Portable Lamps

Portable lamps solve the problem of a room that needs light exactly where there's no socket, lifting off the plinth to move to a bedside, a garden table or a sofa arm. Our rechargeable collection brings architectural form and long-life LED technology together, so the lamp that sets an evening mood runs all night on a single day's charge.

  • By Lee Broom
    £285

Most quality rechargeable lamps run for 6 to 12 hours on a full charge at their warmest setting, dropping to around 4 to 5 hours on higher brightness. A three-to-four hour recharge through USB-C returns a full battery, making them practical for evening-only use around a home or for moving outdoors to a dinner table.

Portable lamps rated IP44 or above handle splashes and garden use, making them the flexible choice for summer dining or patio evenings. Keep them sheltered from direct rain, bring them indoors overnight for charging, and look for the IP rating clearly marked on the product page if outdoor use is the brief.

Top-tier rechargeable lamps deliver 200 to 400 lumens, comparable to a bedside task lamp, with adjustable dimming for reading versus ambient use. Check the lumen output rather than just the wattage, and choose a lamp with a diffuser or shade that directs the light where you need it rather than scattering across the room.

A cordless lamp moves freely: from the dining table at dinner to the sofa side during a film, then to the garden at the weekend. That flexibility pays back in rooms that lack convenient sockets, in open-plan spaces, and in flats where drilling for wall lights isn't practical, all without the visual weight of a trailing flex.