Soho Lamp

The Soho Lamp in Black/White is 35cm across and 35cm high, as a compact lamp with the shade and base in two tones. Being as wide as it is tall makes it read as a block of light rather than a stem with a shade. It suits a shelf or a bedside.

A lamp with equal width and height is a different object from a conventional one. There is no stem, so the light sits low and close to the surface, which makes it an object in the room as much as a light source.

At 35cm across it fits a shelf or a narrow bedside where a taller lamp would overhang. The two tones separate the shade from the base visually, which stops a small lamp reading as a single lump.

The caveat is what low light does. A shade at 35cm puts the light below seated eye level, so this is mood lighting and a poor reading lamp. It works best alongside something taller.