Cadena Table Lamp

The Cadena is a 650 mm table lamp with an adjustable micro-perforated shade in black or white — one E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied, on 1.8 metres of flex.

The shade adjusts — which changes what the lamp is for

Our page mentioned “adjustable angles” in passing. It is the reason to buy a Cadena.

Most table lamps are fixed: they throw light up and down from wherever they stand, and that is all they do. The Cadena's shade tilts, so the same lamp can be aimed down onto a book, angled at a wall, or turned upright to wash the ceiling — and re-aimed in a second when you want something different.

Practically that makes it a reading lamp and an ambient lamp in one object, which is unusual on a table lamp and genuinely useful beside a chair.

Micro-perforation — and what it adds

The shade is pierced with very fine holes. That does two things at once:

• Light escapes through the perforations as well as out of the ends, so the shade itself glows faintly and the lamp never reads as a hard dark cylinder even when aimed away from you.
• Because the holes are micro rather than cut-outs, they give a soft even shimmer rather than a projected pattern — unlike the laser-cut Valtor, which throws defined shapes.

So the Cadena gives you a directed pool of light plus a soft halo, which is why it works aimed at a book without leaving the rest of the room black.

650 mm tall on a 200 mm base

Tall for a table lamp, and correctly so: at 650 mm the shade sits well above a seated eye line, so when you tilt it down it lights the page over your shoulder rather than from in front. The 200 mm base is wide, which matters on a lamp with a shade that moves off-centre — the moment you tilt it, the weight goes with it.

Black or white

On a perforated shade the colour changes the halo as well as the look. White lets far more light through the perforations, so the shade glows brightly and the ambient contribution is larger. Black passes much less, so you get a tighter pool and a fainter shimmer — more contrast, more drama.

Where it works

• Beside a reading chair — tilt down for the page, up for the room.
• Consoles and desks, where an aimable lamp earns its keep.
• Bedsides, where 650 mm clears a seated eye line.
• ⚠ Ask us for the weight before a spot where it can be knocked.
• ⚠ Dimming needs an inline or plug-in dimmer.

Specifying it

650 mm high by 130 mm wide, base 200 mm, flex 1,800 mm, in iron, with an adjustable micro-perforated shade. Weight is not recorded — ask us. One E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 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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