Fabric-Covered Lampshade: The Lamp is Part of the Textile

Close-up of several table lamp shades, all covered with fabric instead of paper or plastic. Some are made of printed cotton fabric, the same as the curtains, with patterns that soften as light shines through when lit. Others are pleated silk, with fine vertical pleats creating regular variations in light and shadow. Still others are plain linen, with edges finished with contrasting fine piping. The lamp shades are traditional conical or drum shapes, rather large in size, with a substantial proportion to the lamp bases. When lit, the light passing through the fabric turns into a warm orange-yellow, and the lamp shade itself glows, becoming a soft orb of light in the room. The lamp bases are dark ceramic or brass. Avoid: modern lamp shades made of paper or plastic, making the lamp shades thin and transparent, using cool white light, making the lamp shades disproportionately small.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

幾盞桌燈的燈罩近景,全部以布料包覆而不是紙或塑膠。有的是與窗簾同一款的印花棉布,花紋在點亮時透光而顯得柔和;有的是打褶的絲質,細密的縱向褶皺讓光線出現規律的深淺;有的是素色的亞麻,邊緣以對比色的細滾邊收口。燈罩的形狀是傳統的錐形或鼓形,尺寸偏大,與燈座的比例厚實。點亮時光透過布料變成溫暖的橘黃,燈罩本身也發光,成為房間中柔和的光團。燈座是深色的陶瓷或黃銅。避免:使用紙質與塑膠的現代燈罩、把燈罩做得薄而透明、使用冷白的光、讓燈罩的比例過小。