Floor and table reading lights The HD Original puts the clarity of daylight on every page.

Small print is sharp and fine detail is easy to see, because it gives you the full spectrum of daylight.

A woman smiling over her book on a leather sofa, lit by an HD Original Floor Light in Heritage White
  • 99.4% keep theirs for the difference it makes.
  • Recommended by 500+ opticians.
  • Five-year warranty, backed by forty years of making lights.

Make your favourite reading spot the best-lit place in your home.

The HD Original is the light for you if you go from small print to fine stitches to the whole newspaper, because one turn of the ring shapes the beam to each.

High Definition Original Floor Light

High Definition Original Floor Light

£349.99

Stand it beside you and bring the beam over your shoulder.

  • Up to 12x more light on your page*
  • Beam from a stitch to a broadsheet
  • Thumbwheel that remembers your brightness
  • Heavyweight or Lightweight base
  • Black or Heritage White
  • 90-day home trial
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High Definition Original Table Light

High Definition Original Table Light

£299.99

Use it on your desk, your bedside table or a side table.

  • Up to 12x more light on your page*
  • Beam from a stitch to a broadsheet
  • Thumbwheel that remembers your brightness
  • Heavyweight or Lightweight base
  • Black or Heritage White
  • 90-day home trial
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*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.

Shape the light around whatever you love doing.

A woman seeing the colours in her embroidery under a Serious light

Tell navy from black on the smallest stitch.

Colours look the way they do in daylight, so shades that look alike under an ordinary lamp are easy to tell apart.

A painter working on the detail of a landscape under a Serious light

Narrow the beam onto the finest brushstroke.

More of the light falls on a smaller area, so every detail stands out.

A woman enjoying a book in her armchair under a Serious light

Widen the beam across both pages.

You can read every word clearly, right to the end of your chapter.

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Your eyes need more light, and the right kind of light.

At 60 your eyes need about three times the light they did at 20.

The HD Original gives you both: up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb, from a purple chip that scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy where daylight scores 100, so your eyes no longer have to work to fill in what an ordinary bulb leaves out.

It has none of the invisible flicker most LEDs produce, so the light on your page stays steady however long you read.

Serious Lights have been chosen for operating theatres and the British Museum, where true colour and fine detail matter most.

See what better light does for you

You can adjust every part of the HD Original to suit you, and it stays that way.

Bend the arm over your shoulder or down to your work with one hand, and it holds its place for good: it is guaranteed for life.

Roll the thumbwheel to the brightness that suits you, and the light comes back on at that level every time, fading up gently.

If you nod off over your book, the snooze fades the light gradually and turns it off.

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A woman smiling over her book on her sofa by the light of an HD Original Floor Light
Over a millionlights sold in 93 countries

More people choose the HD Original than any other Serious Light.

Every one is hand-built in our Aylesbury workshop, around fifty a day, by a team that has made nothing but lights for over forty years.

The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and that is where the price goes.

It comes with a five-year warranty, and our team is on hand if you ever need advice or a repair.

Questions people ask before they choose.

Will I really notice the difference?

Most people notice it the first time they switch it on, especially with small print and fine stitching.

How the home trial works
Which base should I choose?

The Heavyweight base stays planted while you move the arm, and the Lightweight is easier to carry between rooms. The Heavyweight Floor Light stands 152cm tall and weighs 6kg, and the Lightweight stands 144cm and weighs 3kg. The Heavyweight Table Light stands 71cm tall and weighs 4.5kg, and the Lightweight stands 68cm and weighs 2.2kg.

What finishes can I choose?

Black, which is matt black from head to base, or Heritage White, which has an off-white head and base with a nickel arm.

How is the HD Original different from the HD Essential?

The HD Essential has the same Daylight Wavelength Technology™, with a wide fixed beam and press-and-hold dimming. The HD Original gives you up to 12x more light on your page than a 60W bulb rather than 8x, a beam you can narrow or widen, the thumbwheel and the snooze, and a 90-day trial rather than 30.

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What does the HD Pro add?

It has the same light and beam as the HD Original. It adds the options of a battery, so you can use it away from a socket, and a remote handset, so you can dim it without getting up, in a modular design you can add to over the years.

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What if it does not make enough difference?

Try it at home for 90 days. If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.

How the home trial works

See the difference at home for 90 days before you decide.

Use it with your book, your crossword and your sewing, just as you normally would.

If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.

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A man marking a walking route on a map by the light of an HD Original Table Light in Heritage White

Prefer to talk it through?

Tell us what you love doing and where you would use your light, and we will help you find the one that suits you.

0800 032 9366