Melania Table Lamp

The Melania is a 690 mm table lamp — a white fabric drum shade on an antique gold stem adorned with slumped clear glass leaves.

Slumped glass is worth understanding

Slumping means the glass is heated until it sags into shape over a mould rather than being blown or pressed. It leaves soft, irregular edges and a slightly uneven thickness — which is exactly what makes the leaves catch light unevenly and shimmer as you move past. Machine-cut glass would look flat by comparison.

Lit from above, on purpose

The globe sits inside the shade, so light falls down onto the glass leaves from above. That is what makes them glow at their edges while the room stays softly lit — the leaves are the feature, not the light source.

A big lamp for a console

690 mm tall on a ø380 mm base. This is a substantial piece; it wants a console, a sideboard or a generous side table, and it will be the dominant object on it. Not a bedside lamp.

White and gold, kept simple

A plain white drum over antique gold is a deliberately quiet frame for the glass. Anything patterned would compete with the leaves.

E27 to 25 W, not supplied

Choose a warm globe — the antique gold and clear glass both look better under 3000 K, and cool white will grey the metal.

Where it works

• Consoles and sideboards with real depth.
• Entry halls, as a single statement.
• Living rooms wanting decorative detail rather than plain form.
• Formal and glamorous interiors.

Specifying it

690 mm tall, base ø380 mm, in iron, fabric and clear glass, white and gold. One E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied. 240 V, Class II — double insulated, no earth required, IP20 — indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You. Slumped glass carries small irregularities by nature — that is the technique, not a defect.

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