Magical though it was, our existing dining room light (chandelier?) needed to go. In the search for cheerful, elegant lighting we were inexorably led to Scandinavia (a cold, dark place and kindred spirit to our native Seattle) and Clara von Zweigbergk's Cirque pendants. To accommodate a trio of fixtures, we needed a mounting ‘plate’ to conceal wires and center the collection in the room: a simple walnut plank with slight bevel and reveal.
There is some debate within the Chop Shop over whether or not one fixture hangs lower than the rest. It remains unresolved.
