The Malvern FL3 is a 1,560mm three-light floor lamp in antique silver, iniron, crystal and fabric three E14 globes to 25W each,not supplied, at 6kg.

Three lights on a floor lamp is unusual, and it is the reason to buythis one. Almost every floor lamp in this catalogue takes one globe.

• Three times the output genuinely enough to read by, and to light acorner of a room, where a single 25W-max lamp lights the chair beside it and littleelse.
• Even light across a wide shade. At 340mm across, one centralglobe would light the middle brightly and the edges dimly; three spread it evenly, which is what stopsa large shade looking patchy.
• Redundancy. When one globe goes, the lamp still works and on a lamp withthree, you notice far less.

Our record holds 25W as the wattage, which is theper-globe figure. The fitting total is 75W.

6 kilograms and on a 1.56-metre lamp that is what you want

A floor lamp’s stability is its weight, and the Malvern iswell provided for: at 6kg it sits alongside thetravertine Vybor at 6.8kg and the Lasian at 6.1, and well abovethe light lamps in this catalogue that come with a caution about being knocked over.

At 1,560mm tall, the bottom of the shade clears a seated head,so light comes down over the shoulder onto the page rather than into the face which is the correct geometry for a reading lamp and the reason to put one beside a chair at all.

Crystal and fabric and why the pairing works standing up

Crystal on a pendant works by throwing refracted light down and around a room. On afloor lamp, standing at head height beside a chair, undiffused crystalwould be uncomfortable to sit next to.

The Malvern’s fabric shade solves it: it hides the three globes andthrows light up and down, while the crystal dressing on the framecatches that light at column height and sparkles quietly beside you. You get thedecorative quality of crystal without the glare which is the right arrangementfor a lamp you sit beside for an evening.

Antique silver is the softening choice. Againstpolished chrome, crystal reads bright and glamorous; againstantique silver it reads traditional and quiet, and it sits with grey,taupe and muted palettes rather than fighting them.

It plugs in and one figure is missing

ClassII double insulated, no earth required, so this is aportable lamp. Fit three globes and plug it in; no electrician is involved.

No cable length is recorded anywhere. On afloor lamp that is the figure that decides whether it reaches a powerpoint from where you actually want to stand it and a floor lamp is usually placedbeside a chair, not beside a socket. Ask us before you order if thereach is tight, and we will get the figure.

Three globes, and the fabric makes it easy

Three E14 to 25W each 75W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES. Because the fabric hides them,brightness and warmth are the only decisions.

Use warm 2700K: against antique silver,cool white makes an already-cool metal look grey and dead. Andbuy the three together on a three-globe lamp, a mismatch shows as anuneven shade, which is exactly what three globes are there to prevent.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record says No;the datasheet says globe dependent, and it is right. On a plug-in lamp that needs aninline or plug-in dimmer and on this one it isespecially worth doing: taken low, the fabric glow fades and thecrystal on the column becomes the whole lamp.

Part of a complete range. Malvern is made aswall lights, a table lamp, this floor lamp and pendants in several sizes allin antique silver with the same crystal-and-fabric treatment. That is unusually complete, and it meansa room can carry one idea from the ceiling to the floor.

IP20 indoor and dry locations only. 340mm across.

Where it works

• Beside reading chairs and sofas three globes is genuinely enough to read by.
• Living-room corners that need lighting, not just an accent.
• Grey, taupe and muted rooms, alongside the Malvern table lamp and pendants.
• Ask us for the cable length if the nearest power point is not close.
• Buy the three globes together, or the shade lights unevenly.

Specifying it

1,560mm high by 340mm across, 6kg, iniron, crystal and fabric, antique silver. Cable length is not recorded ask us if the reach is tight. ThreeE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 75W total,not supplied; dimming is globe dependent and needs an inline orplug-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

Why three lights on a floor lamp?

Almost every floor lamp here takes one, and three is the reason to buy this. Three times the output enough to read by and to light a corner, where a single 25W-max lamp lights the chair beside it and little else. Even light across a 340mm shade, which one central globe would light brightly in the middle and dimly at the edges. And when one globe goes, the lamp still works.

Do I need an electrician?

No it is Class II, double insulated, so it is a portable lamp. Fit three globes and plug it in.

How long is the cable?

Not recorded anywhere and on a floor lamp that is the figure that decides whether it reaches a power point from where you actually want to stand it, since a floor lamp is usually placed beside a chair rather than beside a socket. Ask us before you order if the reach is tight.

Is it stable?

Yes 6kg on a 1.56-metre lamp puts it alongside the travertine Vybor at 6.8kg and the Lasian at 6.1, and well above the light lamps in this catalogue that come with a caution about being knocked over.

Does crystal work on a floor lamp?

It does here, because of the fabric. Standing at head height beside a chair, undiffused crystal would be uncomfortable to sit next to. The fabric shade hides the three globes and throws light up and down, while the crystal on the frame catches that light at column height and sparkles quietly the decorative quality without the glare.

What globes do I need?

Three E14 the small screw base to 25W each, 75W total, none supplied. Our record holds 25W, which is the per-globe figure. Use warm 2700K, because cool white makes antique silver look grey and dead, and buy the three together: a mismatch shows as an uneven shade, which is exactly what three globes are there to prevent.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes and an inline or plug-in dimmer. Our record says No; the datasheet says globe dependent and it is right. On this lamp it is especially worth doing: taken low, the fabric glow fades and the crystal on the column becomes the whole lamp.