TR5 Small Pendant by Tom Rossau

Waves of delicate strips of wood crest and fall as the apexes are folded one into the other, revealing slices of light as edge whispers to edge. The TR5 Small pendant in birch comes in a variety of finishes, including natural, white, red, brown and black. The fixture is also available in copper-brushed aluminum, gold-brushed aluminum and iron-brushed aluminum, and comes in a larger version—the TR5 Large. The TR in the name represents the initials of Danish designer Tom Rossau, who envisions and manufactures the beauties.

Additional Information

Hardwired fixture; professional installation strongly recommended.
Clean with soft, dry microfiber cleaning cloth.
UL-listed.
Imported.
Note: This item is rewired in compliance with North American standards, exclusively by Global Lighting. If you are purchasing this item from an unathorized website for use in the U.S.A. or Canada, Global Lighting is unable to provide after sales assistance or customer service support.

Product Name

TR5 Small Pendant
Manufacturer

Tom Rossau
Shade

Birch or Aluminium
Cord

Clear
Cord Length

6 Feet
Canopy

Black or White (Height: 1" x Diameter: 4.75")
Light Source

1 x 9.5W E26 LED A19
1 x 18W E26 CFL A19

Tom Rossau TR5 Black
Tom Rossau TR5 Brown
Tom Rossau TR5 Copper
Tom Rossau TR5 Gold
Tom Rossau TR5 Iron
Tom Rossau TR5 Red
Tom Rossau TR5 White
Tom Rossau TR5 Natural
Tom Rossau TR5 Mint Green
Tom Rossau TR5 Grey

Tom Rossau

Copenhagen, Denmark

tomrossau.dk

Any designer who lives by the motto “Dare to be naïve” is a force to be reckoned with. This is doubly true of Danish designer Tom Rossau, whose lighting fixtures Global Lighting is proud to distribute exclusively in North America. In Rossau’s opinion, it takes great strength to be naïve, and naivety should not be interpreted as stupidity or obstinate stubbornness but as the ability to believe in something beyond conforming to other people’s views. Taking this idea to its furthermost conclusion, he says it’s critical to not give up on an idea until it is completely decrypted. “The will to create something real, formed from an idea that has evolved and molded into his final view” is the point at which he knows he’s been successful.

His value of pure exploration is not a surprise given he came to the discipline of lighting design organically. In 1997 he opened a boutique in Copenhagen to sell his own leather clothing designs he’d perfected as a motorcycle enthusiast. Needing furniture and lighting for the shop, he decided to design them: “This is quite representative of my point of view in most areas of my life—if I can make it, I’d rather do so rather than buying it,” he explains. “Designing the lighting for the shop was quite satisfying so I kept at it—investigating new ideas and working one product at a time until I figured out how the materials behaved.”

Selling lighting products from his store became a more serious endeavor in 2006 when he exhibited at one of Europe’s major design fairs and found interested dealers who were eager to take him on. The self-described naïve little boy trapped within a 44-year-old body hopes the playfulness of his designs come through. He also wants the seriousness of his production team’s strive for quality to be obvious. Many of his fixtures carry the initials TR to represent his own, expressing his deep connection to his work. His Danish roots infuse these fixtures with the quintessential naturalness that seems to come to so effortlessly to him.