Vintage Glass Bedside Table Lamp – Two Shade Styles, Nightstand

A bedside lamp in vintage-styled glass, offered with a choice of two shade styles, A and B. The glass body is the constant; the shade is the variable, and it alters the proportions of the lamp far more than a change of color would. Choosing between them is a decision about the silhouette on the nightstand rather than about materials.

Glass at a bedside is a considered choice rather than an obvious one. It is heavier than acrylic and stable enough not to be tipped easily, and it is entirely non-porous, so nothing set against it — a hand cream, a glass of water, a damp palm — marks it permanently. A wipe returns it to its original state, which is not true of an untreated wood or a fabric-covered base.

It goes on a nightstand, and the shade style is best chosen against whatever else is already on that surface. The taller silhouette suits a low bed or a low table; the wider one suits a surface with room to spare around it.

• Body: Glass
• Shade styles: A, B
• Form: Table lamp