Modern Glass Ball Wall Lamp | Brass Arm and Tinted Glass Design In Four Bold Shade Colourways

Tinted glass changes the light itself rather than the fitting alone. The colour sits in the glass, so switched on the sconce throws that tone onto the plaster around it instead of simply being a coloured shape in a neutrally lit room. That is the difference between a decorative fitting and a painted one, and it is why tinted glass costs more than a coloured metal shade of the same size.

The curved brass arm is what carries it. Brass warms every tint on offer, holds a clean line at this small scale, and takes on a patina over years rather than chipping the way a sprayed finish does. Red and amber are the warm pair, blue is the coolest, and smoke grey is the restrained option for a room that already has colour in it.

Buy it now in pairs where symmetry matters, since two either side of a bed or a mirror is how this shape looks best. It measures twenty two and a half centimetres long by fifteen high, projects eight from the wall, and takes an E27 bulb up to sixty watts which is not included. This is a hardwired fixture and should be fitted by a qualified electrician.

• Shade: tinted glass globe that colours the light itself
• Arm: curved brass finish metal that patinas rather than chipping
• Dimensions: 22.7 cm long by 15 cm high, projecting 8 cm from the wall
• Bulb: E27, maximum 60 W, not included
• Colours: red, blue, amber or smoke grey
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker