As far as task lighting goes, there's usually not a whole world of exciting options, so that's why it's very nice to see something such as this...a contemporary clamp light that takes up minimal space as well as energy. "The award-winning One-Line Clamp Lamp by Artemide, designed by Ora-Ito, uses Fluorescent lighting in its compact polycarbonate diffuser to brighten at-desk tasks. Artemide designs and manufactures flexible and adaptable contemporary lighting products that create optimum visual precision and consume minimum environmental resources." Dimensions: Above Table: Height 15 in. Below Table: Reach 11.6 in., Depth 4.8 in. Diffuser: Width 1.5 in., Reach 22.5 in. Maximum Table Thickness: 2.5 in.