Katy Paty Roo Nigra Socket
From £66.00
From a small team of makers in Bohemia come these charming round porcelain sockets. Katy Paty have perfected a special process of dyeing porcelain and the Roo Nigra range features glossy and matt black finishes.
This is the high sheen, glossy version, which goes surprisingly well with our THPG Bakelite range of switches and dimmers.
Our Katy Paty sockets are only available asย unswitchedย singles and need a single European back box.
They can be installed next to each other using “chamfered” backplates, if a double socket is required. Choose “Double Unswitched” as the function below and add one of the special double back boxes, found here (for dry walls) and here (for masonry walls).
What you need to know
What’s in the box?
You will receive a modular socket set, consisting of a socket insert, a round 1-gang frame and a front plate with fixing screws.
(Click image to enlarge. Pictures for illustration only. Number of gangs and/or finishes might vary)
What does an electrician call this?
This is a 1-gang 1-pole 13A socket or 2-gang 1-pole 13A socket
Where is this used in the home?
This is a single/double mains power outlet (British Standard).
Installation
Katy Paty switches require a bit more patience to wire up, simply because they are modelled on original designs and don’t have the modern conveniences of push-contacts and encapsulated backplates.
Just follow the step-by-step pictures below or go to ourย Katy Paty switch installation page.ย Don’t forget you need a European round box for this product!
Wiring
Step-by-step
(Click gallery to enlarge. Number of gangs and/or finishes might vary)
Please refer to ourย Installation section for more installation advice, manuals and helpful videos.
Dimensions
Does this cover a standard british back box?
No, a 68mm round back box is required. Check the available options below.
How deep does the back box need to be?
This needs a slightly deeper box, at least 35mm.
Kaiser back box, hollow wall, single, 35mm
Katy Paty double socket back box, hollow wall
Kaiser back box for solid walls (single, 46mm)
Kaiser back box for solid walls (double, 46mm)
The concept
Katy Paty's Roo switches are a detail that can personalise any room. They are equally at home in contemporary and period surroundings, although, through the soft pastel options, their raison d'รชtre is vintage styling โ think cornish blue tableware and painted wood furniture.
The black Roo Nigra owes some of its styling to the vintageย Bakeliteย switches of the 1930s. Like them, Nigra has just the right amount of classic simplicity to add a striking elegance to any design scheme – especially if it’s based on darker shades!
a happy switch
The detail
The form of this switch is circles within circles, undulating rounds of carefully sculptured porcelain create spiralled surfaces for light to dance on โ these switches sparkle. The steel screws on the face of the switch are perfectly placed to create symmetry and framing for the rocker, which adds to the classic feel. The porcelain is glossy (although a matt range is coming soon), homely and tactile, and the switch mechanism delivers a satisfying โchinkโ as you press the rocker to illuminate your room.
Katy Paty's switches are hand-made artisan products, so you might find slight imperfections and colour variations. But that just adds to the quirky luxury of having these pieces on your walls.
COMPLETE THE LOOK
Roo Pastels Champagne
Light Switch, Cream, FB Katy Paty, Coloured, Porcelain, Retro, Button
Roo Alba Slim Single
Light Switch, White, FB Katy Paty, Whites, Porcelain, Retro, Button
THPG Porcelain Button
Light Switch, White, FB THPG, Whites, Porcelain, Retro, Button
THPG Duroplast Rotary Square
Light Switch, White, FB THPG, Whites, Plastic, Retro, Rotary
THPG Bakelite Toggle Round
Light Switch, Black, FB THPG, Dark, Plastic, Retro, Toggle
