It's a beautiful elegant lamp....BUT.....the on/off switch is in a VERY inconvenient place, about 2 feet removed from the base on the cord. This is a silly place to put a switch for a task lamp. It means that every time you sit down you have to fish for the switch and then let the cord back down behind whatever piece of furniture you have it on. A much more convenient place would have been on the base with a push button. Unfortunately I discovered this too late or I would have returned the lamp. I think this will be a source of frustration every time I sit down to use it.