OBELISK sets a softly tapered shade on a tall rectangular base with a naturally varied surface. The proportion is classical - a slim vertical column balanced by a broader silhouette above - and it is the arrangement that reads as a proper lamp rather than a decorative object with a bulb pushed into it.
Twin pull chains add a practical detail that has largely disappeared from modern lighting. They let you switch the lamp at the lamp, without reaching behind a sideboard for an inline switch or getting up to find a wall plate, and they give the piece a tactile quality that a hidden rocker switch does not. Two chains also mean two brightness settings.
Subtle tonal variation runs through the base, so the column has depth in daylight as well as presence when lit. The height suits a console, a sideboard or a hall table where a low lamp would disappear behind the objects already standing there. Four finish options available. Plug-in lamp: keep the cable clear of walkways and observe the rated bulb wattage.
- Tall rectangular column base
- Softly tapered shade
- Twin pull chain switches
- Naturally varied base surface
- Four finish options available
- Suits consoles, sideboards and hall tables
- Plug-in lamp; observe rated bulb wattage