Lumenorth Frost Rice Paper Tripod Lamp
-
Free worldwide shipping
-
Ships from our EU and US warehouse
- In stock, ready to ship
White, softly ridged and glowing faintly in low light. The tripod lifts the lantern off the floor so the glow reaches across the room rather than pooling at your feet.
Rice paper spreads the output across its whole surface, so there is no glare and no hard edge anywhere, which is what a bedroom or reading corner wants at night.
The paper lantern has been current since it first appeared and still looks at home in a room furnished last month. Frost is that form, made properly.
Frost is white, softly ridged and glowing faintly in low light, which is also a fair description of this handmade rice paper lamp on its slim iron tripod. The form is a Japanese lantern that has outlasted every lighting trend since it first appeared, and it still looks current in a room furnished last month.
Rice paper spreads a bulb's output across its whole surface. The result is an ambient glow with no glare and no hard-edged shadows, which is why this shape keeps its place in bedrooms and reading corners where a harsh overhead light would ruin the mood entirely. The tripod lifts the lantern to standing-lamp height on three slim iron legs that take up almost no floor space, so it works in an awkward corner or beside a reading chair even in a room that has no square metres at all to spare.
Each shade is made by hand, so the ridging and the weight of the paper vary slightly from lamp to lamp. Keep it clear of curtains and other fabrics while it is switched on, and dust the paper with a dry brush rather than a damp cloth, which will soften and mark the surface.
Yes, and small variations in the paper are part of the material rather than a flaw. They are what give the shade depth once it is lit.
The iron legs are slim but weighted, so the lamp stands firmly on a floor or a wide shelf.
It gives a comfortable ambient level beside a chair. It is made for atmosphere rather than for a hard task beam.
In a bedroom corner, beside a reading chair or in a hallway, anywhere an overhead light would feel too harsh in the evening.
A light dusting is all it needs. Treat the paper gently and it keeps its shape and its colour for years.