Lumelle Wall Lamp | French Wabi Sabi Headboard Light With A Pull Switch, In Two Wall Designs

Wabi sabi is the idea that an imperfect, weathered surface is worth more than a flawless one, and this Marlow Vane lamp is built on it. The finish is deliberately uneven and textured rather than smooth and machined, so the light catches the surface in a way that a sprayed fitting never does and the piece reads as handmade on the wall.

The pull switch is the practical half. It means the lamp is controlled at the lamp itself rather than across the room, so it can go above a headboard and be turned off from bed without anybody getting up or wiring a switch into the plaster. That is exactly what a bedroom wall light ought to do, and most of the ones on sale simply do not.

Buy it now for the wall above a bed, where this belongs. Two designs are offered, differing in form, so it can be matched to the width of a headboard. Keep the pull cord short and away from cots and small children. This is a hardwired fixture and should be installed by a qualified electrician to local electrical code, with the circuit isolated at the breaker first, and dusted only with a soft dry cloth once cool.

• Finish: wabi sabi textured surface, deliberately uneven rather than smooth
• Control: pull cord switch at the lamp, no wall switch needed
• Designs: two versions differing in form
• Suits: above headboards, bedsides, landings and reading corners
• Safety: keep the pull cord short and away from cots and small children
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker