These adapter rings work with any of our fabric or paper shades, the photos here are with our paper shade bracket just as an illustration. If you need an adapter ring, please let us know and we can drop one in your package for you. Please email us with your requirements or questions.
Using our lighting in the USA
All our lamp shades (paper, fabric or wood) can be used in the US. We cannot export the hanging kits / brass sockets on our website to the US because they are European standard and are not UL certified, but we do supply adapters to make fitting our shades easier in the US.
We are slowly changing our paper shades so that they hang from a cord grip attached directly to the flex rather than from the socket. All our Enban Shades, Large 53cm shades and some Tamago shades are now hung from a cord grip. These shades can be used anywhere in the world.
For the remaining paper shades and all the fabric shades, our adapters work with standard US lamp sockets which you can purchase from most electrical retailers in the US. The samples in all our pictures below come from https://www.grandbrass.com/
The sockets are standard E26 parts, so they should be very easy to purchase and fit, but as always, if you are confused, please consult with a trained electrician before attempting to work with electricity!
There are two main options when it comes to sockets: 1) Phenolic (looks like black plastic) and 2) Brass.
1. Phenolic Sockets
Our paper and fabric shades all fit a standard E26 phenolic socket without needing any adaptation. We have tested our paper and fabric shades with this socket:

https://www.grandbrass.com/item/so7325blbr6f/lamp_sockets-e_26_medium_base-pendant_socket_assemblies/

2. Brass Sockets:
US brass E26 sockets have a smaller external diameter and do not fit the European standard diameter shade aperture very well. While they do work without adapters, the shades can be hard to keep in position. So, we have sourced or made some adapters to use with our shades.
https://www.grandbrass.com/item/sogb11svtbr6/lamp_sockets-e_26_medium_base-pendant_socket_assemblies/
It comes as part of a kit including a braided silk cord. It is a very similar colour and style to the socket we stock on our website.
i) Using a brass socket with our wooden shades





Each adapter set is £15. It is solid brass and a fairly specialist part, so there is not that much demand for them here in the UK, but this is the best way to get this shade to work in the USA. please email us with your requirements!
ii) Using a brass socket with our paper or fabric shades



