We have been planning to launch the Trafalgar wall light for several years, but despite four separate attempts, we did not...until now. It was surprisingly tricky to get the proportions nailed. Too long and it looks showy and silly; too short, a little sad and stunted....the degree of the taper, the distance from the wall, the exact finish of the brass, and every tiny angle and dimension - all the minutiae that keep the lighting designer awake at night! So here it is, at last, in all its glory, ready to illuminate the most stylish homes of Britain and beyond.

We spend hours messing around with lampshades, trying all sorts of new and wondrous materials to see how they transmit light through them. And in our opinion, there isn't much that beats a humble rattan lampshade for casting a beguiling glow. The light pools warmly beneath but it also sneaks out gently through the little gaps in the weave. Beautiful it is, we thinks.