Felted Silk Table Lamp: Doughnut Disc Design, Oak Base

The Doughnut  Silk Disc Table Lamp - combines a beautifully fine textured silk lampshade with a solid oak base. The shade is silk habotai fabric felted with merino wool and embedded with felt resistant shapes using the nuno process. This shade has doughnut shaped discs of varying sizes arranged in a pattern across the lampshade surfaces. The lampshade is mounted on a solid oak base with antique brass fittings and linen covered flex.

The Cellular Collection 
The Doughnut lampshade is part of the Cellular Collection, a range of felted textiles inspired by cell structures examined under the microscope with macro-photographic imagery. Providing a wonderful combination of contrasting low relief surfaces and subtle lighting effects, this collection fuses finely textured fabrics, wool and resistant materials.

These lampshades are handmade using the traditional practice of wet felting. The wool, silk and resist pieces are worked together by hand, using a green olive oil soap solution. This involves applying soapy water to the fibres before rubbing and rolling the fabric and fibres, until they intermingle and fuse together, to form a permanent bond. The felted fabric is then attached to a fire and heat resistant lampshade backing and frame.  

The wooden lamp base is made of solid English Oak. It has been created in collaboration with Matt Foster of Plane Structures. Matt prepares and cuts my design in the wood before I attach the antique brass lamp fittings and twisted linen flex cord. The wood is then polished with beeswax to bring out the beautiful patina and textures of the wood.

Each item is a truly unique piece of work, handmade in my garden studio in South Birmingham. Due to the handmade production processes, each lampshade & base may have a slightly different placement of design or wood grain than can be seen in the photos above.

...Our lampshades evoke feelings of warmth and comfort to every room in your home...


Note: The table lamps in the photograph measures 15 x 15 x 45 centimetres.


Features

 ✵  Solid English Oak base

 ✵ Merino wool and Silk habotai lampshade

 ✵ Wooden base measures 15 x 15 x 4cm

 ✵ Two sizes of lampshade available - 30cm and 40cm high

 ✵ 2 metre Linen fabric covered 3 twist cable flex with switch control 

 ✵ Comes with a UK plug and UK / EU Standard BC E22 bayonet light fitting. 

✵ A felted wool cushion on the base protects surfaces from potential scratches.

✵ Bespoke lampshade colours available on request.



Aftercare

✵ Simply vacuum the lampshade, with a pair of tights over the end of the nozzle, to remove any dust.

✵ Wool is naturally fire retardant. To offer additional peace of mind and structure, my lampshades are backed with a fire and heat resistant backing tested to and compliant with UK fire safety standards. For safe practice please use the correct bulb size as advised on the shade.

✵ Rub beeswax onto the base to feed the wood and retain its beautiful, natural sheen.

Bulb Replacement Advice: Use a BC E22 bayonet bulb. Incandescent bulb 40W max. or LED bulb 13W max.

All the designs have been professionally tested and are certified as compliant with all relevant UK and European electrical safety standards.


Delivery

Made to order item.

Tablelamps take 2- 3weeks to be made.

Free Delivery in UK.
I am happy to ship to EU and other destinations, HOWEVER, as export rules from the UK to EU are yet to be clarified, please contact me at the time of ordering for specific postage, tax and duty costs. Apologies for any inconvenience as this is an ongoing and evolving situation.

(Sadly shipping costs to the US have become prohibitively expensive, whilst I am happy to ship to the States please be aware of this factor when ordering.)