The pendants are beautiful and exactly the look what we wanted for our kitchen island. They are also very well made. The only caveat is that they are not that adjustable in terms of length.  They come with two 20 inch hanging rods.  The fixture itself measures about 16 inches so the minimum hanging length from the ceiling is about 36 inches.  We have standard 8 foot ceilings, so even one of the 20 inch rods is too long.  Easy to cut the rods but the problem when you do that is you lose the thread inside the rod.  It's been a puzzle finding a solution. But as I said, the look is outstanding in matte black.