Polano Table Lamp Large

The Polano TLL is a 555 mm table lamp on a travertine and iron base with a 300 mm fabric shade — one E27 globe to 25 W, not supplied — in beige, on 1.8 metres of flex.

Travertine — and the record said “iron”

The base is travertine, a natural limestone, and it is the whole reason the Polano looks the way it does. Our product record listed “Iron” alone — losing both the stone and the fabric shade.

Travertine is not a stone finish or a stone-look moulding. It is quarried rock, formed by mineral springs, and it carries visible pores and banding that vary through the piece. So no two Polano bases are identical, and the base reads as geology — which is a very different thing from a ceramic glaze imitating it. It is the same material used on floors and vanity tops, at a scale you can pick up.

3.7 kilograms — and that is a feature

Stone is heavy, and on a table lamp that matters more than it sounds. At 3.7 kg the Polano does not move when the flex is pulled and does not tip when it is knocked — unlike the light metal and woven-fibre lamps elsewhere in this range, which weigh well under a kilogram. On a console in a hallway, or anywhere a bag or a sleeve goes past, that is the difference between a lamp that survives and one that does not.

555 mm tall, with a generous 300 mm shade

The larger of two Polanos, and genuinely tall. The 300 mm shade, 220 mm deep, throws a wide pool of light from a source that sits well above a seated eye line — so it lights a room or a page rather than shining at you. On a console or a sideboard it has the presence to stand alone; on a small bedside table it would be too much, and the 405 mm version is the one to buy.

The fabric shade — and choosing a globe

Fabric, so light goes up and down rather than sideways and the globe is completely hidden. That makes the globe choice simple — brightness and warmth only, no look to worry about. Use a warm 2700 K E27, which suits both the beige palette and the stone.

Where it works

• Hallway consoles and sideboards — heavy enough to survive traffic.
• Living rooms, beside a chair, as a warm secondary light.
• Interiors with natural materials — stone, timber, linen.
• ⚠ Too tall for a small bedside table — buy the 405 mm.
• ⚠ Dimming needs an inline or plug-in dimmer.

Specifying it

555 mm high, shade 300 mm wide by 220 mm high, flex 1,800 mm, 3.7 kg, in travertine, iron and fabric, 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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