Aksil Pendant | Handmade Moroccan Brass Pendant Light
Aksil Pendant | Handmade Moroccan Brass Pendant Light
Made to order in 3 to 4 weeks · Free tracked worldwide shipping · 14 day returns
Switch the Aksil on and the room fills with circles of light. Its openings are punched wide, so it gives real brightness as well as pattern: crisp rings near the shade, a looser scatter across the far wall. Named Aksil, for the Amazigh king Kusaila.
Made by hand in Marrakech
Each pendant is made to order by a maalem in Marrakech, who pierces the brass circle by circle with a hand punch, working down the dome and through the leaf tiers. The spacing shifts slightly from piece to piece. That variation is the proof it was made by hand.
Light, finish and fitting
Finished in gold, silver, or bronze. The socket is E26, 60 W max, bulb not included. Use a warm bulb, 2200 to 2700 K, to keep the light soft. It arrives fully wired. Made to order in 3 to 4 weeks, then 5 to 9 working days by tracked courier.
The details
- Material: Brass
- Sizes: 22.8 × 11 in (H 58 × W 28 cm)
- Finishes: Gold, Silver, Bronze
- Socket: E26, 60 W max, bulb not included
- Wiring: Hardwired, arrives fully wired
- Made to order: 3 to 4 weeks
- Shipping: free tracked worldwide, import duty not included
The making
Cut, pierced and finished by hand in a Marrakech workshop. Small drifts in the pattern are the signature of the person who made yours, not a flaw. You order, a maalem begins; nothing is pulled from a shelf.
Bulb and wiring
E26 socket, 60 W max, bulb not included. Fit a warm bulb, 2200 to 2700 K, so the light stays soft and the pattern gentle. Ceiling and wall pieces arrive fully wired for hardwiring; table pieces plug in with a US plug.
Shipping and returns
Three to four weeks in the workshop, then five to nine working days by tracked courier, free worldwide. Import duty is not included and is set by your country. 14 day returns on unused pieces in their original packaging.
Ordered
Handmade for you
Estimated delivery
The details
Considered, down to the socket.
Every piece leaves the workshop finished, wired and tested. Here is what that means for yours.
Made of
- Solid hammered brass
- Hand-pierced, never pressed
- Finished and sealed by hand
Finishes
- Gold
- Silver
- Bronze
Light & wiring
- E26 socket, 60 W max
- Warm bulb, 2200 to 2700 K
- Arrives fully wired for US homes
Care
- Dust with a dry, soft cloth
- No polish or solvents
- The patina deepens with age
Delivery
- Made to order in 3 to 4 weeks
- Free tracked courier, 5 to 9 days
- 14 day returns on unused pieces
In their rooms
Aksil Pendant in real rooms.
We were worried it would be too much for a small space. It is not. The light is soft, not busy.
Rachel B. Boston, MA
Second one we have bought. The brass has darkened slightly on the first and looks even better now.
Chris V. Salt Lake City, UT
Bigger in person than I expected and much heavier. You can see the piercing was done by hand.
James W. Nashville, TN
Second one we have bought. The brass has darkened slightly on the first and looks even better now.
Owen S. Portland, ME
Second one we have bought. The brass has darkened slightly on the first and looks even better now.
Tom H. Seattle, WA
Arrived properly boxed and wired. Our electrician had it up in twenty minutes.
Nathan P. Raleigh, NC
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The workshop · Marrakech
The hands
One maalem, start to finish.
Your lamp is not assembled from parts on a line. One artisan cuts, pierces and finishes the whole piece, and the small drifts in the pattern are his signature.
Hold it beside another of the same design and they will not quite match. That is the point.
Reviews
From their homes to ours.
The photos undersell it. When it's on, the whole wall moves. Shipping to Austin took eight days and it arrived wired, ready for my electrician.
I bought one for the stairwell and a second for the bedroom a week later. The piercing is unbelievably fine up close.
It sat in my cart for a month because I doubted the made to order part. It came exactly when they said, with the maalem's mark under the rim.
Feels heavy and solid, nothing like the thin versions I saw in the souks. The E26 socket took my usual bulb with zero drama.
The gold finish is warmer in person, closer to honey than mirror. Get the warm bulb they recommend, it changes everything.
They answered my message the same evening and helped me pick the smaller size for a low ceiling. It's the first thing guests mention.
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Packed in the workshop
Delivery
Packed like it matters.
Each order leaves the workshop in a wood-reinforced box, wrapped by the same hands that made it. Tracked door to door in five to nine days, free, anywhere.
If it is not right for your room, you have fourteen days to send it back unused.