Sandlight Quicksand LED Table Lamp

The appeal here is motion. Inside the body, fine particles fall and drift through a sealed chamber while the LED lights them from behind, so the lamp is never quite the same twice and the eye keeps returning to it. It is the same principle that makes people watch a fire or a fish tank, applied to something that fits on a bedside table and costs almost nothing to run.

As a light it is atmospheric rather than functional. The output is soft and diffused, which suits a bedroom, a shelf, a desk corner or a living room side table where you want a point of warmth rather than something to read by. Paired with a proper task lamp it does exactly the job that a candle used to do, without the wax, the smoke or the risk.

The chamber is sealed for life, so there is nothing to refill and nothing to spill. Turn it upside down to reset the flow when it settles, and set it on a level surface so the fall stays even. It suits a bedside for winding down, a desk for something to look away at, and makes an easy gift for someone who has everything practical already. It joins the rest of the Veyra Home table lamp range.

• Sealed quicksand chamber with continuous flowing motion
• Soft diffused LED output for ambient rather than task light
• Invert to reset the flow; nothing to refill or spill
• Suits bedsides, desks, shelves and side tables
• Low power draw; stands level for an even fall