The Valora FL2 is a 1,550mm twin-shade floor lamp inbronze with natural fibre or gun metal with black twoE27 globes to 25W each, not supplied on2 metres of flex.

Two corrections to what this page used to say.

• It plugs in. The page said it must be installed by a licensedelectrician. It has 2 metres of flex and isClassII double insulated.
• 50 watts is the total, not the per-globe figure. The page listed a bareWattage 50W on a two-globe lamp. It is25W each. Read the other way, someone would fittwo 50W globes and put double the rated load into it.

Two shades, two globes and that is the point

Almost every floor lamp is one light on a stick. The Valora carriestwo natural-fibre shades across a 480mm frame, each with itsown globe, which does something a single shade cannot: it giveslight from two heights and two positions at once. Beside a sofa that reads as alayered, ambient glow rather than a single pool softer, and much harder tosit outside of.

Natural fibre and the record said iron

The shades are woven natural fibre, and our product record listedIron alone. The weave matters for the same reason it does on any wovenshade: it is open rather than solid, so light comesthrough the shade as well as out of the top and bottom, giving awarm, broken glow. It also means the shades vary and withtwo of them on one lamp, that variation is visible and intentional.

It does not change colour. Our record carries acolour-changing flag against it. It takes two ordinary E27 globes and includesnone.

The patina finish

Bronze or gun metal, both in a patina finish deliberately uneven, with the darker and lighter passages a real aged metal has. Againstnatural fibre that is a coherent pairing: nothing on the lamp isflat or machine-perfect, which is what stops a 1.55-metre object in the corner of aroom looking like equipment.

1,550mm tall, 3.8kg, on a 230mm base

Tall the shades sit well above a seated head, so thelight comes down over the shoulder rather than into the eye. At 3.8kg on a230mm base it is genuinely stable, which for a lamp of thisheight beside a sofa is worth knowing several floor lamps in this range are far lighter.

Two globes to choose, and they show through the weave

E27 to 25W each, not supplied. Behind an open weave the globe ispartly visible, so:

• Warm 2700K. Cool white through natural fibre looks wrong.
• Frosted or opal, not a clear filament, so each shade reads evenly.
• Buy a matching pair. Two visibly different globes on one lamp is obvious.

Dimming depends on the globes our record carriesno value at all, the datasheet says globe dependent. On a plug-in lamp that means aninline or plug-in dimmer with two dimmable E27s; there is no walldimmer in the circuit. Ask us and we will match the set.

Where it works

• Beside sofas and reading chairs two heights of light at once.
• Living areas and bedrooms, as the ambient layer.
• Relaxed and coastal interiors woven fibre and patina metal.
• 25W per globe, 50W total not 50 each.
• Buy a matching pair of warm, frosted globes.

Specifying it

1,550mm high, 480mm across, base230mm, shades 180mm wide by 160mm high with a120mm top, flex 2,000mm,3.8kg, in iron and natural fibre, patina. TwoE27 globes to 25W each 50W 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

Is it 50 watts per globe or in total?

In total 25W each, two globes. Our page listed a bare Wattage 50W on a two-globe lamp; read as per-globe, someone would fit two 50W globes and put double the rated load into it.

Do I need an electrician?

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

Why two shades?

Because it gives light from two heights and two positions at once. Almost every floor lamp is one light on a stick; beside a sofa the Valora reads as a layered, ambient glow rather than a single pool softer, and much harder to sit outside of.

What are the shades made of?

Woven natural fibre, though our record listed Iron alone. The weave is open rather than solid, so light comes through the shades as well as out of them, giving a warm, broken glow and the shades vary, which with two on one lamp is visible and intentional.

What globes should I fit?

Two E27 to 25W each, warm 2700K, frosted or opal rather than clear and a matching pair. The globes are partly visible through the weave, and two visibly different ones on a single lamp is obvious.

Does it change colour?

No. Our record carries a colour-changing flag against it, which is wrong it takes two ordinary E27 globes and includes none.

Is it stable?

Yes 3.8kg on a 230mm base, which for a 1.55-metre lamp beside a sofa is worth knowing. Several floor lamps in this range are far lighter.