Shape and size of lamp is perfect, and the lamp shade looks to be of good construction (albeit a little more "yellow" than the pictures on this website would indicate).  However, the "wood" - if it can be called that - is a real disappointment.  If feels like a plastic that has been painted to look like wood.  The "grain" is clearly painted on with a black paint, and in a rather sloppy fashion - brush strokes are messy and unnatural.  This product should not be be advertised as wood. For the record, this lamp is sitting on another AllModern piece, which although not a real wood veneer is more convincingly wood in appearance.