Double-duty table lamp - home guide

Sunset, Jan, 2002 by Daniel Gregory

* The proverbial midnight oil burns more efficiently at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory thanks to its new table lamp designed for the home office. The lamp combines task and ambient lighting, with two independently controllable and fully dimmable compact fluorescent bulbs: One directs light downward, for reading; the other sends it upward for room lighting.

At full power, it matches the combined output of a 300-watt halogen torchere and a 150-watt incandescent table lamp while using only one quarter of the energy. The 31 1/2-inch-tall black metal lamp rests on a sturdy triangular stand. $265.