Rotating Metal Cordless Desk Lamp

Machined from a solid revolving metal block, this desk lamp has the weight and the cold, precise feel of a tool rather than a decoration — and that is the appeal. The head rotates within the body, so you set the angle by turning the lamp itself rather than by adjusting a joint that will eventually go slack.

Control is a touch sensor rather than a switch, running through brightness levels so the same lamp does bright task light for working and a low warm level for the end of the evening. Being cordless, it moves from a desk to a bedside to a shelf without a cable dictating where it can live, and it charges over USB from any adapter you already own.

Silver, gold and black each read quite differently: silver is industrial and neutral, black disappears against a dark desk, gold warms the whole object and works better in a living room than an office. The metal body means it does not slide about or feel light in the hand, and it is heavy enough not to be knocked over by a passing cable or sleeve.

• Type: cordless rechargeable metal desk lamp
• Finishes: silver, gold, black
• Body: solid rotating metal block
• Control: touch sensor with brightness levels
• Power: USB rechargeable
• Use: desk, bedside, shelf