The Best Lamps
A good lamp changes a room after dark more than any other object in it. This guide covers desk lamps, table lamps, floor lamps and cordless lights, from design icons with decades behind them to new pieces that move around the house. It is for anyone who wants light that looks as good switched off as on.
10 picks · Updated October 19, 2026
Anglepoise · Lamp
Original 1227 Desk Lamp
First introduced in 1935 and now an icon of British design, its anthropomorphic form still looks right on any desk.
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Flos · Lamp
Arco Floor Lamp
Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni's arc stands 95 inches tall and reaches more than six feet, so one lamp can light a sofa or a dining table.
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HAY · Lamp
PC Portable Lamp
Cordless, with a touch-controlled dimmer and a 3W LED behind a polycarbonate diffuser, it moves from the desk to the dinner table to a bedside shelf.
See price at Herman Miller
Herman Miller · Lamp
Ode Lamp
Herman Miller's table lamp, inspired by street lighting, sets anti-glare LEDs into a flat steel shade that pools soft, warm light downward.
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Anglepoise · Lamp
Type 75
Anglepoise's Type 75 pairs the classic look with flexible aluminum arms and an adjustable shade, for light exactly where you work.
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Flos · Lamp
IC Lights T1 Low
Flos's IC Lights table lamp sets an opal glass globe on a chrome stand, 38 centimeters tall, with a dimmer on the cord.
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Audo · Lamp
Column Table Lamp
Shaped after the bollards that tie boats to a jetty, Audo's battery-powered Column lamp goes anywhere without a cord.
€164.00 at Audo
Kismas · Lamp
Doric Lamp 01
A steel base under a relief-patterned glass block designed by the Spanish architect Rafael Moneo, it reads as sculpture before it is switched on.
$199.00 at Kismas
Gantri · Lamp
Analog Task Light
Gantri's Analog task light started on a designer's messy desk, with soft geometric shapes inspired by his daughter's building blocks.
$398.00 at Gantri
BALMUDA · Lamp
The Lantern
BALMUDA's lantern lights a room with a soft glow, made for everyday moments rather than special occasions.
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How we picked
We looked for lamps with a real design story or a smart idea, light that suits the job, and builds that hold up to years of being switched on.
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