Medieval Pleated Table Lamp | Nordic Wood Base Design In A Natural Wood or Walnut Timber Finish

The pleated shade came back because it does something plain fabric cannot. Every fold catches the light at a different angle, so the shade has depth and shadow of its own instead of glowing as one flat surface. This Marlow Vane lamp sets that shade on a turned wooden base, which grounds it and stops the whole thing looking like a period piece.

Two timber finishes decide the mood. Natural wood is lighter and keeps the lamp Scandinavian and open, sitting well against pale walls and oak furniture. Walnut is darker and heavier in tone, and it holds its own in a study, a room with older furniture, or against deep paint where a pale base would look thin and out of place.

Buy it now if every lamp in the house is a plain cylinder. Set it on a level, stable surface with the cable routed clear of walkways and away from the edge of a table. Allow the lamp to cool before handling the shade, and dust the pleats with a soft brush along the folds rather than wiping across them with a damp cloth, which flattens the folds out and leaves the shade looking tired long before the lamp itself is worn.

• Shade: pleated fabric that catches light along every fold
• Base: turned wooden base in a Nordic profile
• Finishes: natural wood or walnut
• Suits: sideboards, studies, bedsides, console tables and living rooms
• Placement: level stable surface, cable routed clear of walkways
• Care: dust the pleats along the folds with a soft brush, avoid damp cloths