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Handmade ceramic table lamps

Four shapes thrown on the wheel, in four glazes dipped by hand at our studio in Castlemaine. Every lamp is wired, tested and tagged before it ships, free across Australia on orders over $400.

Lamps
16
Heights
28 to 58 cm
From
$290
Glaze
Height

4 lamps

All four Gloam lamps lit along an oak sideboard against a plaster wall in the early evening
Column, Ferris, Gourd and Cap on an oak sideboard, 6 pm

Every lamp in every glaze

Sixteen combinations. Each lamp is kept in stock in its own glaze, and made to order in the other three in about four weeks. Choose one to open it.

Shades, bulbs and cords

Spare shades fit any Gloam lamp with a brass neck. The globe bulb is the one in every photograph on this site.

  • Pleated linen shade

    Pleated linen shade

    $120

    30 cm, fits Ferris and Column

  • Linen drum shade

    Linen drum shade

    $110

    30 cm, fits Gourd and Ferris

  • Warm globe bulb

    Warm globe bulb

    $18

    2700K LED, E27, dimmable

  • Cloth cord set

    Cloth cord set

    $45

    2 m, in linen, rust or charcoal

About Gloam ceramic lamps

Every Gloam base starts as a ball of Victorian stoneware on the wheel in our Castlemaine studio. It is trimmed by hand, fired once, dipped in glaze and fired again to 1280 degrees, which is why the speckle, the crackle and the way each glaze breaks change from lamp to lamp.

The shades are Belgian linen, pleated or stretched by hand, on a solid brass fitting. Each lamp takes an E27 bulb and comes with a two-metre braided cloth cord and an inline switch, tested and tagged by a licensed electrician.

Choose Ferris or Cap for a bedside table, Gourd for a sideboard, and Column where the light needs height, beside a reading chair or on a hall console.

Questions about the lamps

How long does a made-to-order glaze take?

About four weeks. Your base is glazed and fired in the next kiln load, then wired, tested and packed. Lamps in their own glaze are in stock and leave within three working days.

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 our photographs.

Will my lamp look exactly like the photographs?

Close, but never 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 matching pair?

Yes. Pairs are glazed and fired side by side in the same kiln load, so they match as closely as handmade lamps can, and cost five per cent less than two singles.

Do you deliver outside Australia?

Not yet. We deliver to every Australian state and territory, free on orders over $400.

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.