Alex Reading Lights

The older you get, the more light your eyes need to see the printed word clearly. In fact, by the time you're in your 60s, even with the aid of glasses you'll need 3 times as much light to read as you did in your 20s. Annoying enough when you're trying to read the newspaper, but positively frustrating (and possibly dangerous) when you're trying to work.

The Alex Light

This simple fact turned into a bright idea and inspired a young Alex Pratt to start his lighting company while still at university in 1974, initially for the clothing industry and illuminating machine tools. With their brighter, focused beam the lamps were quickly adopted by industry and even found their way onto the space shuttle.

Long Life Bulbs

It wasn't long before Alex started making lamps for reading at home and developed a range of lamps that not only offered near daylight illumination but also a more comfortable reading position. Featuring long life halogen bulbs, each light is hand finished, individually tested and is backed with a 5-year guarantee.

Recommended by doctors and opticians, Alex's range of floor and table lights not only provide the perfect reading environment, but also add a stylish and individual touch to any lighting scheme.