UMMO Lighting

At Designix, UMMO is a lighting brand working in metal and glass with a restrained style: pendants, wall lights, table lamps and ceiling lights. You come to it for discreet light in a bedroom, hallway or living room, without multiplying styles or materials.

What is the UMMO brand and what does its range include?

UMMO is a lighting brand with a restrained design, working in metal and glass. At Designix, its range is divided between pendants, wall lights, table lamps and ceiling lights, in modern, minimalist styles, sometimes with Japanese or Scandinavian inspiration, for bedrooms, hallways and living rooms.

UMMO lighting: the brand in brief

Pendants are the largest family in the selection, ahead of wall lights and table lamps. The style does not change from one family to the next: slim structure, glass diffuser, simple lines that let the light speak. In terms of budget, there are entry-level models as well as exceptional pieces, with no break in style between the two. The full lighting collection brings these families together in one place, and you can start with all UMMO lights to get an overview.

Metal, glass, brass, wood: the materials in the range

Metal carries the vast majority of models, glass covers the diffuser on nearly two pieces out of three, brass and wood appear occasionally to warm up a finish. This material base explains the brand's consistency: a hallway light and a dining room pendant answer each other, even when the shapes differ. To place the rest of the catalogue, see the lighting range is enough.

UMMO, lighting brand or UFO topic: how to tell them apart

The search term UMMO leads to two unrelated worlds. Here, it refers to a lighting brand in metal and glass sold at Designix: pendants, wall lights and table lamps. The same name also refers to the UMMO letters, a widely commented UFO case online.

UMMO letters, UFOs, series: namesakes with no link to the brand

These namesakes come from stories and discussions around the paranormal, with no connection to lighting. If you are looking to equip a room, these results have nothing to offer you. The simplest approach is to aim directly at product vocabulary: pendant, wall light, table lamp. The lighting selection contains only lights, which avoids landing on the UFO topic.

How to recognise a light from the UMMO brand

Three markers are enough: materials limited to metal and glass, a round or globe shape rather than angular, and standard sockets, most often G9, E27 on wider diffusers. Finishes revolve around black, white and the gold of brass. A model that ticks these boxes is very likely to belong to the range, which you can find by browsing the entire lighting selection.

How to choose between a UMMO pendant, wall light and table lamp?

A pendant lights a table or an island from the ceiling, a wall light frees up the floor and a table lamp can be moved. In the UMMO range, the three families share the same materials, metal and glass, and come in single versions or modules with several light points.

UMMO pendant: above a table or an island

This is the format that structures a room. A single pendant above a dining table gives a clear central point, a three-point module covers a long table or a kitchen island. The cable adjusts up to 130 cm or 160 cm depending on the model, with lengths of 30 cm or 60 cm depending on the reference. See for example the BORRA B 3L pendant for a worktop, or the CAPONIO A pendant with the long cable if the room is tall. To compare formats, all pendants, wall lights and table lamps are grouped in one place.

Wall light or table lamp: when to choose one over the other

A wall light is fixed and stays: it lights a passage, a mirror, a corner of a desk, without taking up floor space. A table lamp, on the other hand, moves from one room to another and sits on a console or a bedside table. A slim, compact model like the EPLI MINI pendant shows the same style in a short format, while a round wall light like the round BORRA A wall light fits within a 20 cm diameter.

Which socket and wattage for a UMMO light?

The UMMO range mainly uses two sockets. G9 is fitted to slim pendants, wall lights and table lamps, with 12 W listed; E27 concerns models with a wider diffuser such as the CAPONIO pendant or the CAPONIO ST table lamp, with 15 W listed.

G9 or E27: how to avoid making a mistake when ordering

G9 corresponds to small modules: slim pendants, wall lights, compact table lamps. E27 goes with wider diffusers, where the bulb is less visible and where the listed wattage goes up to 15 W. The E14 socket remains rare in the selection. The practical rule is simple: look for the socket on the product page of the model you want before ordering a replacement bulb.

LED bulb and dimmer: what the range allows

All models are LED, and the vast majority accept a dimmer. In practice, you go from ambient light to brighter lighting without changing the light. A few references are exceptions and do not specify it: the mention must be checked page by page. A wall light like the CAPONIO W A wall light works without issue on a standard dimmer circuit.

Which room to install a UMMO light in?

UMMO lights are intended first for the living room and bedroom, then for the kitchen, dining room, hallway and entrance. The same model changes use depending on its format: pendant above a table, wall light in a passage, table lamp on a piece of furniture.

Living room and dining room: the pendant as a central point

In these two rooms, the pendant does the work. One alone above the table, or a three-point module when the table is long: the spacing between light points matters more than the diffuser diameter. Check the module length and the available cable height before choosing, especially if the ceiling is high. A model like the 3-point BORRA B pendant covers a large table without multiplying fixings.

Bedroom, hallway, entrance: staying with discreet light

Here, the aim is to light without dazzling. A wall light usefully replaces a bulky bedside lamp, a short pendant lights a hallway without dropping into the passage. Think about the actual size: a 30 cm module on the ceiling of a narrow hallway is quickly noticeable. For a bedroom, a wall light and a table lamp are often enough, for example the BORRA ST table lamp on a chest of drawers, paired with a wall light. The rest of the formats can be discovered in Designix lights.

IP20 or IP44: which protection rating to choose for a UMMO wall light or pendant?

IP20 corresponds to dry rooms: living room, bedroom, hallway, dining room. IP44 resists water splashes and is chosen for toilets, an exposed kitchen or an entrance. Several UMMO models exist in both versions, as wall lights and as pendants, with the same shape.

Where to install an IP44 model in the home

Toilets, bathroom if the light stays outside the shower area, kitchen near the sink, damp entrance: as soon as there are splashes, IP44 is the right choice. Elsewhere, IP20 is enough and leaves more freedom on shapes. The rating changes nothing about the light produced, only the resistance of the enclosure.

IP44 as wall light and pendant: both exist

The brand offers certain shapes in both ratings, which allows you to keep an identical style from one room to another, with no visible break between the dry hallway and the toilets. The BORRA A wall light exists in a waterproof version, as does the BORRA B pendant. See the BORRA A wall light in IP44 version for an exposed passage, or the EPLI mini in IP44 version for a kitchen. The rest of the waterproof references appear in the lighting catalogue.

How to match several UMMO lights in the same room?

A room reads better with a single family of materials and two formats than with five different styles. At UMMO, metal and glass serve as the base; you vary the colour, black, white or gold, and the shape, round, globe or tube, without mixing registers.

Vary the formats rather than multiply the styles

Start from a room and place two complementary formats: a high pendant and a low wall light, or a three-point module and a table lamp on a piece of furniture. Round and globe shapes dominate the range, tube and oval remain in the minority: mix them sparingly. The minimalist style, the most common along with modern, tolerates heterogeneous combinations poorly.

Black, white or gold: matching the finishes

Black and white largely dominate the selection, complemented by the gold of brass and then by a few stronger shades. Black structures, white fades away, gold warms. An entirely black room with a single gold point, like the CAPONIO ST table lamp in a strong shade, holds up better than a mix of rival finishes. To spot what answers each other from one family to another, discover the lighting selection gives the overall view.

How to install and maintain a UMMO light?

UMMO pendants are height-adjustable via the cable, up to 130 cm or 160 cm depending on the model, which allows you to adjust the distance to the table surface. Glass and metal are cleaned with a soft cloth.

At what height to adjust a UMMO pendant

The useful height depends on the model: 130 cm of cable on current references, 160 cm on those intended for tall rooms. The cable is shortened during assembly, so it is better to check this value before fixing the support. For a table, lower the diffuser until it lights the surface without obstructing the view of the person sitting opposite.

Maintaining glass and metal day to day

The materials mainly combine metal (96% of references) and glass (61%), with brass (18%) and wood (13%) on certain models. Available finishes vary by reference, from white to black via gold.

The entire selection ordered from the shop is covered by a two-year warranty. Payment is secure, delivery is tracked and returns are possible. Designix customer service remains available before and after purchase to check a socket, a cable height or a protection rating.

One last look before confirming: note the room, the format and the socket, then compare the selected models in the full lighting collection. A shape like the BORRA B pendant or a wider module like the EPLI mini in 3 points are chosen according to the surface to be lit, not the other way round.

Frequently asked questions about UMMO lights