Varaluz 165C03SNV Fascination NV Collection 3-Light Pendant is made from hand forged recycled steel and recycled clear glass discs. Breathtaking….that’s what came to mind when we saw the ruins of an old Nevada mine at sunset. The walls had been constructed of wide bottles and mud. All those old bottles arranged so perfectly and capturing the sunlight, what better inspiration for a lighting family? We mimicked the bottle ends with recycled steel circles of varying sized filled with recycled glass discs. Rarely before has a design based in “old” seemed so powerfully new. The 165C03SNV is 18 inches wide x 8.5 inches high, and the canopy is 6 inches in diameter. The 165C03SNV comes one per package, includes enough cable and wire for a 10-foot drop, and requires three 100-watt medium base incandescent bulbs (not included), dimmable using a standard incandescent dimmer. For a more Energy Efficient alternative, 23-watt medium base CFL bulbs can be used, but may not be dimmable. One of the reasons Varaluz was started was to address things we thought the industry was shamefully ignoring. We have a reality facing us a people, as a nation, and as a world that requires us to be more responsible. Energy efficiency certainly has an important place, but a larger impact can come from designing with responsible materials and designing out waste in the manufacturing and distribution process. At Varaluz, they believe that lighting should not only be interesting, but sustainable. Most of the fixtures made by Varaluz use steel that has 70-percent or greater recycled content and glass that is 100-percent recycled. We use many sustainable and reclaimed materials in our glass or shades. Whenever you see the “eco-luz” designation on our products, you can be confident that the item is made with recycled or reclaimed materials – and that Varaluz is committed to preserving the Earth. The old saying goes, “one person’s trash is another’s treasure.” Varaluz just takes it to beautiful extremes.