The Jacona TL is a 390mm table lamp with a solid wood base and a neutralfabric shade one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on1.8metres of flex.

The base is real timber and that is worth saying plainly.Our product record carried no material at all; only the page’s own table saidWood Fabric.

It matters because this catalogue also contains several lamps whose finish is named after atimber they are not made of Walnut and Oak products inpainted iron and polycarbonate. The Jacona is not one of them. Its base isactual wood, and that means grain, warmth and variation that aprinted or painted finish cannot reproduce every lamp is slightlydifferent.

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.

Wood and neutral fabric a deliberately quiet lamp

There is nothing decorative here: a turned timber base, aneutral fabric shade, and no ornament. That restraint is the design, and it is whythe Jacona suits Scandinavian, Japandi, coastal and warm-minimal rooms allbuilt on natural materials in simple forms, where thetexture does the work.

In practice it means the Jacona is a lamp you stop noticing, in the good sense: itsits on a bedside table or a shelf and reads as part of the furniture rather than afixture placed on it.

390mm and that is genuinely small

Compare the table lamps in this catalogue: the Poetix is 640mm, the Hommer550, the Fusell 510, the Vybor 500. At390mm the Jacona is the smallest of them.

That makes it the right lamp for places the others do not fit:

• A narrow or crowded bedside table, where a 500mm lamp dominates.
• A bookshelf or a shelf run, under a fixed shelf above.
• A desk corner, or a small console in a hallway.
• In pairs, either side of a bed, where two small lamps read better than two largeones.

1 kilogram on a 90mm base. That is anarrow footprint for a 390mm lamp the same proportion we flag on theInwood so it is easy to knock and easy to pull over by the flex. It is finewhere it sits undisturbed; keep it back from the edge of a narrow table, and ifchildren or pets go past it regularly, ask us about a heavier lamp.

One consequence follows from the light weight: fit a light LED globe, not a heavy glassone. On a 1kg lamp, a heavy globe raises the centre of gravity and makes a narrow baseworse.

The globe is hidden, so the choice is simple

One E27 to 25W, not supplied. Nothing shows through the fabric shade, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions. Usewarm 2700K against natural timber, cool white looks grey and kills thewarmth the wood is there to give.

Dimming depends on the globe andneither our record nor our specification table mentioned dimming at all. Thedatasheet says globe dependent, which is right. On a plug-in lamp that needs aninline or plug-in dimmer, and beside a bed it is well worth doing.Ask us and we will match the pair.

Where it works

• Narrow or crowded bedside tables the smallest table lamp here.
• Shelves and bookcases, under a fixed shelf.
• In pairs, either side of a bed.
• 1kg on a 90mm base keep it clear of knocks and pulled flexes.
• Use a light LED globe, not a heavy glass one.

Specifying it

390mm high by 260mm wide, base90mm, flex 1,800mm,1kg, in solid WOOD and fabric. OneE27 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.

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Questions

Is the base real wood?

Yes actual timber, not a wood-look finish. That is worth saying plainly, because this catalogue also contains several lamps whose finish is named after a timber they are not made of: Walnut and Oak products in painted iron and polycarbonate. The Jacona is not one of them, so it has grain, warmth and variation and every lamp is slightly different.

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 small?

It is the smallest table lamp reviewed here 390mm, against the Poetixs 640, the Hommers 550, the Fusells 510 and the Vybors 500. That makes it right for a narrow or crowded bedside table, a bookshelf under a fixed shelf, a desk corner, or a pair either side of a bed.

Is it stable?

1kg on a 90mm base is a narrow footprint for a 390mm lamp, so it is easy to knock and easy to pull over by the flex. Fine where it sits undisturbed; keep it back from the edge of a narrow table, and ask us about a heavier lamp if children or pets go past it regularly.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27 and a light LED rather than a heavy glass globe, because on a 1kg lamp a heavy globe raises the centre of gravity and makes a narrow base worse. Against natural timber, cool white looks grey and kills the warmth the wood is there to give.

Can I dim it?

With the right globe and an inline or plug-in dimmer neither our record nor our specification table mentioned dimming at all, though the datasheet has it as globe dependent. Beside a bed it is well worth doing.

What rooms does it suit?

Scandinavian, Japandi, coastal and warm-minimal all built on natural materials in simple forms. There is no ornament on it, and that restraint is the design: it reads as part of the furniture rather than a fixture placed on it.