi takes a G9, and the Vibia and Yellow Cave Stone list an LED light source. For drop and spacing over an island, see pendant height over a kitchen island and how to space island pendants, or browse all Japandi pendant lights.