Channel your inner Florence Nightingale with a portable lamp, a practical and pretty addition to your home.
For bed, bath and beyond, portable lamps make so much sense.
You can bring the ambiance with you as you move from room to room and even outside.
Here’s a selection of shapes and sizes from €20 upwards.
For a sense of sunlight, no matter the rain
Free to go anywhere, the Chukka has a traditional table lamp look.
Its slim base is pictured in bronze but also comes in antique brass.
It costs about €130.
There is a wide range of shade choices to add.
As shown, it includes a 35cm straight empire shade with a jet ripple, hand-painted card.
It costs about €188, excluding delivery from UK-based Pooky.com.
For a romantic dinner for two
Be still, my beating heart. This little oxblood-coloured powder-coated steel form stands 20 cm high, and directs the light down rather than up, making the table and the food being served the point of focus.
It's a flattering set-up for dinner with a loved one.
With a light time of eight hours, it takes four hours to fully charge, and costs €100 from Foxford.
For a bistro-style vibe
At 30.5 cm high, the Ludlow is a cordless lamp with a strong square-shaped metal base that is perfectly balanced by the soft texture of a fabric shade, which delivers soft, diffuse light.
There are several colour options for the shade: white, green or mustard, but the tie-dye option makes the strongest style statement. It costs €210 from Hedgeroe.com
For golden hour glow-ups
This slender cordless lamp stands 39 cm, its design throws light much further than some of its shorter counterparts.
It charges in four to six hours and provides eight to 24 hours of illumination on a full charge.
Pictured in antique gold finish, it costs €20 from Dunnes Stores.
For desk duty
Spanish brand Marset’s Sips is a portable table lamp, designed by Christophe Mathieu, who has created several lighting designs for the firm.
Inspired by the 1980s Memphis Group, the chocolate colourway here features two hemispheres joined by a slender base, shown in gold.
It costs €131, excluding delivery from The Finnish Design Shop.
For a light that shines on
This best-seller Bobbin lamp cones in 16 different colours, with each light finished in 10 coats for a glossy, luxurious lacquered look.
More glossy options than your local nail bar.
It offers up to 10 hours of battery life on its brightest setting and has three adjustable light levels.
Finished with 10 coats of lacquer for a glossy, luxurious look.
The unique and versatile lamp can be used as a portable or stationary lighting feature.
Avoca.com had stocked these, but is sold out. You can still buy online at Addison Ross.
