Fjordarc Table Lamp | Bauhaus Inspired Curved Metal Arc Lamp For Desks and Bedside Side Tables

The arc is doing something functional, not only decorative. A curved arm carries the light source out over a surface rather than leaving it directly above the base, which means the lamp can stand at the edge of a desk or beside a chair and still put light where you need it. Straight lamps force you to put the base in the middle of the space you wanted to use.

Bauhaus is the right reference for that: the form follows what the object has to do, and the decoration is the shape itself rather than anything applied to it. Metal construction gives it the weight to counterbalance an extended arm without tipping, which is the failure mode of lightweight arc lamps that end up propped against something. Set the base far enough back that the arm reaches over what you are lighting rather than beside it, which is the whole point of an arc.

It suits desks, side tables beside a chair, sideboards, and bedside tables where you read. Position it so the arm reaches over the surface you are lighting rather than beside it, and check the base has enough clearance behind it. Dust the metal with a dry cloth. Buy it now.

• Curved arm carries light out over the surface
• Base sits at the edge, keeping the space clear
• Metal construction counterbalances the extended arm
• Form led Bauhaus design with no applied decoration
• Suits desks, side tables, and reading positions
• Dust with a dry cloth