Crystal Lantern Desk Lamp

The Crystal Lantern brings a little theatre to a desk. A faceted crystal body sits inside a slim metal frame, and when the LED comes up the glass fills edge to edge with light, scattering fine refractions across the surface below. Award-winning in design and unmistakable in person, it does the work of an ornament and a task light in one small object.

Touch the base once and it wakes; touch again to step the brightness down through its range, from a level bright enough to work beside to a low ember suited to a quiet room late at night. The tone stays warm rather than clinical, so the crystal reads golden and the light flatters a room instead of flattening it, which is the difference between a lamp and a fixture.

Everything runs from an internal rechargeable cell, so the lantern moves freely between a desk, a shelf, a dining table and a terrace without a cable following it. A full charge covers several evenings of typical use, and topping up is a standard USB job. Dust the facets occasionally with a dry microfiber cloth and the sparkle stays exactly as it arrived, with no polishing compounds or special products required.

• Body: faceted crystal lantern in a slim metal frame
• Light: warm dimmable LED with multi-level touch control
• Power: internal rechargeable battery, USB charging
• Runtime: several evenings of typical use per charge
• Use: desk, bedside, shelf, dining table, hospitality
• Care: dust the facets with a dry microfiber cloth