this is a really beautifully designed piece.  i got the 'old gold' or orange color, a delight really.  soft and moody glow is perfect for additional ambient lighting w/ a flourish of colour and sculptural art eye candy as well, v. nice Roland!  it looked a bit cheap to me b4 i put it togther, fragile would be more acurate since it looks like a million bucks once assembled.  i placed it just off to the side slightly from a window on top of a large dresser and have had no prblem with it blowing over despite that it is a kind of drafty area. Besides being functional lighting it offers an air of elegance which works well w/ my 'upscale urban nomad style-maven' themed Soho Studio.