The Vybor TL is a 500mm table lamp in travertine, iron and fabric, in beigeand ivory one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on1.8metres of flex.

It weighs 6.1 kilograms and no source said so.For a 500mm table lamp, that is roughly three times theheaviest other table lamp reviewed in this programme: the Tequo is 1.6kg, the Poetix TL 1.98.

Two practical consequences:

• It is extremely stable. On a 120mm base, 6.1kg ofstone means the Vybor does not move not when the flex is pulled, not when achild or a dog goes past. Almost every other table lamp here comes with a caution about exactly that.This one does not need one.
• Check what it stands on. Six kilograms on alightweight console, a wall-mounted floating shelf or a slim-legged side table is areal load. On solid furniture it is fine.

It is real travertine, and our record did not say so. Thematerial list held iron and fabric only. Travertine is quarried naturallimestone, and it is the whole product the weight, the price, andthe reason it looks the way it does.

Every piece is different. Natural stone carries its own banding, pitting and tone,so yours will not be identical to the photograph. That is the point of natural stonerather than a fault.

It plugs into a power point. Our page said itmust be installed by a licensed electrician. It has1.8metres of flex and is ClassII double insulated.Removed.

Beige stone, ivory shade

Deliberately quiet in colour and unusual in form the shade profile is thedistinguishing feature of the range. It suits bohemian, coastal, Japandi andwarm-minimal rooms, all of which are built on natural materials in neutraltones, where texture does the work colour does elsewhere.

Against a timber sideboard or a linen-covered wall, a stone lamp reads aspart of the room. A black metal lamp in the same place reads as afixture.

500mm tall, 300mm shade

A conventional bedside and sideboard height shorter than the 640mmPoetix, taller than the 440mm Nord. The fabric shade iswide relative to the 120mm base, so it throws lightup and down and keeps the globe hidden: asoft pool below and a wash on the wall or ceiling, withno glare at close range. That is what a bedside lamp needs.

The globe choice is simple. OneE27 to 25W, not supplied nothing shows through the shade, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions. Usewarm 2700K: cool white makes a beige-and-ivory palette look grey.

Dimming depends on the globe. Our record says No;the datasheet and our own page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On aplug-in lamp that needs an inline or plug-in dimmer andbeside a bed it is well worth doing. Ask us and we will match thepair.

The matching floor lamp

Vybor is made as this table lamp and a 1,650mm floor lamp, in the same stoneand fabric and the floor lamp is 6.8kg, barely heavier than this one,because the material is the same. A pair reads as one idea at two heights.

Where it works

• Bedsides a wide shade, no glare, and it will not be knocked over.
• Sideboards and consoles, on solid furniture.
• Bohemian, coastal and warm-minimal rooms.
• 6.1kg check a floating shelf or a slim-legged table first.
• Real stone every piece differs from the photograph.

Specifying it

500mm high, shade 300mm, base120mm, flex 1,800mm,6.1kg, in iron, TRAVERTINE and fabric, beige and ivory,textured. One E27 globe to 25W, not supplied;dimming is globe dependent and needs an inline or plug-in dimmer. 240V,plug-in no electrician required,ClassII double insulated,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

How heavy is it?

6.1 kilograms roughly three times the heaviest other table lamp reviewed in this programme, and no source said so. It means the lamp does not move: not when the flex is pulled, not when a child or a dog goes past. Almost every other table lamp here comes with a caution about exactly that.

Can I put it on a floating shelf?

Check the shelf first. Six kilograms on a wall-mounted floating shelf, a lightweight console or a slim-legged side table is a real load. On solid furniture it is fine.

Is the travertine real stone?

Yes quarried natural limestone, and the whole product: the weight, the price and the reason it looks as it does. Our record listed only iron and fabric.

Will mine look like the photograph?

Not exactly. Natural stone carries its own banding, pitting and tone, so every piece is different the point of natural stone rather than a fault.

Do I need an electrician?

No. It has 1.8 metres of flex and is double insulated fit a globe and plug it in. Our page said otherwise, which was wrong.

Is it good beside a bed?

Yes. The shade is wide relative to the base, so it throws light up and down with the globe hidden a soft pool below and no glare at close range. And with a dimmable globe and an inline dimmer it will go low for reading.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27 nothing shows through the shade, and cool white makes a beige-and-ivory palette look grey.