What makes up Pen Shell Lighting and Ceiling Fans?

Posted on July 24, 2007 by colby
pen shell, daytona beachThe pen shell is a brown fan shaped bivalve shell fish first discovered in the Mediterranean in the 1700s.  The pen shell is mainly found in coastal areas in waters from 2 to 30 meters and is usually burrowed into the sand covered in turtle grass or other sea flowering plants.  The pen shell meat is edible and has been known in rare occasions to harbor a valuable pearl with in its shell.  The pen shell was almost extinct some time ago due to the decline in ocean conditions, anchoring boats, pollution, over fishing development in coastal areas.Pen Shell lighting and ceiling fans have created there own little niche in the lighting and ceiling fan industry.  Lighting and ceiling fan manufactures have figured out how to refine and polish these fan shaped mollusks into small tiles then using a resin based cast form them into decorative housings that make up these beautiful gems.

The Minka Group has a wide variety of Pen Shell Light Fixtures and Ceiling Fans

The Adare ceiling fan from Minka Aire Fans utalize the pen shell to create a beautiful ceiling fan housing and light fixture.  The Adare fan includes dark walnut blades for a total blade span of 60 inches, uplighting, four light down light fixture and a wall control.

adare ceiling fan
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