I first seen this style of lamp whilst visiting my son who lives in Munichand he thought it was great for reading and this was what i was lookingfor but back home all the ones i could find where very expensive.While looking through the net i came across this lamp and i could notbelieve that it was only £40 as i knew Wayfair Basics was a very good make soi did not hesitate to order it and i was not dissapointed this is a wellmade lamp and with the double dimmer you can create variouslighting moods.