Wabi Sabi Stone Wall Lamp | Modern Natural Texture Design In Walnut or Natural Wood Timber

Wabi sabi values a surface that shows its making, and stone is the honest version of that. This Marlow Vane wall lamp pairs a textured stone face with timber, so light raking across the surface picks out every irregularity instead of sliding over a smooth painted finish. That texture is the entire point of the fitting, and it is the reason the piece looks slightly different at every hour of the day.

The timber decides how warm the whole thing reads. Walnut is the deeper of the two and holds its own against dark paint, brick and heavier furniture. Natural wood is paler and keeps the fitting light and Scandinavian, which suits white plaster and oak. Both leave the stone as the thing you actually look at, which is the correct order.

Buy it now if every other fitting in the room is metal or glass. Because the face is a natural material, the texture and tone vary from piece to piece. Keep it out of damp rooms, dust it with a soft dry brush rather than a cloth, and have it installed by a qualified electrician to local electrical code, with the circuit isolated at the breaker before any of that work begins on it.

• Materials: textured natural stone face paired with timber
• Finishes: walnut or natural wood
• Character: texture and tone vary from one piece to the next
• Light: rakes across the surface and picks out the natural irregularity
• Suits: living rooms, bedsides, hallways, landings and stairwells
• Installation: hardwired, fit by a qualified electrician, isolate at the breaker