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The drum lampshade is covered in dupion silk in a colourway described as Peacock, which shifts between a greenish turquoise and a deeper blue depending on the viewing angle and light conditions. This iridescence is a natural result of the dupion weave, where warp and weft threads of differing tones are interlaced to produce a lustrous, colour-shifting surface. The cylindrical drum form maintains an even profile, distributing light consistently from top to bottom, while occasional slubs in the silk reflect the organic character of the natural fibre.
This shade is made from the grandaddy of silk - Dupion. And to think it all started out with a friendly little worm spinning its stuff. Now, pay attention, there are a couple of things you need to understand about this silk - first is that it’s ordinarily woven from two distinct threads - the warp and the weft (for the weaving nerds amongst you) - and so the colour often has a lovely iridescence. We call this colour Peacock, but in truth from one angle it’s a greenish turquoise hue and from another it’s a deeper rich blue colour. Beautiful really, but we tell you this because still photography cannot always catch the true lustre of Dupion silk. The next point about this silk is that there are some imperfections - known as slubs - where two threads of silk yarn are twisted together a little more thickly than usual. Slubs happen, and should be celebrated as a reminder that silk is a natural, organic and beautiful fibre...not grumbled about! We hope you love and live happily ever after with your glorious Dupion silk shade. And if you made it this far...
