A round plate of travertine, 18 cm across, with a small wooden spot mounted off centre on a ball joint. The spot tilts and turns, and a 35 cm cord hangs beneath it so the light is switched at the fitting rather than at the door.
The cord is the reason to buy this one. A bedside light that has to be turned off at the wall switch by the door is not a bedside light. This one is operated from where you are lying, which is why it is the only fitting in the range with a switch on it.
Where it earns its place
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Bedside pairs. Switched at the bed, aimed at the book, and the plate is flat enough that nobody catches an elbow on it.
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Guest rooms. A guest can find the cord in the dark without knowing where your switches are.
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Hallways with a picture. Turn the spot at the frame and the stone plate becomes the backdrop for it.
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Oak or walnut. Oak comes with a brass cord and reads warm and light. Walnut comes with a black cord and reads graphic against the pale stone.
Real stone, so no two are the same
The 18 cm plate is a full flat face of the block, and because the spot sits off centre most of it is on show. Whatever seams and pores that slab carries are all visible at once, unbroken by any collar or bracket. The wood on the spot varies too.
Fitting it
Hard wired to the wall and a job for a qualified electrician. The plate covers a standard back box. Beside a bed, mount the centre 100 to 110 cm off the floor: high enough to aim down at a book, low enough that the cord falls within reach when you are lying down. For a pair, mirror the spot position rather than repeating it, so the two lights face each other slightly.
