Lindby Shivanja floor lamp, wood, adjustable, 146 cm, E27

A great addition to modern country-style interiors: the Shivanja floor lamp with its attractive wooden frame

Floor lamps are usually used to provide supplementary or accent lighting. They are almost never found as the sole source of lighting in a room, which is of course partly because the building’s electrical installation always provides for ceiling or wall lighting. But as additional light sources, they are a really good option for providing functional – and sometimes atmospheric – lighting in a room. The Shivanja floor lamp, for example, works well as a reading lamp when placed next to or behind a sofa. With just a single tap of the foot, you can switch on the light – the switch is located in the power cable – and you can then make yourself comfortable on the sofa, pick up that gripping book or the latest magazine, and lose yourself in reading in a matter of seconds, without straining your eyes because it’s actually too dark.

Shivanja is also a floor lamp whose wooden frame blends perfectly with country-style interiors that have a particularly modern feel. The wood lends it the warm character typically associated with country-style interiors of all kinds. The shape of the light, which appears to be similar to conventional desk lamps, may occasionally also be associated with the appealing functionalism often found in Scandinavian interior styles. In the case of Shivanja, the round base and the lampshade are made of matt white lacquered metal, whilst the frame in between is made of wood.