Description
A table lamp, 73cm wide, in grey. At 73cm it is about as wide as a standard interior door.
A cool colour recedes: it makes a piece read as further away and a room as larger, which is why cool tones suit small spaces better than their reputation for coldness suggests. Cast and wrought iron are heavy by nature, and that weight is doing a job: it keeps the piece where it is put rather than shifting every time something brushes past. Iron also holds a hand-worked line that a machine-pressed metal cannot. It comes with its shade, so there is no second purchase to make it usable.
E27 lampholder, 1 of them up to 10-12W LED, and no bulb in the box. Because it is E27, bulbs are stocked everywhere and you are never tied to one supplier. It is not dimmable, which means you choose the warmth at the bulb rather than at the switch: a 2700K bulb will do more here than a dimmer would. The cable is black, with an in-line switch you can reach without groping behind furniture, and a uk 3 pin with 3 amp fuse already fitted. The head adjusts, so you can aim the light at a book rather than a ceiling.
The base is felted, which matters if it is going on a polished or waxed surface. It weighs 0.93kg, which is enough to stay put when the flex is tugged. A GLS shaped bulb, which is the word to look for on the box.
A shade does two jobs at once and they pull against each other: it hides the bulb from your eye, and it decides how much light escapes sideways rather than up and down. A dense fabric does the first well and the second hardly at all.
Specification
| Weight |
0.93KG |
| Material |
Base: Mango wood 100% / Shade: Cotton 35%, Polycotton 35%, Iron 30% |
| Colour |
Vintage grey and white wash |
| Bulb Fitting |
E27 |
| Bulb Type |
E27/ES |
| Bulb Shape |
GLS |
| Number of Bulbs |
1 |
| Dimmable |
No |
| Electrical Class |
Class 2 |
| IP Rating |
IP20 |
| Switch |
In-line |
| Cable |
2 x 0.75mm² |
| Plug |
UK 3 pin with 3 amp fuse |
| Country of Origin |
India |
Frequently Asked
Does this table lamp come with a shade?
Yes. The shade is included, so there is nothing further to buy to use it.
What bulb does it take?
1 E27 screw-fit bulb, up to 10-12W LED. Bulbs are not included. It is not dimmable, so choose the colour temperature at the bulb: 2700K is the warm end.
Will it mark a polished surface?
No. The base is felted, so it is safe on a waxed or polished top.
How heavy is it?
0.93kg.
What is it made of?
Mango, cotton and poly-cotton blend. The full composition is in the specification table.
Will it look exactly like the photographs?
Close, but not identical. Mango varies from piece to piece, so grain, tone and marking differ.