On 23/01/2021 17:26, Chris Green wrote:
Why is it that table and desk lamps are so badly designed nowadays, I
have several I have bought over the past couple of years and not one
of them is ideal. It's not as if getting it right would be difficult,
it's just total lack of thought about the design.


I bought a bedside lamp only a few years ago. All I have to do
to turn it on or off is to touch the metal shaft or base.

I would quite like to buy a floor standing reading light for my wife but
I have yet to find a suitable one, especially as I want one where I can
change the bulb. These days some lamps are made with LEDs where you
would have to scrap the lamp if they fail.

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Michael Chare