Handwoven Paper Rope Ceiling Shade

Woven paper rope makes a shade that is interesting from below, which matters more for a ceiling fitting than a table lamp. The coiled rope reads as a series of concentric lines when you look up at it, and light passing through the fiber softens rather than passing straight out.

Its weight is the practical advantage. A woven paper rope shade is a fraction of the mass of a glass or metal equivalent, so it can be made generously large without needing joist fixing or special anchoring, which is exactly what you want for a shade meant to fill a ceiling void.

Every shade is woven by hand, so the coil tension varies slightly and no two match exactly. The natural color warms the light passing through it. Use a low-wattage cool-running LED bulb, since paper fiber and sustained heat do not mix, and dust with a soft dry brush rather than a damp cloth.

• Concentric coil texture visible from below
• Very light: large diameters without special anchoring
• Natural color warms the transmitted light
• Hand woven, so every shade differs slightly
• Low-wattage cool LED bulb only; dust with a dry brush