They are great in those types of spaces because they bring the light down to human height and as far as how much light that depends on your choices of heads and how many so I think your designer at least knows about this type of lighting so work out exactly what you need . I use different heads for different uses so drops above dining tables, end tables and more smaller heads with no drop for other areas. This type of lighting is awesome because if you go LED 4000K you can add or move heads anyhwere you like .

Patricia Colwell Consulting - Do you know of a less expensive source for compatible lights? And wdccruise - Yes, the fan blades will be an issue. We just don't know how else to bounce light up into that ceiling at a level where the light bulbs will be replaceable without scaffolding....

Sorry the pic posted is not really cable lighting since real cable goes wall to wall and often at different level sa nd IMO needs a good lighting designer to get right . That pic is really just a track light from Tech

@Patricia Colwell Consulting:"Sorry the pic posted is not really cable lighting since real cable goes wall to wall..."

"Turnbuckles and anchors can be mounted to the walls or ceiling. When ceiling mounting kit, cables will drop 2" below ceiling. Includes five highly adjustable Accent heads (20 Watts max each) that tilt between the cables and rotate 120° within their rings. The kit may be dimmed with a standard incandescent dimmer. Ships with 40ft of cable." -- Specifications

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