The slender form of the Cato Table Lamp from Visual Comfort Studio enhances desks and side tables with vintage appeal. Designed by Thomas O’Brien, it uses a ceramic cylinder body to elevate strong lamping inside a slightly flared linen shade. A small finial and contrasting metal fittings are bathed in direct light, reflecting glow from above and below, and showing off the subtle imperfections and small contours on each ceramic body.