Desk Lamp – Puts the beam on the page and keeps it out of your line of sight

The arm folds out and the shade tips separately, so the light lands on paper or on a keyboard instead of in your face. The round base carries enough weight to shrug off a nudge. An inline switch on the cord handles on and off.

Why choose this desk lamp?

A fixed lamp on a desk is always slightly wrong: too far, too near, or sitting right in the view. An arm plus a tipping shade lets you put the beam where the work is and move it when the work moves. Switching it on is a click at the cord.

Folding arm: the light comes out to the work rather than the other way around.
Shade that tips: angle it downward so the beam stays out of your eyes.
Heavy round foot: the lamp holds its place when you brush past it.
15 by 35 cm: it claims very little of the desktop.
Switch on the cord: within reach, with no separate remote to keep track of.

A lamp that moves along with whatever is on the desk.

Place it on the side of your non-writing hand so your hand casts no shadow over the paper. A matte bulb gives a calmer desk than a clear one; the lamp ships without a bulb. Dust the iron body dry and keep the cord out of the walking route.