We make our lampshades with fabric mounted to lampcrafter s styrene, and trim it with grosgrain ribbon. The shade attaches to our maple wood base- made especially for us in a woodshop just down the road! Our lamps have an 8 foot cord with a switch near the base, and are weighted underneath. 40 watt maximum bulb if using incandescent, or go brighter with a cool burning LED bulb. These lamps are made to order in my tiny cutest workshop in New York s Hudson Valley. We have been professionally making lamps for over 25 years ! and have sold to countless shops and catalogs across the US.