I love my new pendant light.  I hung it in my kitchen over the island.  (Excuse the mess in the picture).  I like to leave it on in the night time on a dimmer because it leaves the most beautiful pattern in the room with the shadows.  The quality of the shade is great and it smelled good right out of the box too.  Love that new furniture smell.  haha.  Anyway, most light fixtures these days have an exposed bulb, because it looks cool, but it hurts your eyes.  This one has just enough shade covering it with the weave to make it less blaring to the eye.  It's fantastic.  I might get another for my dining table.