Ceramic lamps for the hours after dark
Thrown, glazed and wired by hand in a small studio in Castlemaine, Victoria. Slide the switch down and watch the room change.
Shop the lampsA ceramic table lamp with a speckled oat base and a pleated linen shade on an oak side table beside a linen sofa. The photo changes from afternoon daylight to night as the switch moves, with the lamp lit from dusk.
Four lamps, each base thrown by hand
No two bases leave the wheel quite the same. Switch any lamp on, or take the room into the evening and they all light up.
Every lamp at its real size
Side by side, at true scale, on one sideboard. Choose a lamp to see its measurements.
In the rooms they were made for
Each lamp at home after dark. Tap the marker on a lamp to see it in the shop.
Look closer at the glaze
Move across the photograph to see each glaze the way you would in the studio, a few centimetres from your eye.
From clay to lamp in four stages
Each lamp takes about three weeks, most of it drying and in the kiln.
Thrown
Each base is thrown on the wheel from Victorian stoneware clay, then trimmed by hand once it is leather-hard.
Glazed
After a first firing, every base is dipped by hand. The glaze goes on thick, so it breaks over each throwing line.
Fired
A second firing to 1280 degrees melts the glaze into the clay. Every kiln load comes out a little different.
Wired
Fitted with brass and a cloth cord, then tested and tagged by a licensed electrician before it leaves.
What buyers say after the first night
4.9 from 742 verified reviews
The speckled oat is warmer in person than on screen, and the pleated shade throws the softest light across our bedroom. We bought a second within the month.
Hannah M.Northcote, Ferris in speckled oat
Verified buyer, August 2026
The tenmoku runs from black to rust where it thins at the top, and no two are the same. It is the best reading light in the house.
Isabel F.Kew, Column in tenmoku
Verified buyer, August 2026
Bought for our daughter's room. It is heavy enough that she cannot knock it over, and soft enough to read by at night.
Lucy H.Canberra, Cap in speckled oat
Verified buyer, July 2026
The most beautiful light we tested all year, and the hardest to stop buying in pairs.
Dwelling AnnualProof that a table lamp can be the best thing in a room, switched on or off.
The Weekend RoomsCastlemaine clay, thrown by hand, and a glaze you will want to touch.
Hearth and Kiln
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- Free delivery
- Across Australia on orders over $400, packed in a double-walled box.
- 30 days to decide
- Change your mind, and we send a prepaid return label.
- Two-year warranty
- On the wiring, the brass and the switch.
Questions about the lamps
Which bulb do the lamps take?
An E27 bulb. A warm 2700K LED of 6 to 8 watts keeps the shade cool and the light the colour you see in these photographs.
Will my lamp look exactly like the photo?
Close, but not exactly. Each base is thrown and glazed by hand, so the speckle, the crackle and the way the glaze breaks differ a little from lamp to lamp.
Can I buy a shade on its own?
Yes. Every shade is sold on its own as well, and fits any Gloam base with a brass neck.
How long does delivery take?
Lamps in stock leave the studio within three working days, then take two to seven working days to arrive, depending on where you live.