Softly structured and beautifully textured, our fabric and cloth lampshades bring a gentle, inviting glow to any room. Choose from woven lampshades in jute and handwoven raffia for a warm, natural light, or velvet and darker linen for a softer glow beside the bed. For pattern, discover our jute kilim lampshades in rust and natural tones, designed to pair with our range of lamp bases.
Your lampshade should reflect your own taste, but a few guidelines can help:
Proportions: Aim for a shade roughly two thirds the height of the lamp base, and around twice as wide as the base at its widest point. This keeps the lamp balanced, so it looks neither top heavy nor bottom heavy.
Shape: Pair rounded bases with soft drum or oval shades, and angular bases with square or rectangular designs.
Ambience: Choose light linen, cotton or open woven jute for a soft, diffused glow, or velvet and darker linen to focus the light for reading or accent lighting.
No. Lampshades attach to bases in a few different ways, depending on the style of the fitting. Before choosing a new shade, check how your current one attaches. Most sit on a metal fitting ring above the bulb holder, while some clip directly onto the bulb.
Nkuku lampshades are designed to fit most standard UK lamp bases and ceiling fittings. If you have any trouble fitting one of our shades, get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.
Not necessarily. Matching shades bring symmetry to bedside tables or sideboards, while mixing designs adds character and a personal touch. To keep things feeling connected, look for a shared element such as tone, material or pattern.
