I like the simple lines of this lamp, but there are a couple of things that aren't ideal. Oddly the electrical cord comes out above the base. The other has to do with it's general sturdiness. The parts of the lamp seem to keep working themsleves loose so that the base isn't quite screwed on to the stem, the knob that keeps the stem in place slides, the bit that holds on the lamp shade somehow manages to work its way loose. I have two, so it's not like I just got a bad one.