The Esmo is a sculptural ceramic table lamp with a crisp white fabric shade one E27 globe, not supplied, on 1.8metres of flex.

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

Ceramic and our record did not say so

The material field was empty, on a lamp whose ceramic base is the entireproduct. It is worth knowing what that gets you:

• Weight, low down. Ceramic is dense, and a fired ceramic base putsits mass at the bottom which on a table lamp is exactly where you want it.
• A glazed surface with depth. A ceramic glaze is not a paintedfinish: light goes a little way into it before it reflects, which is why a white ceramic lamplooks soft and a white painted one looks flat.
• Small variations are normal. Fired ceramic carries slight differences in glaze andform from piece to piece.
• It is breakable. Unlike a metal or resin lamp, a ceramic basechips or cracks if it goes over. Keep it back from the edge of a narrow table.

And no weight is recorded anywhere. On aceramic lamp that is the one figure that matters most it is both thestability and the reason to be careful with it. Ask us before you put itsomewhere a child, a dog or a pulled flex goes past.

Generous, without dominating

The description’s phrase is accurate and worth keeping: a 380mm shade on alamp around 630660mm tall is a substantial object.

At that height the bottom of the shade sits above a seated eye line, so light comesdown onto the surface rather than across it. The opaque white fabricshade throws light up and down with the globe completely hidden a defined pool below and a wash on the ceiling. On a console, a sideboard or a widebedside table that is right; on a small bedside table it will be large.

Our sources give the height two ways the copy says 63cmand the specification table 660mm. Ask us if the difference matters to yoursetting-out.

The maximum globe wattage is recorded two ways, and this onematters. The datasheet says 25W; our record and the page say40W.

That is a safety-relevant figure it is what tells you how much lamp theholder and the shade are built to carry. We have published the lower figure and askedTelbix to confirm.

In practice it makes no difference to what you should buy: awarm 2700K LED E27 at 8 to 10W gives the light of an old6075W globe and sits far inside either limit. Do not fit a halogen orincandescent at anything near 40W in a fabric shade.

The globe is hidden, so the choice is simple

Nothing shows through the shade, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions.Use warm 2700K against white ceramic and white fabric,cool white reads grey and clinical, and warm light is what makes a white lamp look soft.

Dimming depends on the globe. The datasheet saysglobe dependent and our record carried nothing at all. On a plug-inlamp that needs an inline or plug-in dimmer, and beside a bed or a reading chair it iswell worth doing. Ask us and we will match the pair.

The warranty is recorded two ways. Thedatasheet says three years; our record and the page say one. We havepublished the shorter term we would rather under-promise than sell a warrantythat turns out not to exist and asked Telbix.Ask us before you buy and we will have the answer.

ClassII double insulated, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only, which the page did not state.

Where it works

• Consoles, sideboards and wide bedside tables it has real presence.
• Beside a reading chair the shade clears a seated eye line.
• Modern and classic rooms alike the shape is deliberately quiet.
• Ceramic keep it back from the edge; it chips if it goes over.
• Ask us for the weight, the warranty and the true maximum wattage before you buy.

Specifying it

Around 630660mm high our sources differ; ask us, shade380mm, flex 1,800mm, inCERAMIC and fabric, white. Weight is not recorded ask us.One E27 globe, not supplied;maximum wattage recorded as 25W on the datasheet and 40W in our record usea warm LED at 810W and neither matters;dimming is globe dependent. 240V,plug-in no electrician required,ClassII double insulated,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is published as ONE year; the datasheet says three. Ask us.

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Questions

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.

What is the base made of?

Ceramic, and our record did not say so at all. That matters: ceramic is dense, so a fired base puts its mass low down where you want it; a glaze has depth that a painted finish does not, which is why a white ceramic lamp looks soft where a white painted one looks flat; and small variations in glaze and form are normal. It is also breakable unlike metal or resin, it chips or cracks if it goes over.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded anywhere and on a ceramic lamp that is the figure that matters most, because it is both the stability and the reason to be careful. Ask us before putting it somewhere a child, a dog or a pulled flex goes past.

What wattage globe can I use?

The datasheet says 25W and our record and page say 40 a safety-relevant difference, so we have published the lower and asked Telbix. In practice it changes nothing: a warm 2700K LED at 8 to 10 watts gives the light of an old 6075W globe and sits far inside either limit. Do not fit a halogen or incandescent near 40W in a fabric shade.

What is the warranty?

Our record and page say one year; the datasheet says three. We have published the shorter term we would rather under-promise than sell a warranty that turns out not to exist and asked Telbix. Ask us before you buy.

How tall is it?

Around 630 to 660mm our own sources give it two ways, the copy at 63cm and the specification table at 660mm. Ask us if the difference matters to your setting-out.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27. Nothing shows through the shade, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions and against white ceramic and white fabric, cool white reads grey and clinical while warm light is what makes a white lamp look soft.