Hasta La Ideas

While clamp lamps can come in handy…

…they’re ugly and aren’t very versatile. French industrial designer Inga Sempé designed a more elegant version.

Her Island lamp, a/k/a the w153 Île, has a clamp integrated into a flat base, so it can sit on a table like an ordinary lamp.

Or it can clamp.

It can even be hung from a wall.

The shade is attached magnetically, and is easy to adjust:

The magnet is strong enough to hold the shade on when the lamp is inverted.

The Island lamp is in production by Swedish lighting brand Wästberg.