Switch up
The Invisible Lightswitch from Forbes & Lomax is designed to allow wallpaper or paint to show through: the 1 Gang Invisible Dolly switch with Brass toggle costs £54.56. 020–7738 0202; www.forbesandlomax.com
Crafted style
From the Arts-and-Crafts Collection, inspired by the designs of the architect and designer William Arthur Smith Benson, the Venetia double-arm wall light in Antique Brass with Porcelain pleated silk shade costs £1,800 from Hector Finch. 020–7731 8886; www.hectorfinch.com
Antique inspiration
The Ring table lamp, hand-turned in walnut, £780, is inspired by a 19th-century candlestick, shown with a 16in Cream card shade, £180, both from Julia Boston. 020–7610 6783; www.juliaboston.com
Tactile piece
The Roxy floor lamp is finished in hand-applied Red Gesso, £1,439, from Julian Chichester. 020–7622 2928; www.julianchichester.com
Starry night
The tiny handmade holes in the bone-china shade of the Alma pendant light, £489, glow like stars when the light is on. The striking design, shown here in Coral colourway, is the result of a collaboration between Original BTC and interior designer Beata Heuman. 020–7351 2130; www.originalbtc.com
Geometric form
The Braque I table lamp in a white plaster finish, £1,900, takes its inspiration from Cubist design. It is shown here with a 20in Tapered Drum shade, £240, both Paolo Moschino. 020–7730 8623; www.paolomoschino.com
Colour burst
Guaranteed to add a pop of joyful colour to even the darkest corner, the Olly table lamp, £89, is shown here with the 35cm (13¾in) Crimson Chevrons shade, £65, from Pooky. 020–7351 3003; www.pooky.com)
Best hanging lanterns
French hanging lantern in brass and painted in Farrow & Ball Light Blue gloss, £3,336, Charles Edwards. 020–7736 8490; www.charlesedwards.com
Gwyn brass hanging lantern in Antique Brass finish, £4,560, Jamb. 020–7730 2122; www.jamb.co.uk
Axford copper and glass lantern in Verdigris finish, £1,749, Vaughan. 020–7349 4600; www.vaughandesigns.com
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expectThe four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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