Arc Floor Lamp 64.7 Inch, EDISHINE Black Foot Switch

Why we picked it

Two features here are absent from every other floor lamp we have covered, and both are the kind of small convenience that matters daily rather than impressing on a spec sheet.

The first is the memory function. Most multi-temperature lamps reset to a default when switched off, so if you prefer warm light you re-select it every single time. This one restores whatever setting you last used, which means you choose your preference once rather than nightly.

It sounds trivial until you have owned a lamp that does the opposite.

The second is the foot switch. Rotary and touch controls both require finding the lamp with your hand, which means reaching across furniture or fumbling in the dark. A foot switch sits on the floor near the base where you can find it without looking, and it works when your hands are full of a book, a mug or a laundry basket.

It is also the most robust switch type here. No dimming electronics to fail, no touch sensor to misread a pet brushing past, no restriction on which bulbs you can fit.

The 78.7 inch cord is the longest in this category, at nearly six and a half feet against the 6.7 feet quoted elsewhere. On a floor lamp that is a genuinely practical spec, because corners are usually the furthest point in a room from a socket, and running out of cord means either an extension lead or moving the lamp somewhere you did not want it.

The head adjusts 90 degrees vertically and 180 degrees horizontally, so you can aim light at a book, a chair or a wall rather than only lighting whatever sits directly beneath. Combined with the arc form, that lets the shade reach out over a sofa or chair while the base stays clear of the seating.

Now the output, which needs stating plainly. This is a single 8W bulb, roughly 800 lumens. The three-head tree lamps in this category deliver 2400, and the arc lamp with rotating arms manages 3000. So this produces around a third of what a multi-head lamp does.

That makes it a reading and task lamp, which the arc form and adjustable head both suit. It is not the lamp to buy if you want one fixture to light a whole living room.

Three colour temperatures are included in the bulb: 3000K warm, 4000K natural and 6500K cool. As elsewhere, 6500K is very cool and belongs over a desk rather than in a bedroom.

What’s in the box

Height	64.7 inches
Base	9.8 inches square, weighted metal
Head movement	90 degrees vertical, 180 degrees horizontal
Bulb supplied	1 x 8W A19 E26 LED with 3 colour temperatures
Colour temperatures	3000K warm, 4000K natural, 6500K cool
Memory	Restores the last colour temperature used
Switch	Foot switch on the cord
Cord	78.7 inches

The honest take