Craft lights
A Serious Floor Light reaches over your work table and puts daylight-quality light on the piece in front of you, so you see the finest detail without your hands casting a shadow over it.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™. They differ in brightness, beam and controls, so choose how finely you want to set the light.
From
£299.99
One wide beam lights your whole working area, and one button sets the brightness.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Narrow the beam onto the smallest part of the piece, then widen it again to see the whole thing.
From
£399.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without putting your tools down.
From
£249.99
One wide beam lights your whole working area, and one button sets the brightness.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Narrow the beam onto the smallest part of the piece, then widen it again to see the whole thing.
From
£349.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional remote to dim it without putting your tools down.
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
Answer five quick questions and we will recommend a model.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
Wheel or remote handset
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
All three run from the mains. The HD Pro battery option gives about 6.5 hours of cordless use.
Use the light normally at home. If it is not right for you, returns are free and we collect these floor lights from a UK mainland address.
| What changes | HD Essential | HD Original | HD Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light quality | ||||||
| Most light on your page | 4,800 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | |||
| Width of the beam | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm | |||
| Lumens | 500 | 630 | 630 | |||
| Light engine | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED | |||
| Colour of the light | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| Control | ||||||
| Beam | Fixed and wide | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | |||
| Brightness | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory | |||
| Snooze timer | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Remote handset | No | No | Optional | |||
| Power | ||||||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery | |||
| Battery | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge | |||
| Cable | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | ||||||
| Base | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | One base | |||
| Finish | Black or Heritage White | Black or Heritage White | Black | |||
| Height | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm | |||
| Weight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 4.8kg | |||
| After you buy | ||||||
| Light engine guarantee | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | All three 5 years | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days | |||
An ordinary LED is short of the deep reds, so paints, threads and papers chosen under it can look different by the window the next day.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ reproduces daylight with 98% accuracy, so the colours you see at night are close to the ones you see in daylight.
See what better light does for youStand the light on the side you do not work with and bring the head in from above, so your hands are lit from the side and never block the beam.
The arm holds any angle without drooping, so the light stays exactly where you put it.
See the three craft lights side by sideMy lamp is a vital part of my life, not just for reading, but for craft projects.
Not if the light comes in from the side rather than straight above. Stand it on the side you do not work with and bring the head over, and your hands are lit rather than silhouetted.
They will look very close to it. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100.
No. None of the Serious Lights has a magnifier built in, so if you use one now you keep using it alongside the light. What better light can change is how much you pick out without one.
Because of what is inside it. The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and all three lights come with a five-year warranty.
Try it at home first. The HD Original and the HD Pro have a 90-day home trial and the HD Essential has 30 days, and if it is not right for you we collect it free from any UK mainland address.
How the home trial worksUse it for a few weeks of your usual work and check the colours by day.
90 daysHD Original and HD Pro
30 daysHD Essential
If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.
Choose your craft light
Tell us what you make and where you work, and we will help you choose.
