Lighting

Handmade lamps, wired with care

Old wine and spirit bottles, pottery, and vases turned into one-of-a-kind lamps — and much-loved lamps repaired and rewired, ready for years more light.

Design your lamp

What we do

Three ways we can help

Handmade Lamps

Lamps made to order from old wine and spirit bottles, pottery, and vases — or a piece of your own with a story behind it — finished with a braided fabric flex and vintage-style fittings.

Repair, Rewiring & Conversions

New flex, switch, lampholder, or plug for a tired or vintage lamp, and American lamps converted to British fittings — keeping the piece you love, and making it safe to use again.

For Shops & Makers

Sell pottery, glass, or ceramics? We can turn your pieces into finished lamps, ready for your customers.

Our work

From the workbench

A selection of lamps made, repaired, and converted from American to British fittings.

Made

Green glazed pottery lamp, switched on — Green glazed pottery lamp

Ornate cast-iron lamp base with a brass lampholder — Ornate cast-iron lamp with a brass lampholder

Tall black ceramic table lamp, switched on — Black ceramic table lamp

Converted from American to British

Close-up of the original American lampholder and flex on a white porcelain lamp — Before: original American fittings

The same porcelain lamp converted to British fittings with a brown fabric flex, switched on — After: British fittings and a fabric flex

A matching pair of white porcelain lamps: the left one converted to British fittings and lit, the right one still on its original American fittings — Side by side: converted (left) and original (right)

Repaired & rewired

Worn, frayed flex and taped wiring found in the base of a lamp — Before: frayed flex and taped wiring

An old lampholder opened up, wired entirely in black cable, before rewiring — Before: old all-black wiring, replaced with brown, blue, and green/yellow

Brass switched lampholder on a green stitched-leather lamp stem — Brass switched lampholder on a stitched-leather lamp

Painted porcelain lamp with a brass top plate, switched on — Painted porcelain lamp, working again

Vintage ribbed-glass pendant on a chunky chain, lit, hanging from a wooden ceiling — Vintage ribbed-glass pendant

Six-light chandelier with frosted glass shades, lit above a dining table — Six-light chandelier

A finished blue lamp packed in a foam-lined box for shipping overseas — Foam-packed for shipping to the USA

Make it yours

Design your bottle lamp

Pick a bottle, then choose the glass, flex, fittings, and finish to see how your lamp could look.

Bottle

Glass

Fabric flex

Lampholder

Bulb

Shade (optional)

Switch

With a touch base, just touch the metal to turn the lamp on or off. Lamps without a shade are cheaper to post. Colours are a guide only — every bottle is different, and we'll help you choose the right fittings for yours.

How it works

From piece to lamp

Choose or send

Pick a bottle, or send us one of your own — or the lamp you'd like repaired.

Pick your finish

Choose a flex colour and fittings, and we'll confirm the details and price before any work starts.

Made by hand

Each lamp is drilled, wired, and checked by hand, then packed in cardboard with recycled packaging wherever possible, ready to plug in.

Interested in a lamp?

We're not taking orders just yet. To register your interest, contact The Cavalry Group.