Position the table lamp so that the writing hand does not cast a shadow on the page. The lamp should not cause reflections on the computer screen or on gleaming surfaces on, or near, the desk.

Part of the design involves adding a DC-DC converter before the lamp driver, allowing fading of the light. This isn’t anything new in lamps, but [Julius] noticed an interesting effect when ...

Bedside lights have a nebulous place in lamp taxonomy: Many good bedside lights could double as table lamps, desk lamps ... which makes it easy to position anywhere in your bedroom.