Stained Glass Book Lamp

The Stained Glass Book Lamp opens like a book and stands on its spine, with coloured glass panels forming the pages. Lit from within, the colours project onto whatever surface it sits on, turning a bedside table or a bookshelf into something worth looking at. Folded shut it stores flat, which is unusual for a decorative lamp.

The panels are cut and leaded by hand, so the tone and texture vary slightly from piece to piece and no two lamps throw exactly the same pattern. That is the nature of stained glass rather than a defect, and it is the reason the lamp reads as a made object rather than a moulded one. Velleora Home Decor sources these in small runs.

The light is warm and low, closer to a candle than a reading lamp, which suits a bedside, a mantel or a desk corner. It runs on a rechargeable cell or USB power with no exposed bulb to replace. Handle by the spine rather than the panels, keep it away from the edge of a surface, and dust with a dry soft cloth.

• Hand-cut leaded stained glass panels
• Opens to display, folds flat to store
• Warm low ambient glow, no exposed bulb
• USB or rechargeable power
• Each piece varies slightly by nature of the craft