Tiffany-Style Resin Cat Table Lamp

The Tiffany method is colored sections held in a dark framework, and it works because the framework does as much visual work as the color. Here that treatment is applied to a seated cat, so the shape reads clearly even before the panels start to glow.

Resin rather than leaded glass keeps the piece light, robust and safe to handle, and it takes the modeling of the figure in a way that assembled glass panels never could. The finish is applied so the framework reads dark against the lit sections, which is what gives the illusion its credibility.

The light inside is warm and low output, suited to a shelf, a bedside or a hallway console where you want a glow rather than illumination. It runs cool, so the lamp is safe to pick up and move while switched on. Dust with a soft dry cloth rather than a damp one, which can dull painted resin over time.

• Colored panels in a dark Tiffany-style framework
• Resin holds the figure's modeling better than assembled glass
• Warm low-output glow, cool to handle while lit
• Reads as an ornament when switched off
• Dust with a soft dry cloth only