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Bambou is a brass reading lamp designed by Meljac in collaboration with FD Éclairage, both French brands known for their luxury electrical fittings. Like every Meljac product, the lamp carries the“Origine France Garantie” label, which certifies that a product was made in France and was designed to be both refined and simple to use, bringing together the know-how of the two French brands.
With Bambou, the collection now counts three models, each with a very different design: Tulipe, Roseau and Bambou. Each of them can be paired with plates in different formats, with or without visible screws, and finished in any of the many shades of the Meljac colour chart.
Light and brass
To make reading as comfortable as possible, the lamp was inspired by the expertise of FD Éclairage, which Meljac acquired in 2025. Founded by Francis David in 1980 to work with halogen lighting, then a new technology, the five-person company is now one of the last manufacturers of LED spotlights left in France, its products being designed to be repaired again and again.
Bambou’s LED lens spreads an even light of 160 lumens (the measure of how much light a source gives off) from just 1 watt of power, in a 30-degree beam, throughout the room. Two colour temperatures are available, 3000 or 4000 K, the first giving a warmer, more yellow light, and the second a cooler, whiter one, so that the lamp suits the carefully designed interiors Meljac’s reading lamps were made for.
Down to the last detail
As with the rest of Meljac’s collections, Bambou can be fully customised, being available in almost all of the brand’s finishes. Its plates, in different formats, and its toggle or push-button switches can then be combined to match the other electrical fittings in the room. This is especially useful for luxury hotels, where every element helps shape the identity of the space and the stay of its guests, and Meljac’s fittings can already be found at the Four Seasons, the Mandarin Oriental, Le Meurice and La Réserve in Paris, as well as the Royal Mansour in Marrakech and the Danieli in Venice.
Project information
Design Companies: Meljac, FD Éclairage
Photography: Meljac, Obumex, Studio Erick Saillet
Location: France
