The pendant in this demo is an illustrative sculptural piece, made from overlapping metal ribbons that drape downwards. Pick a metal and a size, and the build is ready to send as a quote request.
With a fitting like this, the light source is almost secondary. What buyers are really choosing is how the folds will behave in their room. A mirror finish picks up everything around it, so bronze over a dark bar reads warm and low, while chrome in a pale lobby throws back cooler highlights. Size is the second judgement: one large drop can anchor a space that three small ones would clutter, or the reverse.
Lighting Configurator demo
Drip Pendant
- Product
- Drip Pendant
- Colour
- Bronze
- Size
- Small
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Bronze, copper, gold and chrome are live in the demo, while smoke and black round out the range. Every image keeps the same angle and lighting, so the comparison is about how each metal handles reflection rather than how it was photographed. Small or large goes into the summary, but the picture stays the same size here. A production build would show both, ideally beside a bar stool for scale.
- Colour: Bronze, Copper, Gold, Chrome
- Size: Small, Large
Why a configurator suits pendants
Six metals in two sizes is twelve versions of a piece that photographs badly on white. Mirror surfaces reflect the studio, the camera and the photographer, so many suppliers fall back on one hero shot and a list of finish names. Specifiers then ask for samples or brochures before they commit, and the enquiry stalls.
Sculptural pendants are mostly bought for hospitality and high-end residential schemes, often in clusters. A designer may want five drops in mixed sizes at staggered heights over a lounge. A configurator that captures finish, size and quantity per drop turns that into a structured request instead of an email with a sketch attached.
Getting that request right matters more than usual. If one drop in a lobby cluster arrives in the wrong metal, the whole installation waits for a replacement, often against an opening date. Recording finish and size against each order line removes that risk. It also shows the supplier which metals specifiers are actually choosing.
How a production version would be built
For a mirror-finish pendant I would render rather than photograph. A 3D model lit inside a controlled environment gives consistent reflections across all six metals, and the same model produces both sizes accurately. The supplier provides finish names, dimensions for each size, cable and canopy details, and which finishes carry longer lead times. Retail orders can go to a Shopify basket. Cluster and contract enquiries are better routed to a quote form that captures quantity and drop height for every pendant.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Size choices: 2
- Combinations to support: 6 × 2 = 12
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 36
- Images if sizes can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 24
- Data each of the 12 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about pendant configurators
Can a configurator show a cluster of pendants at different drop heights?
Yes, as an arrangement step after the single pendant is chosen. The buyer sets how many drops, their sizes and their heights, and a simple elevation shows the result. It does not need full 3D. Layered images positioned on a fixed background are enough to judge spacing and to give the supplier exact cable lengths.
How do you stop a mirror finish reflecting the photo studio?
Rendering avoids the problem, because the reflected environment is chosen deliberately. With photography it means a tented set, a long lens and careful retouching for every finish. Either way, the reflections should be identical across finishes so buyers compare metals rather than lighting setups.
Can we show the pendant in a bar or lobby as well as on a plain background?
Yes. Each finish can be composited into one or two room scenes, such as a bar counter or hotel lobby, using the same camera angle. Buyers of sculptural lighting need context to judge scale and reflection, so a lifestyle view is worth more here than it would be for a plain fitting.
Can buyers see the small and large sizes side by side?
Yes. A scale view places both sizes next to a bar stool or a standing figure, drawn to your published dimensions. Size is hard to judge from a studio shot of a sculptural piece, and this is often the image buyers come back to before they commit to a cluster.
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A configurator for your pendants
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell pendants, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.