Ebey Table Lamp: Cardboard and Brass by Graypants

Ebey is the tallest of the Graypants Scraplights table lamps: a generous cardboard shade, 10 in across and 12 in high, carried by a brass frame. It gives a console, sideboard or large nightstand a sculptural silhouette and a wide, warm halo of light, yet it weighs only 0.8 lb (0.4 kg).

Natural, Blonde and White are available. Each lamp is handmade and made to order.

The Design Story

"That’s how the lighting took off—people didn’t notice the chairs, but they noticed the lights."

Seth Grizzle, Graypants founder, speaking to Business of Home

Ebey comes from Graypants Studio, the Seattle and Amsterdam practice of architects Seth Grizzle and Jonathan Junker. The studio built its name on Scraplights, lighting shaped from corrugated cardboard, and its table lamps shrink that language to the scale of a room. Ebey is designed in Seattle, Washington, and it is photographed on the Graypants site in a private residence in Seattle. The line began as a side project: Grizzle has said he would "go home at night and make stuff" and started entering gallery exhibitions.

Scraplights has also been installed at restaurants such as Plum Bistro on Seattle's Capitol Hill, which Graypants lists among its projects. A home lamp like Ebey comes from the same workshop thinking.

How It Is Made

Every Scraplights shade begins as corrugated cardboard that is cut with precision, then assembled by hand with non-toxic adhesive and treated with a non-toxic fire retardant. For the table lamps the shade rests on a brass frame, and a black fabric cord with an inline rocker switch connects it to the wall. Because the pieces are put together by hand, each Ebey has the small signature of its maker.

Why You'll Love It

Ebey is the one to choose when you want a lamp that behaves like an object. The extra height gives it presence on a long sideboard or beside a sofa, while the layered shade turns an ordinary bulb into a soft, even glow. The brass frame keeps things warm and slightly formal against the matte board.

It also makes designer lighting approachable. The material is humble, the craft is real, and it is built to be used and moved around, not kept behind glass.

Made for Real Life

Try Ebey on a hallway console, a living-room side table, a credenza or a wide desk. It uses a standard E26 LED bulb up to 15W (not included), and a 2700K warm white bulb is recommended. The 6.5 ft (about 2 m) cord has an inline switch, so you can reach it from a chair or a bed. Give the shade some breathing room, and keep it out of direct sunlight.

Product Details

Handmade for You

Ebey is crafted by hand once you place your order, so it is made for you rather than pulled from a shelf. That is why every order is final sale, and it is also why we are happy to talk through finish, scale or placement before you order.

Not the Right Fit If

Ebey is made to order, so it is not the answer when a lamp is needed this week. It is also the tallest of the three, so a low shelf or a tight nightstand under a window may suit Ausi better. It is for dry, indoor rooms only.

Questions We Hear Most

How big is Ebey compared with Ausi and Moon?

Ebey is 10 in across and 12 in tall. Ausi is smaller at 8 in across and 10 in tall, and Moon is the same 10 in width but lower at 9 in tall.

What is the difference between the finishes?

Natural has the classic warm cardboard color, Blonde is lighter, and White is clean and bright. The brass frame and black cord are the same on all three.

What size bulb should I buy?

A standard E26 LED bulb of up to 15W. Graypants suggests 2700K warm white. The lamp does not include a bulb, and whether it dims depends on the bulb.

How long until it ships?

Natural and White are made to order in about 2 weeks, and Blonde in about 3 weeks.

Where should I place it?

Choose a spot with plenty of room around the shade and out of direct sunlight, which is what the Graypants instructions recommend. A console, sideboard or wide side table works well.

Where is the switch?

It is an inline rocker switch on the 6.5 ft black fabric cord, so you can reach it from a chair or a bed without touching the shade.

How do I keep it clean?

A dry duster or a blast of compressed air is all it needs. Keep it away from moisture.

Why We Love It

Ebey makes a quiet statement. The tall cardboard shade, the glint of brass and the warm light are simple ingredients, and together they give a room a handmade centerpiece.

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