Normande Desk Lamp, Brushed Steel (Not CA Compliant)

by Normande

Product Description

Brushed Steel desk lamp uses a standard 60W incandescnet bulb,Includes one electrical outlet in the base for coveinence. 23.5" in height with a heavy weighted base.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 23.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00137NN8K
• Item model number: HS1-1461A
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,566 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #30 in Home Improvement > Lamps & Light Fixtures > Lamps > Desk Lamps

Customer Reviews

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83 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and elegant -- but with one fatal flaw., June 5, 2009

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David Kusumoto (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Normande Desk Lamp, Brushed Steel (Not CA Compliant) (Tools & Home Improvement)

I tried to overcome the negative comments about this lamp falling down from its base pivot hinge -- smugly thinking that some people must really hate screwdrivers -- and are a tad lazy. So I bought this lamp anyway in late March 2009. Boy, were they right. I WAS WRONG. (And trust me, I'm good with my hands when it comes to basic office furniture.)

Yeah, the lamp arm fell down a few times -- but a good tighten with a screwdriver fixed it immediately. Then it happened again -- and again -- and again. Full disclosure: I like to pivot my desk lamp in different directions from time to time, depending upon what I'm working on. Sometimes I like to bounce the light off a wall to get a more even cast. I consider this normal use; not rough handling. Any desk lamp equipped with joints/hinges MUST be able to pivot in almost every direction without falling. I use compact fluorescents, so the weight of the bulb is NOT the problem. And then it happened. The lamp fell down again yesterday -- and no amount of tightening would bring it upright again.

I figured out the problem. The two rubber washers at the base pivot hinge -- can only take so much tightening -- before they fail completely within 60-90 days of normal use.

Hence despite glowing reviews elsewhere, keep the box. The warranty is good for two years. Better yet, don't buy this at all until Normande comes up with a better base pivot hinge -- or restricts adjustment settings to just the lamp's head, not the lamp's arm.

This is a FATAL engineering flaw. I can't believe Normande would release such a elegant looking lamp as this -- without first putting it through a 24-hour motion test. What a hassle.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good (not great) desk lamp, July 14, 2008

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Bebe Deimos (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Normande Desk Lamp, Brushed Steel (Not CA Compliant) (Tools & Home Improvement)

A bit pricy and the joints are a bit loose out of the box. However they can be tighened with a screwdriver, so that is really no problem. May be able to get a better value at a big-box store.

For task lighting this lamp does its job well and works well with a CF bulb. The only other thing that I don't like is that the on-off switch is on the base instead of the lamp head. Some may prefer it this way, but I find it more accessible on the lamp head than on the base (harder to get to).

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a great desk lamp., May 16, 2008

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Lawrence E. Pastor (NYC, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Normande Desk Lamp, Brushed Steel (Not CA Compliant) (Tools & Home Improvement)

This is a great lamp. Larger (almost 2ft in height and 8in diameter at the base) and heavier(8lbs) than i expected. Its made of silver aluminum though out. the lamp swivels at the base and at its head with side swivel also. The added plus is the socket located at the base. Its convenient for plugging in chargers (cell phone ipod ect). Great price and fast shipping, and it even qualifies for amazon prime.