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Light changes everything
Discover sculptural lighting designed to bring warmth, character, and atmosphere to every room.
With this Alcott Fluted Alabaster Column Wall Sconce, as light passes through the stone toward you, the angle of emission varies across the curved surface: the area directly facing you is the brightest, while the light transitions smoothly toward the edges.
The drum is also ribbed down its full length, which does something a smooth curve cannot. Alabaster is translucent — light travels through the body of the stone — and fluting varies its thickness: thinner along each crest, thicker in each groove. Thin stone passes more light. So the curve is not only shaded but banded, bright lines running the full height with deeper tone between them.
No two pieces of stone are ever the same
Alabaster is a natural stone, so every piece carries its own veining and subtle variation in color. The fixture you receive may therefore differ slightly from the images shown.

Select the size marked (*2) — two together come at a better price than buying them separately.
The standard fixture runs from a normal wall switch. A dimmable version is made to order, and because the LED is integrated it has to be built that way — it cannot be converted afterwards by changing a bulb or a switch. Tell us before you order and we will build it dimmable and confirm which dimmer to use.
Both are 4.7″ across, so this is not a question of how much wall you want to fill — it is a question of what shape your wall is.
Compact. Sits below eye level beside a bed.

Nearly three feet tall, same footprint. Reads as a line, not a point.

Every plate is different, so the one that arrives won't match these photographs exactly. That is what real stone does.
If you want it paler and more even, or with more grey movement, or warmer in tone — tell us before you order and we'll select the stone to suit. Send a photo of your room and we'll pick something that sits with it.
What we can't do is copy a picture. We can choose a direction, not reproduce a pattern. Email support@vidirlighting.com

A curve instead of a plane. Ribs instead of a smooth face.
Almost every stone sconce is a flat plate mounted on a wall — one plane, lit evenly from behind. It works, and it is also the reason so many of them read as a bright rectangle rather than as an object. Curving the face changes that on its own. Light leaving a half-round reaches you at a different angle from every point along it: brightest where the stone faces you directly, softening steadily toward each edge. The piece shades itself.
Then the second decision. Alabaster is translucent — light travels through the body of the stone rather than escaping around it — and ribbing the drum varies how much stone that light has to cross. Thinner along each crest, thicker in every groove, and thin stone passes more. So the curve is not only shaded but banded: bright lines running its full height, deeper tone between them. Two effects layered on one surface, and neither of them costs anything at the switch.
The stone itself was settled underground long before anyone cut it — a slow drift of warm veining that no two pieces repeat. On the single drum that is a quiet detail. On the Column, six drums stacked on one wall, it is the first thing you notice: six different patterns, one above the other, with a slim ring holding a dark break between each so they never blur into a single tube.
Which size, what the stone does, and where it goes on the wall.
Both are 4.7″ wide, so it is not a size question — it is a wall-shape question.
Single (11″) for a bedside, a hallway, a pair beside a mirror. Column (33.7″) for a tall narrow wall or a stair. A sconce reads well at roughly a quarter to a third of the wall height, which puts the Column on an 8.5–11 ft wall. On a true double-height entry even the Column looks small — ask us and we'll build a longer one.
No, and that is worth being straight about. Light travels through the stone, so there is no hot spot anywhere — the appeal, and also the trade.
It gives ambient light, not task light. Beside a bed it is right for the last hour of the evening; if you read properly in bed, add a reading lamp.
Single: centre at 60–66″ from the floor, or 48–52″ beside a bed.
Column: measured differently — start the bottom edge at 40–48″ and let the height run upward rather than centring it. A pair beside a mirror goes 28–40″ apart, 6–8″ clear of the edge.
A dry soft cloth only. Never anything damp. Alabaster is porous — water, sprays and polish soak in and leave marks that do not come out. Twice a year is plenty.
Not in a shower or above a bath — IP20, no water protection. On a vanity wall it is fine.
Not sure how to wire it, how high to hang it, or whether you need an electrician? Our full guide walks through every step for US homes.
Switch off at the breaker and confirm before you touch any wiring.
Make sure your junction box is standard, secure, and rated for the weight.
Black to black, white to white, ground to ground — the US standard explained.
Mounting heights and clearances for sconces, pendants, and chandeliers.
This sconce is a fluted alabaster column on a wall. These two are the same form standing on a floor and on a table — one silhouette, three heights.

The same column, standing up. Where the sconce is fixed to a wall, this one holds a corner — and it is the only piece of the three that needs no electrician: it plugs in. Useful in a rented room, or anywhere you would rather not open a wall.
The same column at arm's length, where you can see the veining properly. On a console or a nightstand it does what the sconce does on a wall — and if the bedside is already taken by a sconce, this is the one that goes in the living room instead.
With this Alcott Fluted Alabaster Column Wall Sconce, as light passes through the stone toward you, the angle of emission varies across the curved surface: the area directly facing you is the brightest, while the light transitions smoothly toward the edges.
The drum is also ribbed down its full length, which does something a smooth curve cannot. Alabaster is translucent — light travels through the body of the stone — and fluting varies its thickness: thinner along each crest, thicker in each groove. Thin stone passes more light. So the curve is not only shaded but banded, bright lines running the full height with deeper tone between them.
No two pieces of stone are ever the same
Alabaster is a natural stone, so every piece carries its own veining and subtle variation in color. The fixture you receive may therefore differ slightly from the images shown.

Select the size marked (*2) — two together come at a better price than buying them separately.
The standard fixture runs from a normal wall switch. A dimmable version is made to order, and because the LED is integrated it has to be built that way — it cannot be converted afterwards by changing a bulb or a switch. Tell us before you order and we will build it dimmable and confirm which dimmer to use.
Both are 4.7″ across, so this is not a question of how much wall you want to fill — it is a question of what shape your wall is.
Compact. Sits below eye level beside a bed.

Nearly three feet tall, same footprint. Reads as a line, not a point.

Every plate is different, so the one that arrives won't match these photographs exactly. That is what real stone does.
If you want it paler and more even, or with more grey movement, or warmer in tone — tell us before you order and we'll select the stone to suit. Send a photo of your room and we'll pick something that sits with it.
What we can't do is copy a picture. We can choose a direction, not reproduce a pattern. Email support@vidirlighting.com

A curve instead of a plane. Ribs instead of a smooth face.
Almost every stone sconce is a flat plate mounted on a wall — one plane, lit evenly from behind. It works, and it is also the reason so many of them read as a bright rectangle rather than as an object. Curving the face changes that on its own. Light leaving a half-round reaches you at a different angle from every point along it: brightest where the stone faces you directly, softening steadily toward each edge. The piece shades itself.
Then the second decision. Alabaster is translucent — light travels through the body of the stone rather than escaping around it — and ribbing the drum varies how much stone that light has to cross. Thinner along each crest, thicker in every groove, and thin stone passes more. So the curve is not only shaded but banded: bright lines running its full height, deeper tone between them. Two effects layered on one surface, and neither of them costs anything at the switch.
The stone itself was settled underground long before anyone cut it — a slow drift of warm veining that no two pieces repeat. On the single drum that is a quiet detail. On the Column, six drums stacked on one wall, it is the first thing you notice: six different patterns, one above the other, with a slim ring holding a dark break between each so they never blur into a single tube.
Which size, what the stone does, and where it goes on the wall.
Both are 4.7″ wide, so it is not a size question — it is a wall-shape question.
Single (11″) for a bedside, a hallway, a pair beside a mirror. Column (33.7″) for a tall narrow wall or a stair. A sconce reads well at roughly a quarter to a third of the wall height, which puts the Column on an 8.5–11 ft wall. On a true double-height entry even the Column looks small — ask us and we'll build a longer one.
No, and that is worth being straight about. Light travels through the stone, so there is no hot spot anywhere — the appeal, and also the trade.
It gives ambient light, not task light. Beside a bed it is right for the last hour of the evening; if you read properly in bed, add a reading lamp.
Single: centre at 60–66″ from the floor, or 48–52″ beside a bed.
Column: measured differently — start the bottom edge at 40–48″ and let the height run upward rather than centring it. A pair beside a mirror goes 28–40″ apart, 6–8″ clear of the edge.
A dry soft cloth only. Never anything damp. Alabaster is porous — water, sprays and polish soak in and leave marks that do not come out. Twice a year is plenty.
Not in a shower or above a bath — IP20, no water protection. On a vanity wall it is fine.
Not sure how to wire it, how high to hang it, or whether you need an electrician? Our full guide walks through every step for US homes.
Switch off at the breaker and confirm before you touch any wiring.
Make sure your junction box is standard, secure, and rated for the weight.
Black to black, white to white, ground to ground — the US standard explained.
Mounting heights and clearances for sconces, pendants, and chandeliers.
This sconce is a fluted alabaster column on a wall. These two are the same form standing on a floor and on a table — one silhouette, three heights.

The same column, standing up. Where the sconce is fixed to a wall, this one holds a corner — and it is the only piece of the three that needs no electrician: it plugs in. Useful in a rented room, or anywhere you would rather not open a wall.
The same column at arm's length, where you can see the veining properly. On a console or a nightstand it does what the sconce does on a wall — and if the bedside is already taken by a sconce, this is the one that goes in the living room instead.

Natural stone lighting
The Vidir lighting edit
Most shades block light and let it out at the edges. Yet, this stone-textured lampshade manages to achieve exactly that.
Alabaster is translucent. Switch it on and the whole shade lights up from within, veining and all, instead of glowing only where the bulb sits. There is no bright spot to look at, because the light source is the entire surface.
The veining was decided underground, long before anyone cut it. Every shade carries its own pattern and its own faint colour shift — so the piece that arrives is not the piece in the photograph, and that is the point.
Resin and acrylic imitations go amber and brittle within a few years of sitting next to a warm bulb. Stone does not age that way. The shade you unpack is the shade you will have in twenty years.
Designed for better living
Use warm white (2700K). The stone itself has an off-white, creamy tone; cool light passing through it makes it look grayish and dingy, whereas warm light brings out that honey-like hue seen in the photos.
Alabaster is a natural stone that absorbs water and cleaning agents, which can leave permanent stains. Disconnect the power, let the bulb cool down, and then wipe the fixture with a soft, dry cloth—do not use water or spray cleaners.
The density of the stone is far greater than that of a glass shade of the same size; ensure the ceiling's load-bearing capacity is sufficient for safety.
A new perspective
Discover sculptural lighting designed to bring warmth, character, and atmosphere to every room.
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Alabaster is translucent, so the light travels through the stone rather than escaping at the edges — the whole shade glows, veining and all. Every piece carries a pattern that was decided underground, which is why no two are alike.
Resin is cast in moulds, so the "veining" repeats from one shade to the next and the light passes through evenly with no depth to it. It also ages differently: sitting close to a warm bulb, resin tends to amber and grow brittle within a few years.
THE ART OF ALABASTER
The natural texture of alabaster brings a warm, mineral quality to the space. (Please contact us if you require a specific texture.)
A pure white texture reminiscent of fresh snow—warm, smooth, and refined.
Deep, inky patterns flow across a white base.
A dynamic pattern resembling a bolt of lightning streaking across the sky.
Fine, intricate cracks evoking the aesthetic beauty of a sheet of ice at the moment it shatters.
A pattern as light and airy as falling snowflakes, with every single flake unique.
Material · Method · Light
Every texture tells a story of natural light and patient craftsmanship.





Crafted from select natural alabaster, preserving its unique veining.
Meticulously cut and shaped by artisans.
Repeatedly ground and polished for a smooth, refined texture.
Carefully assembled and quality-inspected.
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