Screen work
Keep the keyboard and notes visible. Position the lamp to reduce direct conflict with the screen.
Design-led adaptive desk lamp
SOLA Desk
SOLA Desk.
Designed for your desk.
Light for the hour. Light for the work.
An adaptive desk lamp with a movable light sensor at your chosen work position. Selected task, measured work-surface light, and time of day guide its response—for screens, pages, and fine detail.
Exceptionally low flickerRa 98.470 × 50 cm measured area
Harlowe professional image-lighting experience26 years of AEC research and manufacturing
US listed price
US list price: $599.00 USD
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One desk. Different tasks.
Put the light where the work is.
Select the task yourself, then position the head and arm. The lamp does not recognize the task or move its own arm.
Reading
Bring the light over the page and the space between your hands.
Fine detail
Direct the light toward drawing, making and close inspection.
Video calls
Turn the head toward your face before a call, then return it to the desk afterwards.
01 / Where the light begins
Stability a camera can see.
Light for the desk you use every day.
High shutter speeds, high frame rates and accurate skin tones demand stable light. Film and photography reveal fluctuations that can be difficult to notice by eye.
Harlowe's four years in professional image lighting draw on AEC's 26 years of optical, electronic and precision-manufacturing experience. SOLA Desk brings those standards for light sources, drivers and sustained output to an everyday desk.
Light made for demanding cameras, brought to your daily desk.
02 / Start with good light
The foundations of a well-lit desk.
Built into SOLA Desk.
Desk combines your selected task with work-surface sensing and time. It does not recognize tasks or move its own arm.
A work area, in view
Published SOLA Desk test area: 70 × 50 cm. About 27.6 × 19.7 inches.
Faithful color
Core working-white light measures Ra 98.4 and R9 94.0 for reading, drawing and video.
Exceptionally low flicker
Stable output drawn from professional image lighting, with quality beyond brightness and color temperature.
Flexible positioning
A long arm and damped joints bring light to the task, then hold its position.
How the light adapts
An automatic response.
A deliberate choice.
Follow your routineA daylight mode with time-of-day light changes for your routine.
Read the light on your deskSelect screen work; move the sensor to the actual task position.
Choose the taskSelect the work you are doing. The lamp does not identify a screen, book, or face on its own.
Position the light.Move the head and arm by hand. For a video call, consider the face and camera position separately.
03 / Light through the day
A curve for your day.
Move it with your routine.
1800 K is an available warm setting. Color temperature alone does not measure eye-level circadian exposure.
Your time of day10:30
Start working
Make paper, keys and details clearer.
When a task calls for clearer visual conditions, SOLA Desk moves into a fuller working-white state.
High-fidelity working light for paper, materials and skin tones
Representative spectrum · Comparing light states
04 / One desk, different tasks
Different work. Different direction.
The task is more than a brightness preset. It is where you put the light, where you measure, and what you need to see.
REAL TASK / 01
Light the keyboard with the screen in mind.
The long arm positions the head away from the screen, keeping the desk and keyboard visible while reducing direct conflict between the light and display.
REAL TASK / 02
Light between the words and your hands.
Move the head over the page for clear, continuous reading light, without moving the base or changing your seat.
REAL TASK / 03
Bring light to where the detail happens.
Drawing, models, craft and close inspection need a deliberate light position. The arm reaches across the desk to follow the work in your hands.
REAL TASK / 04
Turn the light toward you for the call.
Before a meeting, turn the head toward your face to establish a clearer key-light direction. Afterward, turn it back toward the desk.
03-04Two-axis lamp head02Horizontal connecting joint01Base rotation- Base rotation
- Approximately ±30°
- Horizontal connecting joint
- Approximately 350°
- Head tilt
- Approximately 70°+50° / −20°
- Head swivel
- ±90°
Video appearance also depends on your camera, daylight, positioning, glasses and exposure settings.
05 / Materials and making
Years of making light.
Now, closer to everyday life.
The wider group brings 26 years of professional lighting and optics experience. Harlowe’s professional imaging-light work informs how we think about materials, color, and the task in front of a person.
Main materialsAircraft-grade aluminum head, arm, joints and base, with a copper surface finish
Dependable movementDurability testing beyond 10,000 opening cycles and 10,000 rotations
Everyday controlPhysical dial and buttons; automatic changes keep you in control.
Support5-year limited warranty
06 / Performance and testing
The evidence is here.
Open it when you need it.
AEC in-house ESL sample, report LAB2026082102, August 26, 2026. Automatic mode; light-emitting surface 40 cm (15.7 in) above the desk. Full area 70 × 50 cm; central 50 × 30 cm minimum 846 lx. Core working-white Ra 98.421 and R9 94.039 are separate optical readings, not values for every setting.
View test conditions and measured readings ↗500 × 300 mm central working area
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Central minimum846 lx
Full-area minimum303 lx
Central max/min ratio2.26
Full-area maximum1909 lx
Light-emitting surface 400 mm above the test plane. Complete area: 700 × 500 mm; central area: 500 × 300 mm. AEC internal laboratory, ESL sample, report LAB2026082102, tested August 26, 2026. Results apply only to this sample, position and test setup.
Ra 98.421R9 94.039Rf 98.196Rg 101.21TLCI 99.135
These are reported readings for the tested working-white setting. Ra/R9 and Rf/Rg describe aspects of light-source color rendition; TLCI addresses television-camera color reproduction. The values do not apply to every light setting or guarantee an identical appearance in every camera.
How we measure light at the desk · Understanding light exposure at the eyes
The 1800 K setting retains warmth while allowing objects on the desk and in the room to remain visible.
- Product type
- Desk light
- Rated power
- 20W
- Desk feedback
- Movable ambient-light sensor
- Presence sensing
- 24 GHz microwave sensing, without a camera
- Controls
- Physical dial, buttons and automatic states
- Adjustment range
- Base approximately ±30°; horizontal joint approximately 350°; head tilt approximately 70°; swivel ±90°
- Warranty
- 5-year limited warranty
08 / About SOLA Desk
Frequently asked questions
All Harlowelife US products carry a 5-year limited warranty and 30-day returns. Coverage, exclusions, return eligibility, claim steps, and shipping responsibilities are specified in the final purchasing terms. Launch registration does not begin a warranty or return period.
Yes. SOLA Desk offers a daylight mode and selected task modes for screens, reading, writing and fine detail. You select the task and position the arm and movable sensor; it does not recognize tasks or move its own arm.
SOLA Desk combines a movable light sensor at your chosen task position, your selected task, work-surface light, and time of day. It has a stated 1800 K warm setting and measured high-color-rendering working white. Automatic dimming alone is not unique to this product.
No. You choose the task and position the arm and sensor by hand. The light response uses the stated task, time, and measured work-surface inputs. It is not an eye-level exposure monitor.
Assess the area you actually use. Published sample testing covers a 70 × 50 cm field, with a 50 × 30 cm central area, at a 40 cm measurement distance. This is a tested field, not a maximum coverage promise or a guarantee for your desk. Check actual lamp position and room light.
Compare the specific model, sensor position, task controls, routine, form, and stated measurement conditions. Competitor published ratings and our sample optical measurements do not establish overall superiority. Dyson Solarcycle Morph also reaches 1800 K in its docked ambient format.