The Arundel shade is the tip of a sphere. Imagine slicing halfway between the top and the centre. This emits more light, and that's the same reason the machined base is quite tall. Higher up with less in the way. The Arundel table light began at a garage sale in Maine. Noticing this weird wok-like light on a swivelled to sandwiching a prototype between a base and the diffuser. It's handsome, almost classic.