About Solene

Solene is an Australian lighting shop. We sell one thing and we try to sell it well: decorative lighting for the rooms people actually live in.

The idea came out of a fairly ordinary frustration. Lighting in most Australian homes is an afterthought. A builder puts a plain white fitting in the middle of every ceiling and that is where it stays for twenty years. Meanwhile the pieces that would actually change how a room feels sit in designer showrooms at prices that make no sense for a hallway.

What we stock

Five categories, and nothing outside them. Ceiling lights, pendant lights, wall lights, table lamps and outdoor lighting. Within that we lean towards natural materials and quiet shapes: timber, marble, rattan, fluted glass, brushed brass. Pieces that sit in a room rather than shout at it.

We do not carry hundreds of products. Every fitting in the range was chosen one at a time, and if something is not good enough we would rather have a gap in the catalogue than fill it.

How we work

We are a small operation based in South Australia. That has a few consequences worth being upfront about.

Our prices are lower than a showroom because we do not run one. Shipping is free on every order, so the price on the page is the price you pay.

We are not a warehouse, so orders ship from our supply partner rather than from a shed down the road. That means delivery takes longer than a local retailer, usually a little over a fortnight. We would rather tell you that plainly than surprise you after checkout, and our shipping page has the real timeframes.

If something arrives damaged or is not what you expected, we sort it out. Our refund policy covers the detail, but the short version is that we will not make you argue for it.

A note on installation

Many of our fittings are hardwired. In Australia those must be installed by a licensed electrician. It is not a formality, it is the law, and it is there for good reason. Our table lamps and portable pieces simply plug in.

Getting in touch

There is a person at the other end of the email. Write to info@solenelighting.com and you will get an answer, usually the same day.