Continuing my personal favourites list… The Flos 265 is the perfect solution for a very specific problem – double height spaces. There are several ways to provide intimate lighting in a room with high ceilings, but if you prefer to keep your floors clear of the clutter of standard lamps, and you tables clear of table lamps, this is for you. But rather than waste a thousand words describing it, here’s a photo:

There. A light on the end of a very long stick. But the great thing here is the flexibility. The head of the light can be positioned almost anywhere, thanks to a very flexible mounting bracket which you can just see on the right of the picture. The arm is just over 2m long, so can reach right out into the room, or it can be folded flat back against the wall. And flexibility like this is awesome – it means you can move your furniture around and NOT have to change the lighting!

Currently this is in the Heals lighting sale at £538, though normally £633, and details specification can be found on the Flos website (where you can also find more inspiring photos of the 265).

Definitely one of my favourites this. It illuminates your room by throwing a splash of light up the wall above it, and spills just a small amount down the wall below. Mounting it just below the ceiling allows the light to reflect downwards too – see photo.