Pontus Table Lamp

The Pontus is a 655 mm cast stone table lamp with a soft fabric shade in beige — one E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied — on 1.8 metres of flex.

6.7 kilograms — the heaviest table lamp in this catalogue

For scale: most table lamps here weigh under a kilogram. The Polano, on a travertine base, is 3.7 kg. The Fulvia, its closest cast-stone relative, is 4.3 kg. The Pontus is 6.7.

That is not a specification, it is how the lamp behaves. It does not move when the flex is pulled, does not tip when knocked, and will not be dragged off a console by a passing bag. On an entry console — which is exactly where the page suggests putting it — that is the difference between a lamp that survives ten years and one that does not.

It also means you will not be moving it casually. Decide where it goes.

Cast stone — and the record said “fabric”

Our product record listed “Fabric” alone — recording the shade and losing the lamp. It is the tenth cast-stone product in this catalogue whose record drops the stone.

Cast stone is heavy, faintly granular and reads as quarried rather than moulded. On a form this size — 400 mm wide, an organic rounded silhouette — it gives a solidity and matte earthiness that ceramic or painted metal cannot, and it is the whole reason to choose a Pontus over a cheaper lamp of the same shape.

655 mm tall, 400 mm wide — a console lamp

Large. At 655 mm it stands well above a seated eye line, so the shade throws light down onto the surface and up onto the ceiling rather than into your face. At 400 mm wide it needs a console, a sideboard or a wide side table; on a bedside table it will overwhelm the furniture.

The fabric shade, and the globe behind it

Opaque fabric, so light goes up and down, not sideways, and the globe is completely hidden. The choice is therefore brightness and warmth only — a warm 2700 K E27 suits the beige and the stone.

Where it works

• Entry consoles and sideboards — heavy enough to survive real traffic.
• Living rooms, on a wide side table beside a chair.
• Interiors with natural materials — stone, linen, timber.
• ⚠ Too large for a bedside table — 400 mm wide.
• ⚠ 6.7 kg — you will not be moving it casually.

Specifying it

655 mm high by 400 mm wide, flex 1,800 mm, 6.7 kg, in cast stone with a fabric shade, beige. One E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied; dimming is globe dependent and needs an inline or plug-in dimmer. 240 V, plug-in — no electrician required, Class II — double insulated, IP20 — indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

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