If you’ve ever purchased a lampshade for a specific base, there’s a good chance that when you put the two pieces together, they didn’t work. Even seasoned professionals have difficulty eyeballing it.

When choosing lamps, it’s easy to get caught up in the aesthetics. But you also need to consider the size of the lamp, the surface it will sit on and how you will use it. “Scale really matters,” says ...

Maison&Objet 2014: Italian designer Alessandro Zambelli has designed a lamp with a hexagonal wooden shade that extends over its light bulb like a hood to meet the surface of a table. Alessandro ...