Fluted Cordless Table Lamp, Star

A softly ribbed shade that turns like a slow spiral, lit from within. The fluting catches the light and breaks it up, so what you get is not a bulb but a glow.

There is no cable. It charges by USB-C and has three brightness settings, from a low amber that is barely there to enough to read by.

Why we love it

• Three brightness settings — proper control, not just on and off
• Cordless, so it can sit anywhere
• The fluting softens the light rather than throwing a hard edge
• Cream and warm-toned, so it disappears into a room by day

Lovely for

• A bedside where you want the lowest possible light
• A windowsill seen from the street on a dark afternoon
• Somebody setting up a first home
• Anyone who finds overhead lighting unbearable in winter

The details

• Approximately 21cm tall and 10cm across — a small lamp, made for a bedside or a shelf
• Shade made with cornstarch-based bioplastic, on a wooden base
• Three brightness settings, rechargeable by USB-C
• Approximately 290g
• Made in China