The Lyndra TL is a 500mm table lamp in iron and natural fibre with a patinafinish one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied inbronze with a natural shade or gun metal with a black shade.

Natural fibre, which our record had dropped

The listing said Iron and stopped there. The shade iswoven natural fibre, and that changes what the lamp does to light: a fibre weavelets some light through the shade itself, so the shade glows and the weave shows as atexture. A solid shade would simply be dark. It is the reason to buy this lamp rather than a plainone.

Two colourways that are genuinely different lamps

Bronze with a natural shade is the warm one the fibre reads as pale strawlit from within, and the bronze frame disappears into it. Gun metal with a black shadeis the graphic one: the weave still shows, but as texture against dark rather than as glow. Pick bywhether you want the lamp to give light or to be an object.

It does not change colour. Our record carries acolour-changing flag against it. It takes one ordinary E27 globe and includes none there is nothing in the fitting capable of it. Colour selection here would be a property of theglobe you buy.

You almost certainly do not need an electrician. It isClassII double insulated on an 1,800mmcable. The old page carried an electrician requirement that belongs to hard-wiredfittings.

Small, and lighter than it looks

500mm tall, 210mm long, 140mm wide, and only1.5kg light for a lamp this tall, because the shade is fibre ratherthan fabric over a frame. Worth knowing on a narrow shelf: it will move if it isknocked in a way a stone-based lamp will not.

Dimming depends on the globe

Fit a dimmable E27 and use a plug-in or inline dimmer and it dims; a plain globe willnot. Our record says No, which is misleading the correct answer isglobe dependent. Through a fibre shade, dimming is worth having: at low output theweave is all you see.

Where it works

• Bedsides and shelves, where the woven shade glows.
• Living rooms, alongside timber and textile.
• As a pair with the matching Lyndra floor lamp.
• Indoor and dry locations only IP20.

Specifying it

500mm tall, 210mm long, 140mm wide, shade140mm by 200mm, cable 1,800mm,1.5kg, in iron and natural fibre, patina finish. OneE27 globe to 25W, not supplied;dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassII double insulated, no earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

What is the shade made of?

Woven natural fibre on an iron frame. Our record listed Iron alone and had dropped the fibre which is the point of the lamp. A fibre weave lets some light through the shade itself, so the shade glows and the weave shows as texture.

Does it change colour?

No. Our record carries a colour-changing flag, which is wrong it takes one ordinary E27 globe and includes none. Colour selection here would be a property of the globe you buy.

Which colourway should I pick?

Bronze with the natural shade is the warm one the fibre reads as pale straw lit from within. Gun metal with black is the graphic one: the weave shows as texture rather than glow. Pick by whether you want light or an object.

Do I need an electrician?

It is double insulated with an 1,800mm cable, so almost certainly not. The old page carried an electrician requirement that belongs to hard-wired fittings.

Can I dim it?

It depends on the globe. A dimmable E27 with a plug-in or inline dimmer will dim; a plain globe will not. Our record says No, which is misleading. Through a fibre shade it is worth having at low output the weave is all you see.

Is it heavy enough to be stable?

It is only 1.5kg, which is light for a 500mm lamp because the shade is fibre rather than fabric over a frame. On a narrow shelf it will move if knocked.

Is there a matching floor lamp?

Yes Lyndra comes as both a table and a floor lamp in the same two colourways.