The Poetix FL is a 1,570mm floor lamp with stacked-sphere detailing and a350mm ivory shade glossy beige or matt gold oneE27 globe to 25W, not supplied, on 2 metres of flex.

It plugs into a power point. Our page said itmust be installed by a licensed electrician. It has2 metres of flex and is ClassII double insulated. Removed.

Stacked spheres and the two finishes are not the same kind of finish

The stem is built from stacked spheres rather than a plain column, and that shapeis what the finish acts on:

• Glossy beige a reflective surface on a run of curves,which produces a bright highlight on every sphere and a line of them running up thelamp. It reads polished and glamorous, and it moves as you walk past.
• Matt gold the same shape without the highlights, so the spheres read asform and shadow rather than reflection. Warmer, quieter, and closer to a sculpturalobject than a decorative one.

That is a bigger difference than a colour swatch suggests, and our specificationtable flattened it to a single word, Gloss.

1.57 metres tall, with a 350mm shade

On a 205mm base, at 3.62kg. At this height thebottom of the shade sits above a seated head, which is where a reading lamp shouldbe: light comes down over the shoulder onto the page rather than into the face.

The 350mm ivory shade is wide and opaque, so light goesup and down, not sideways a broad soft pool below and a washon the ceiling, with the globe completely hidden.

3.62 kilograms on a 205mm base isreasonably stable for a 1.57-metre lamp comparable to the Valora’s3.8kg, though below the Hommer’s 7.6 and the Lasian’s 6.1. Fine beside a sofa; if it is goingsomewhere with real traffic, ask us about a heavier one.

The globe is hidden, so the choice is simple

One E27 to 25W, not supplied. Nothing shows through the shade, sobrightness and warmth are the only decisions. Use warm 2700K especially against matt gold, where cool white reads green.

Dimming depends on the globe. Our record saysNo; the datasheet says globe dependent, and thedatasheet is right. On a plug-in lamp that needs aninline or plug-in dimmer. Beside a reading chair it is well worth having.Ask us and we will match the pair.

Part of a four-piece range

Poetix comes as a table lamp, this floor lamp and two pendant sizes, all with thesame stacked-sphere detailing and ivory shades. That is unusually complete, and itmeans a room can carry one idea at three heights without repeating a fitting.

Where it works

• Beside reading chairs and sofas the shade clears a seated head.
• Living-room corners, as the ambient layer.
• Alongside the Poetix table lamp and pendants.
• Ambient, not directional it fills a corner, it does not aim.
• Dimming needs an inline or plug-in dimmer.

Specifying it

1,570mm high, shade 350mm wide by 220mm high,base 205mm, flex 2,000mm,3.62kg, in iron and fabric glossy beige or matt goldwith an ivory shade. One E27 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.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Do I need an electrician?

No. It has 2 metres of flex and is double insulated fit a globe and plug it in. Our page said otherwise, which was wrong.

Beige or gold?

They differ in sheen as well as colour, which our specification table flattened to one word. Glossy beige is reflective on a run of curves, so every sphere carries a bright highlight and the line of them moves as you walk past polished and glamorous. Matt gold has the same shape without the highlights, so the spheres read as form and shadow: warmer, quieter, closer to a sculptural object.

Is it good for reading?

Yes. At 1,570mm the bottom of the shade sits above a seated head, so light comes down over the shoulder onto the page rather than into the face.

What kind of light does it give?

Ambient rather than directional. The 350mm shade is wide and opaque, so light goes up and down rather than sideways a broad soft pool below and a wash on the ceiling, with the globe completely hidden.

Is it stable?

Reasonably 3.62kg on a 205mm base, comparable to the Valoras 3.8kg though below the Hommers 7.6 and the Lasians 6.1. Fine beside a sofa; ask us about a heavier lamp if it is going somewhere with real traffic.

What globe should I fit?

A warm 2700K E27 nothing shows through the shade, so brightness and warmth are the only decisions, and against matt gold cool white reads green.

Does it match anything else?

Yes Poetix comes as a table lamp, this floor lamp and two pendant sizes, all with the same stacked-sphere detailing and ivory shades. A room can carry one idea at three heights.