Roark Rectangular Pendant

Two dozen bare bulbs hang from a polished band, like a row of drops that decided to stay.

The Roark Rectangular Pendant is by Ralph Lauren, in polished nickel. Exposed-bulb fixtures borrow from early electric lighting, when the bulb itself was the point of interest. A long rectangular frame with rounded ends carries 24 keyless sockets around its underside, each holding a clear bulb. Four slim rods rise from the corners to a central fitting, hung by a chain from a round canopy. The nickel is bright and mirror-smooth. It is 45 inches long, 16.5 deep and 28 high, with a 6 inch canopy. Bulbs are sold separately.

Every bulb gets a front-row seat.