The Kolisa TL is a 181mm cast stone table lamp inbeige, grey or white integrated 6W LED giving 375lm at2700K, CRI above 90, on1.8metres of flex.

It plugs into a power point. Our page said itmust be installed by a licensed electrician. It has1.8metres of flex and runs atlow voltage internally unpack it and plug it in. Removed.

CRI above 90 on a small table lamp, which is unusual

Our copy never mentioned it. Most decorative fittings in this catalogue recordCRI 80; this lamp records above 90, which meansskin, timber, fabric and flowers hold their colour under it. On abedside table or a shelf, where the lamp is close to whatever it lights, that showsmore than it would from a ceiling.

It also explains the efficiency, and the family proves it.This lamp gives 62lm/W where its own sibling, theKolisa PE1 pendant, gives 93 same range, same 6W,same cast stone. The difference is that the pendant records CRI 80 andthis lamp records CRI 90. High colour rendering is bought by giving upefficiency, and here you can see the price of it inside a single product family.

Cast stone and the record said iron

Cast stone is the Kolisa range’s identity and it wasabsent from our data for the ninth time. On a table lamp it does something specific:1.3kg in a 110mm footprint makes the lampdense and low-centred, so it does not slide when the flex is pulled where a metal or plastic lamp of the same small size would.

Cast stone is also faintly granular and matte, so itreads as quarried rather than moulded, and the surface catches light softly instead ofreflecting it.

Fixed at 2700K and that is deliberate

The Kolisa pendants switch between three colour temperatures. Thistable lamp does not: it is fixed at 2700K, thewarmest setting in the range.

That is the right decision for what it is. A table lamp beside a bed or on a shelf is anevening light, and 2700K is the colour that suits it there is no casefor a 4000K bedside lamp. Combined with CRI above 90, it gives awarm light that does not wash colour out, which is a genuinely good combination andrare at this size.

375 lumens and what it will and will not do

Enough to read by at close range, to light a bedside, or to sit as awarm point on a shelf or a console. Not enough to light a room, andnot intended to.

It is not dimmable, and the LED isintegrated nothing to buy, nothing to replace, andnothing to change. Beside a bed, that means on or off at 375lm.If dimming matters, ask us several cast stone and ceramic lamps in thisrange take ordinary globes and will dim with an inline dimmer.

Three colours, matching the single pendant

Beige warmest and most earthen, grey coolest and most mineral,white quietest and closest to plaster. These are thesame three as the Kolisa PE1 pendant, so abedside lamp and a pendant above it can be matched exactly which the largerKolisa fittings, in beige and white only, cannot do.

Where it works

• Bedside tables and shelves warm, high-CRI, and it stays put.
• Consoles and side tables, as a warm point of light.
• Matched to a Kolisa PE1 pendant in the same colour.
• Not dimmable, and the LED cannot be changed.
• 375lm a bedside light, not a room light.

Specifying it

110mm wide by 181mm high, flex1,800mm, 1.3kg, incast stone, iron and polyethylene. Integrated6W LED giving 375lm at 2700K, included,CRI>90, not dimmable. 240V supply,plug-in no electrician required,low voltage internally,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

Do I need an electrician?

No. It has 1.8 metres of flex and runs at low voltage internally unpack it and plug it in. Our page said otherwise, which was wrong.

What is CRI 90 worth on a table lamp?

More than it would be from a ceiling, because the lamp is close to whatever it lights. Skin, timber, fabric and flowers hold their colour under it, where most decorative fittings here record CRI 80.

Why is it less efficient than the Kolisa pendant?

Because of the CRI. This lamp gives 62lm/W where the Kolisa PE1 pendant gives 93 same range, same 6W, same cast stone. The pendant records CRI 80 and this records CRI 90, and high colour rendering is always bought by giving up efficiency. You can see the price of it inside one product family.

Why is the colour fixed when the pendants switch?

Because it is the right decision for a table lamp. A lamp beside a bed or on a shelf is an evening light, and 2700K the warmest setting in the range is the colour that suits it. There is no case for a 4000K bedside lamp.

What is it made of?

Cast stone, iron and polyethylene. Our record listed Iron alone, for the ninth time on a cast-stone product. On a table lamp the stone matters: 1.3kg in a 110mm footprint makes it dense and low-centred, so it does not slide when the flex is pulled.

Can I dim it?

No the LED is integrated, so there is nothing to buy, nothing to replace and nothing to change. Beside a bed that means on or off at 375lm. If dimming matters, ask us: several cast stone and ceramic lamps here take ordinary globes and will dim with an inline dimmer.

Does it match the pendant?

Exactly. Beige, grey and white are the same three colours as the Kolisa PE1 single pendant so a bedside lamp and a pendant above it can be matched, which the larger Kolisa fittings in beige and white only cannot do.