--- title: "Hạ Chí: Rattan pendant, 2,900,000 VND" description: "The Hạ Chí (Summer Solstice) pendant: a hand-woven rattan shade 45 cm across on a hand-bent brass frame, 1.5 m fabric cable, E27 bulb at 2700K. VND 2,900,000 before VAT." canonical: https://denhachi.thenexova.cloud/en/collection/ha-chi lang: en last-updated: 2026-10-05 --- ![A round, slightly flattened open-weave bamboo pendant with a diamond pattern, low sun glowing warm through the strips beneath a reed ceiling](/_astro/lamp-ha-chi.BOagvipy_1gSAAf.jpg) Rattan pendant # Hạ Chí > The Hạ Chí (Summer Solstice) pendant: a hand-woven rattan shade 45 cm across on a hand-bent brass frame, 1.5 m fabric cable, E27 bulb at 2700K. VND 2,900,000 before VAT. Nguồn / Source: https://denhachi.thenexova.cloud/en/collection/ha-chi The Hạ Chí (Summer Solstice) pendant: a hand-woven rattan shade 45 cm across on a hand-bent brass frame, 1.5 m fabric cable, E27 bulb at 2700K. VND 2,900,000 before VAT. 2,900,000 VND before 8% VAT Shade Open rattan weave, matte moisture coat Light The open weave lets light out sideways, patterning the ceiling and any wall within about a metre. The table below gets direct light from the open base. Hanging Bottom of the shade 70 to 80 cm above the table; for a table of four we usually go with 75 cm. With no table underneath, keep at least 2.1 m clear from the floor. Cable, bulb 1,5 m · E27 · 2700K · 6 W [Configure and price](#cau-hinh)[About the shade material](/en/materials/rattan) ## Your configuration Hạ Chí, named after the Summer Solstice, is a round rattan shade with an open weave on a brass frame. The standard size is 45 cm across, right for a dining table for four or the sofa corner of a living room. ## Who makes it, and how Lâm Văn Lộc softens brass rod with a torch and bends it around a wooden jig, about half a day per frame. Huỳnh Thị Mến weaves the shade over a wooden mould of the same size (two days for a 45 cm shade) and seals it with a matte moisture coat. The mould keeps a dozen of them in a café looking like one family. Tô Minh Khang wires it with fabric cable, fits an E27 socket (the standard screw fitting sold in every electrical shop in Vietnam) and leaves it lit for 24 hours before packing. The number under the canopy matches a line in our ledger with all three names. ## What the light does The bulb is a 6 W LED at 2700K, the yellow-white of an old incandescent, with a spare in the box. The table gets direct light through the open base. The rest slips out through the weave and throws a pattern on the ceiling and any wall within about a metre. Pale walls show it clearly; dark timber swallows it. For reading in an armchair, the [Lập Thu pendant](/en/collection/lap-thu) is the better choice. ## Which room, which table As a rule of thumb we size the shade to about half the width of the table. - **Ø35 cm (VND 2,600,000):** a table for two, or a café table around 70 cm wide. [Thềm Chiều café](/en/projects/them-chieu-cafe-nhieu-loc) has twelve, one over each table. - **Ø45 cm (VND 2,900,000):** a dining table for four, around 90 cm wide. - **Ø55 cm (VND 3,500,000):** a large round table, or a living room with a ceiling of 3 m or more. ## How high to hang it Bottom of the shade 70 to 80 cm above the table. Where people walk underneath, we keep at least 2.1 m from floor to lamp. The standard cable is 1.5 m and Khang cuts it to length on the day; a ceiling like Thềm Chiều’s 3.6 m needs a longer one. Our [guide to living and dining room pendants](/en/journal/choosing-pendant-lights-living-dining) explains the measuring. ## Looking after rattan Dust it monthly with a dry cloth or soft brush. No sprays. Keep it out of bathrooms and off porches that catch rain. Raw brass darkens over the years; we never polish it back and suggest you leave it too. More on our [rattan](/en/materials/rattan) and [brass](/en/materials/brass) pages. ## Options people usually pick - **Finish:** raw brass, matte black or matte white, same price. White ceilings often get white, so the frame disappears. - **Longer cable:** VND 60,000 per extra 0.5 m, up to 3 m, in brown, black or cream. - **Offset swag hook (VND 150,000):** when the ceiling outlet is not above the table. - **Dimming:** a dimmable bulb (VND 90,000) and a wall rotary dimmer (VND 350,000). A 45 cm Hạ Chí with both: VND 3,340,000 before VAT. Not sure about the size? Send a photo through the [light mock-up page](/en/light-mock-up); within 48 hours you see Hạ Chí drawn into your own room. ## Where it hangs [![A café seen from a mezzanine, rattan pendants hung at different heights above guests sitting by a vine-covered window](/_astro/project-cafe.DiOGteOo_29Jb6Q.jpg)Thềm Chiều caféThềm Chiều café: a 3.6 m ceiling and twelve low pendants](/en/projects/them-chieu-cafe-nhieu-loc)[Send a room photo](/en/light-mock-up?mau=ha-chi) ## From the workshop journal - [unlacquered brass patinaRaw brass darkens over the years, and that is normalWhy uncoated brass lamp frames change colour, whether you can keep them bright, and when a matte black or white frame makes more sense.](/en/journal/brass-lamp-patina) - [cafe lighting electricity costFifteen 6 W bulbs, twelve hours a day: the electricity billWork it out yourself: watts times hours times the business tariff. Example: the 90 W set at Thềm Chiều café, using EVN's tariff and the 2026 peak hours.](/en/journal/cafe-lighting-electricity-cost) - [pendant light over dining tablePendants for the living and dining room: three numbers to knowHow far above the table, how wide compared with the table, how much light, and an open or closed shade. With a lookup table by table size and ceiling height.](/en/journal/choosing-pendant-lights-living-dining) ## Other lamps [![A closed-weave domed pendant glowing warm amber, its light pouring down through an open metal frame below, a second lit shade blurred behind](/_astro/lamp-lap-thu.BFxKdxO-_UMlJI.jpg)Lập Thu1,900,000 VNDSeagrass pendant · Reading corner, small bar](/en/collection/lap-thu)[![A tall bell-shaped pendant in dense woven rattan, its inside glowing warm yellow under a dark ceiling with steel beams](/_astro/lamp-dong-chi.nPpUbf6k_1ilc0j.jpg)Đông Chí2,400,000 VNDRattan bell pendant · Corridor, bedside](/en/collection/dong-chi)[![Three woven natural-fibre pendants in different shapes (cylinder, flattened globe, cone) hung at staggered heights over a long, laid wooden dining table with wicker chairs, in the evening](/_astro/lamp-xuan-phan.DICNy81K_ZCFM1Y.jpg)Xuân Phân9,800,000 VNDSet of four staggered pendants · Dining table for six, café entrance](/en/collection/xuan-phan)