Kiko Solid Oak Desk Lamp

About the Kiko Solid Oak Desk Lamp

Kiko is a small lamp with a clear idea: warm oak where you touch it, slim steel where you want it to disappear. The base and the shade are both solid oak, joined by a thin stainless steel rod, so the lamp reads as a light, almost drawn shape on a desk or shelf.

The shade is the useful part. It moves and rotates, which means you can aim the beam at a notebook, down onto a keyboard, or up against a wall for a softer glow. That makes it equally sensible for a home office, a bedside table, or a reading corner beside a sofa. Because it is handmade in Europe and made to order, each lamp is sanded carefully and the steel parts are finished neatly, and the grain differs from one lamp to the next, so no two look quite alike.

The mix of wood and metal sits easily with several styles. It works in a Scandinavian or Japanese-influenced room, with the plain wood of a loft conversion, or on a desk in a Georgian townhouse where you want modern lighting that will not fight the period details. Its footprint is small, which suits a narrow tenement desk or a compact flat.

Kiko belongs to a family of rounded, softly proportioned pieces, so it pairs naturally with the Kiko Solid Oak Coffee Table in a living room. You can choose a dimmer if you like to turn the light down in the evening.

• Solid oak base and shade with a stainless steel stem
• Movable, rotating shade for directing the light
• Optional dimmer for evening use
• Handmade in Europe and made to order