Arlo Table Lamp

The Arlo Table Lamp in White is 45cm across and 63cm high overall, with a wide shade on a rounded base. At 63cm it is a tall table lamp, so it suits a console rather than a low side table. The 45cm shade is wide for its height.

A wide shade on a short base gives a low, broad pool of light, which is the opposite of what a tall narrow lamp does. On a console it washes the wall behind it; on a bedside it puts the light where a book is.

At 63cm high plus the height of the surface, this needs a table around 70 to 80cm to put the shade at the right level. On a 45cm side table it will be low and the light will pool on the floor.

The caveat is the shade diameter. At 45cm across it needs a surface at least 50cm deep or it will overhang the edge, which reads as a mistake rather than a choice.