| Tiffany pendant lighting options are as | | | | designed based upon the chandelier which |
| varied as they are beautiful. The storied | | | | originally used candles instead of bulbs to |
| and infamous tradition of glass-art lighting | | | | provide the illumination. Thus, the candles |
| creations has been carried on to perfection | | | | stood upward and light was reflected back off |
| by such manufacturers as Medya Tiffany and | | | | the ceiling downward. This is an indirect |
| Dale Tiffany, Inc. While these are not the | | | | form of ambient lighting and one of its |
| only companies manufacturing Tiffany pendant | | | | benefits is a reduction in glare.For Tiffany |
| lighting fixtures, both of these companies do | | | | pendants manufactured with a downlight |
| employ the same techniques and high quality | | | | design, there is indeed a tendency for |
| materials used over a century ago when Louis | | | | increased glare. However, this possibility |
| Tiffany was still creating his masterpieces. | | | | is minimized by the colored art glass shades |
| However, while the quality of Tiffany pendant | | | | which tend to diffuse light gently and thus |
| lighting made by reputable manufacturers may | | | | reduce the possibility for glare. However, a |
| not be in doubt, the type of fixture to | | | | downlight Tiffany pendant will better |
| purchase may be causing some | | | | illuminate objects below but may not provide |
| confusion.Tiffany pendant lighting can be | | | | the same level of overall ambient lighting as |
| found in two basic varieties: upward or | | | | an upward pendant.Things will be better |
| downlight. Upward Tiffany pendants are | | | | illuminated beneath the fixture but the |
| designed so that the light is bounced off of | | | | corners of the room may appear darker because |
| the ceiling and then reflected back downwards | | | | light is not first bounced off the ceiling. |
| into the room. In other words, the upward | | | | When the light is directed towards the |
| Tiffany pendants are inverted so that their | | | | ceiling, it is diffracted better so that all |
| bulbs and shades both face the ceiling.For | | | | aspects of the room receive better ambient |
| Tiffany pendant lighting fixtures designed in | | | | lighting. In downward pendants, the light is |
| the downlight style, the bulbs and the | | | | more focused but less distributed.Quality |
| lampshades (or enclosures) are facing | | | | Tiffany pendant lighting is available from a |
| downward and directly illuminate objects | | | | number of reputable manufacturers who |
| below. Other than the directionality of | | | | construct the fixtures to the same or better |
| illumination, there really is no other | | | | standards than those employed when the |
| significant differences between the two | | | | art-glass fixtures were first being created. |
| varieties of pendant styles. However, this | | | | Innovations and demand have led to Tiffany |
| subtle difference is enough to make it worth | | | | pendants that are available in both upward |
| your time to understand how it may affect the | | | | and downlight varieties. Each type of |
| lighting in your home.Tiffany pendant | | | | pendant offers advantages and disadvantages |
| lighting fixtures made in the upward design | | | | when compared to one another but both are |
| are actually more traditional. Pendants were | | | | excellent lighting choices for you home. |