Sampling And Approval

Sampling And Approval

One piece for sample checking, 7 to 10 days, before anything becomes a container.

Almost every expensive lighting mistake is a decision made from a photograph. A sample is the cheapest insurance in this business, and our MOQ policy is built around that: one piece is available for sample checking, and trial orders are welcome.

The problem

Why Buyers Come To Us For This

Photographs lie about three things in particular. Scale, because a pendant photographed alone has no reference object. Finish, because gold, brass and copper all render as a similar warm yellow on a screen. And light quality, because no product photograph shows you what 3000K actually does to the wall behind the fixture. Those three are exactly what a customer complains about after installation, and all three are answered by holding the fixture.

The process

How It Works Step By Step

Shortlist from the catalogue

Send item numbers. Every product page on this site carries one, in the form ZY-L230.

Sample order

One piece per model. Sample orders run 7 to 10 days.

Check it under your own conditions

Fit the lamp you will actually sell with it, at the colour temperature you will actually specify, in a room like the one it is going into.

Tell us what is wrong

Changes at this stage are cheap. Changes after a production run are not.

Release the production order

45 to 60 days for a new order, against the approved sample.

In practice

Ranges This Most Often Involves

Sampling And Approval in practice
Pendant Lights
Sampling And Approval in practice
Chandeliers
Sampling And Approval in practice
Wall Lights
What we need from you

Send These And The Answer Comes Back Complete

  • Item numbers, or photographs if you are working from our category pages
  • The lamp base and colour temperature you intend to use in your market
  • Your shipping address and preferred courier for the sample
  • What you are comparing it against, if anything, so we can send the right thing
Product groups

Where To Start Browsing

Pendant Lights range
400 products

Pendant Lights

The core of this factory: iron, acrylic, aluminium and glass pendants in modern simple, Nordic and classic styles, built on relampable E27, E14 and G9

Chandeliers range
73 products

Chandeliers

Glass, crystal, copper and iron chandeliers on G9, G4, E14 and LED sources, built for lobbies, stairwells and rooms with height to fill.

Wall Lights range
105 products

Wall Lights

Sconces in iron, glass, wood, hardware, crystal and natural stone, including tri-colour LED models, for corridors, bedsides and stairs.

Table Lights range
56 products

Table Lights

Copper, glass, PS, acrylic and shell table lamps on E27, GU10 and LED, including rechargeable and lava models.

FAQ

Sampling And Approval Questions

Do I pay for the sample?

Yes, samples are charged. Ask about the sample cost being credited against a production order and we will tell you what is possible on that model.

How long does a sample take?

7 to 10 days for a sample order, plus courier time to your country.

Can I sample five models at once?

Yes, and it is usually smarter than sampling one at a time, because courier cost per unit drops sharply.

Will the production run match the sample?

That is what the photo inspection report before shipment is for. A dedicated QC inspects your actual order and sends you the photographs before it leaves.

Start With Sampling And Approval

Send the list above and we will come back with a complete answer rather than a request for more information.