Claris Table Lamp

The Claris TL is a 570 mm table lamp with a woven paper raffia shade on a satin iron base — one E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied — in vintage brass, black or white.

Paper raffia, and our record listed no material at all

The shade is woven paper raffia — and this is the whole lamp. A raffia weave lets light through the shade itself in a fine, irregular pattern, so the shade glows and shows its texture rather than simply blocking light. Our product record carried no material whatsoever; the sources that do describe it disagree in one respect, noted below.

570 mm is tall for a table lamp

570 mm high with a 300 mm shade on a 190 mm base. That is a console and sideboard height rather than a bedside one — on a low bedside table the shade will sit near eye level when you are sitting up. At 1.3 kg it is light, which is what a raffia shade over a hollow base gives you: easy to move, and easy to knock.

Three finishes, and vintage brass is the one it was designed around

Vintage brass against natural raffia is the pairing the lamp is built for — warm metal under a warm weave. Black makes the base recede so the shade floats. White is the quietest and disappears on a pale console. All satin, so nothing catches a hard reflection.

Dimming depends on the globe

Fit a dimmable E27 and use a plug-in or inline dimmer and it dims; a plain globe will not. Our record says “No”, which is misleading — the correct answer is globe dependent. Through a raffia weave dimming is worth having: at a low level the texture is what you see.

Where it works

• Consoles and sideboards, at 570 mm.
• Living rooms, alongside timber, rattan and linen.
• ⚠ On a low bedside table the shade may sit near eye level.
• ⚠ Indoor and dry locations only — IP20.

Specifying it

570 mm tall by 300 mm wide, shade 300 mm by 235 mm, base 190 mm, cable 1,800 mm, 1.3 kg, in iron with a woven paper raffia shade, satin. One E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240 V, Class II — double insulated, no earth required, IP20 — indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacement warranty.

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