Carla Floor Lamp with Side Table by Carpyen

Carla is a lamp that keeps you company. Gabriel Teixidó gave a slim oak column its own round table, so the light you read by and the place you set your book down become one piece of furniture.

Carpyen calls it a discreet companion for everyday moments: a warm, enveloping glow, natural materials, and a shape that steps outside passing trends with a touch of nostalgia.

The Design Story

Teixidó designed Carla for Carpyen in 2016, and it carries his signature restraint. Three tapered oak legs lift a round tabletop 60 cm (23.6 in) off the floor. The center column rises through the table and carries a drum shade at reading height, with a short pull switch hanging beside it. Nothing is decorative for its own sake: every part either holds the light or holds your things.

Carpyen builds it in Barcelona, where the company has made lighting since 1948, in natural or black oak. The shade comes in beige linen, crisp white, or saguran, a woven natural fiber whose open texture lets a little pattern of light through when the lamp is on.

About the Designer

Gabriel Teixidó was born in Barcelona in 1947 and trained at the city's School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades. He has worked as a freelance industrial designer since 1970 and calls himself a “fairly industrial” designer: his pieces avoid fashion and showmanship in favor of formal restraint and quiet usefulness. He won SIDI awards for the Bolero chair in 1986 and for the Columba lamp, made by Carpyen, in 1987, and has received the ADI-FAD Delta de Plata several times. Carla, from 2016, sits alongside his Aitana, Greta, Lineal and Nirvana designs in Carpyen's collection.

What interests me is that my designs are useful, that people feel comfortable with them, that they are a help.

Why You'll Love It

It turns a lamp and a side table into one footprint, which is a gift beside a reading chair or a narrow sofa end. The oak is real wood with visible grain, so no two lamps look quite the same. The saguran shade gives a warm, textured glow, while linen and white diffuse it more evenly. And because the shade sits on a slim column rather than a heavy base, Carla looks light from every angle, even in a small room.

Where It's Best Placed

Carla is at its best next to an armchair, a reading corner, or the open end of a sofa, where the table catches a cup, a book, or a phone. It also works as a bedside piece in a guest room. It is designed for indoor, dry rooms; keep it out of bathrooms and covered porches.

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About Carpyen

Carpyen was founded in Barcelona in 1948 and still makes its lamps in its own Barcelona workshops, joining craft and industry from classic standards to fully custom pieces. Its lights hang in hotels such as the Mercure Versailles, Paris J'adore, and L'Esquisse, and the brand received an ADI-FAD Delta award in 1982.

Questions We Hear Most

Who designed the Carla lamp, and when?

Carla was designed by Gabriel Teixidó, the Barcelona industrial designer known for useful, unshowy pieces. Carpyen introduced it in 2016 and still makes it in Barcelona.

What is a saguran shade?

Saguran is a woven natural fiber. Its open weave gives a warmer, textured light with a soft pattern, while the linen and white shades diffuse light more evenly. All shades sit on the same oak frame.

How high is the built-in table, and how big is it?

The round tabletop sits 60 cm (23.6 in) from the floor and is 47 cm (18.5 in) across, the same width as the lamp's footprint. The lamp stands 145 cm (57.1 in) tall overall.

How do natural oak and black oak compare?

Both are the same solid oak design. Natural oak shows the honey tone and grain of the wood and pairs with linen beige or saguran. Black oak gives a graphic, darker silhouette and pairs with a white or saguran shade.

Is a bulb included?

No. Carla takes one E26 LED bulb of up to 100 W at 110–120 V. A warm-white LED suits the wood and natural shade best.

Can I return Carla if it isn't right for my room?

All sales are final, so please check the 145 cm (57.1 in) height and 47 cm (18.5 in) footprint against your space before ordering. We're happy to help you measure or choose a finish first.

Shipping Info

All Carpyen orders are final sale. Need help choosing a finish or planning a project? Our design team is happy to help before you order.