Arvid Mushroom Stoneware Table Lamp - Multi

This table lamp pairs a hand-painted stoneware base with a wide, glossy domed shade, and together they look a little like a mushroom. It is multicoloured, with vertical stripes painted by hand down the tapered base and a small round knob finishing the top of the shade. The maker lists stoneware, iron and PVC as its materials. It measures 30cm long, 21cm wide and 32cm tall, so it is a compact lamp for a bedside table or a shelf rather than a tall reading light, and at 1.67KG it has a reassuring heft.

Its height suits a bedside table, a sideboard, a hall console or the corner of a desk, and a domed shade sends its light downwards onto the surface beneath it rather than up into the room. The 180cm cable gives you room to reach a socket that is not right beside the furniture, and the switch sits on the cord, so you can turn the lamp on and off without feeling around under the shade. It is rated IP20, which means it belongs in dry rooms: a living room, a bedroom, a study or a hallway. The striped base suits a room with plain walls and simple furniture, where the lamp can be the one patterned thing on the table.

It takes an E14 bulb, the small screw fitting, at a maximum of 25W, or 2W for an LED bulb and 5W for a CFL. Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing ceramic, and because the stripes are painted by hand rather than printed, each line has the slight wander of a brush. The maker's assembly instructions come as a PDF download. For styling, set it at one end of a sideboard with a short stack of books beside it, so the stripes and the glossy shade have a plain backdrop.

Assembly instructions (PDF)

What bulb does this lamp take?

It takes an E14 bulb, the small screw fitting, with a maximum of 25W, or 2W for an LED bulb and 5W for a CFL.

How big is the striped table lamp?

It is 30cm long, 21cm wide and 32cm tall, and weighs 1.67KG, which makes it a compact lamp for a bedside table, shelf or sideboard.

Can I use it in a bathroom?

No. It is rated IP20, so it is for dry rooms only, such as a living room, a bedroom, a study or a hallway.

Where is the switch and how long is the cable?

The switch sits on the cord, and the cable is 180cm long, which gives you some reach to a socket that is not right beside the furniture.

What is the lamp made from?

The maker lists stoneware, iron and PVC as its materials, and the stripes on the stoneware base are painted by hand.

Does it come with assembly instructions?

Yes. The maker's assembly instructions come as a PDF download, so you can see how the lamp goes together whenever you need them.