Aesthetically, this lamp is very pleasing. Nice materials, shape, color. But quality control in manufacturing is lacking: the lamp has two switch settings (low & high) and on the low setting, the light bulb flickers rapidly - a sort of fluttering - regardless of the type of bulb (CFL, incandescent, LED). The wire form for the shade is slightly bent, causing the shade to sit at a tilt. For $284, I expect a perfect lamp, but unfortunately, I disposed of the packing material before I saw the flaws, so I am stuck with it. Maybe I can fiddle with it till I get the shade to sit on level, and I can use the lamp on "high" setting, but that's not what I paid for.