The Amador is a 385mm cast stone table lamp in beige with a fabric shade one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on1.8metres of flex, at 1.8kg.

Our page told you one thing: the finish is beige. Itsentire specification table was a single line. There was no voltage, no globe base, no wattage,no dimensions, no weight, no IP rating and no material so a customer could not tellwhat globe it takes, how big it is, or what it is made of.

Everything on this page comes from the datasheet, and is published here for the first time.

Cast stone and our record did not mention it

The base is cast stone: a moulded composite of crushed stone andbinder, not a quarried block. That is worth understanding properly, because it isthe whole product and because this catalogue also containsreal quarried travertine lamps, which are a different thing.

• It has the surface and the density of stone. A matt, slightly porous, faintlygranular finish that light falls into rather than bouncing off which is why astone lamp reads soft where a painted one reads flat.
• It is consistent. Unlike quarried stone, a cast piece hasno dramatic veining or banding, so yours will look like thephotograph which is an advantage if you are buying a pair, and a limitation if youwanted the drama of natural stone.
• It gives weight low down. At 1.8kg on a385mm lamp, the mass sits at the base where it does the most good.
• It can chip. Like any stone, a cast base marks if it goes overor knocks a hard edge keep it back from the edge of a narrow table.

If you want real quarried stone with visible naturalvariation, ask us about the Vybor, which is travertine and note it is6.1kg, more than three times this.

385mm genuinely compact, and that is the point

The description calls it compact and versatile, and the figures bear it out.Against the other table lamps in this catalogue:

It is the smallest table lamp we have measured, which makes it right for places thelarger ones do not fit:

• A narrow or crowded bedside table, where a 500mm lamp dominates.
• A bookshelf or shelf run, under a fixed shelf above.
• A hallway console, where depth is limited.
• In pairs, either side of a bed two small lamps read better than two largeones, and at 1.8kg each they are stable enough to leave.

Beige and why the colour is doing work

Soft beige cast stone is deliberately quiet. It suitsneutral, coastal and contemporary Australian interiors all built onnatural materials in muted tones, where texture does the work colour doeselsewhere.

Against a timber sideboard, a linen headboard or a limewashed wall, a beige stonelamp reads as part of the room. A black metal lamp in the same place reads as afixture placed on it.

The globe, and how it plugs in

One E27 to 25W, not supplied. Nothing shows through the fabric shade, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions.

Use warm 2700K. Againstbeige stone and a neutral shade, cool white makes the whole palette readgrey and cold and warmth is precisely what a stone lamp in a neutral room isthere to give.

It plugs in. 1.8metres of flex,ClassII double insulated: fit a globe and plug it in, no electricianrequired. Unusually, this page did not claim otherwise almost every other plug-in lampin this catalogue carried an electrician instruction it did not need.

Dimming depends on the globe. The datasheet says globe dependent,and the page carried nothing at all. 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.

IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Incast stone and fabric. 385mm high, flex1,800mm. No width or shade diameter is recorded ask us if the space is tight.

Where it works

• Narrow and crowded bedside tables the smallest table lamp measured here.
• Shelves, bookcases and hallway consoles.
• In pairs, either side of a bed.
• Cast stone chips keep it back from the edge of a narrow table.
• Warm globes only cool white makes a beige palette read grey.

Specifying it

385mm high, flex 1,800mm,1.8kg, in CAST STONE and fabric, beige. Width and shade diameter are not recorded ask us. 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

What is it made of?

Cast stone a moulded composite of crushed stone and binder, not a quarried block with a fabric shade. Our record did not mention it at all, on a lamp where the material is the whole product. It has the surface and density of stone: matt, slightly porous and faintly granular, so light falls into it rather than bouncing off, which is why a stone lamp reads soft where a painted one reads flat.

How is that different from a real stone lamp?

Cast stone is consistent no dramatic veining or banding so yours will look like the photograph, which is an advantage if you are buying a pair and a limitation if you wanted the drama of natural stone. If you want real quarried stone, ask us about the Vybor, which is travertine and note it is 6.1kg, more than three times this.

How big is it?

385mm tall, which makes it the smallest table lamp we have measured against the Poetix at 640mm, the Malvern at 510 and the Stylin at 480. That is what suits it to a narrow or crowded bedside table, a bookshelf under a fixed shelf, or a hallway console where depth is limited.

Do I need an electrician?

No 1.8 metres of flex and double insulated, so fit a globe and plug it in. Unusually, this page did not claim otherwise: almost every other plug-in lamp in this catalogue carried an electrician instruction it did not need.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27. Nothing shows through the fabric shade, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions and against beige stone and a neutral shade, cool white makes the whole palette read grey and cold, which is the opposite of what a stone lamp in a neutral room is there to give.

Is it sturdy?

At 1.8kg on a 385mm lamp, the mass sits at the base where it does the most good. But cast stone can chip if it goes over or knocks a hard edge, so keep it back from the edge of a narrow table.

Can I dim it?

With the right globe and an inline or plug-in dimmer. The datasheet says globe dependent and the page carried nothing at all. Beside a bed it is well worth doing.