Smart light

Choose the shape and the light first, the connection comes after: a smart lamp is controlled from a mobile app, a remote control or your voice, without using the switch. You set the brightness, the light colour and the schedules, which changes things most in the evening and in the morning.

What is a smart lamp and what does it bring to the home?

A smart lamp is a light fitting or a bulb that is controlled from a mobile app, a remote control or your voice, without using the switch. You set the brightness, the light colour and the on and off times. You choose it first for its shape and its light, the connection comes second.

What remote control changes day to day

A light that dims gradually at bedtime, a lamp that comes on before you get home, a lamp that works as a gentle wake-up: that is the real use. Remote control saves you crossing a dark room and removes the switch as a compulsory stopping point.

What the connection does not replace

Electronics do not make a lamp prettier or better proportioned. The base, the shade and the quality of the diffuser still matter just as much: browse all our light fittings to compare shapes before looking at features, then refine with our selection of lamps.

How does a smart bulb work?

A smart bulb contains a radio module and a small electronic circuit that receives commands from an app. It screws into a standard socket and replaces an ordinary bulb. Depending on the model, it communicates over Wi-Fi with the router, over Bluetooth with the phone or through a hub.

Smart lamp and smartphone: what you need to install

Allow a few minutes: you plug in the lamp, open the manufacturer's app, let the phone detect the device, then name the lamp and assign it to a room. The account stays tied to the app, not to the light fitting.

Which connection mode for a wireless smart lamp?

Bluetooth is enough for a lamp placed by the bed, controlled from the phone left on the bedside table. Wi-Fi is needed if you want to switch on remotely or trigger schedules when you are not at home. The hub becomes worthwhile from several light points onwards.

Which smart lamp to choose for each room?

The room decides the format before the connection: a bedside lamp to place in the bedroom, a floor lamp or a side lamp in the living room, an adjustable desk lamp for working. You then check the socket base, the space available and whether there is a plug nearby.

A smart bedside lamp for the bedroom

On a bedside table, the footprint of the base matters more than the number of features. Compare bedside lamps by their shade diameter, then look at LED bedside lamps when you want a warm light without a bulb to change often.

A floor lamp or side lamp in the living room

A smart floor lamp works as the main source in the evening, on a dimmer, without switching on the ceiling light. For a lower, movable light, the finest living room lamps sit on a piece of furniture or on the floor and move as you rearrange the room, like a classic floor lamp.

A desk lamp whose light you change

An articulated arm and a directional light come before the connection. Allow 2700 K for a warm light in the evening and around 4000 K to stay sharp on a document during the day, two references commonly found in lighting.

How to choose a design, original or driftwood bedside lamp?

Style is judged on the line, the material and the way the light leaves the diffuser. An Italian-style model often favours fine lines and simple shapes; an original piece plays with volume; driftwood brings a raw texture that warms the bedroom.

Italian design bedside lamp: what sets it apart

Fine lines, a barely visible base, a diffuser that lets light through without glare: these design pieces stand out by their clean silhouette. A gold finish or a brass base brings a discreet reflection, best kept for interiors that are already light.

Original bedside lamp: material and shape

You look for a design bedside lamp by its shape, its material or its diffuser, not by its number of features. Metal lamps play on visible structure, a fabric shade softens the light, a glass base lets the bulb show. Style never replaces checking the socket base.

Driftwood bedside lamp: where to place it

A raw texture works with a white wall, a linen headboard or a pale wood floor. Keep it away from a heavily textured wall, where it gets lost. These bedroom lamps need a little space around them to be seen.

Can you fit a smart bulb in any lamp?

Yes, provided you respect the socket base, E27 or E14 in most cases, and the maximum wattage stated on the lamp. A smart bulb does not make a fitting dimmable if its switch or dimmer does not allow it; go by the fitting's instructions.

Base and socket: the two points to check

E27 means the large screw base, E14 the small one. Look at the socket and the fitting's label before buying anything. Table lamps and wall lights often accept a smart bulb, provided you respect this diameter and the maximum wattage engraved in the socket.

Dimming and colour temperature: what the lamp accepts

Dimming comes either from the bulb or from a dimmer compatible with it. On an old fitting, a poorly matched dimmer makes the LED flicker: better to switch it off completely. Colour temperature is set in the app, from warm white to cool white.

How to connect and control several smart lamps?

Several smart lamps are grouped in the same app, by room or by use, with shared scenes and schedules. For power, spread the lamps over a power strip or the sockets already in place, without exceeding what the circuit accepts; adding a fixed socket is a job for an electrician.

How to connect several lamps to a single power supply?

Connect the lamps to a power strip or a socket block plugged into the existing supply. For fixed lamps, several sockets can run from the same junction box. Stay below the total wattage accepted by the circuit and by the plug.

Creating scenes and schedules in the app

A scene groups several lamps at the same brightness level: reading, dinner, evening switch-off. Schedules take over when you forget. The modern lamp connected to the network and the small table lamp in the living room can thus come on together.

Smart lamp: what consumption and what lifespan?

Consumption depends on the bulb chosen, not on the connection: a low-wattage LED gives as much light as a greedier classic bulb. The connection module draws a little power on standby, even when switched off. The stated lifespan is that of the bulb, not of the fitting.

Does a smart lamp use power on standby?

Yes, a few fractions of a watt continuously, while the module stays reachable. On a battery model, standby also drains the battery. Nothing alarming on the scale of a home, but it justifies cutting the power if the lamp stays unused for a long time.

Changing the bulb without changing the fitting

On a lamp with a socket, the bulb is replaced when it weakens: the base and the shade stay. Then check that the new bulb is compatible with the app. LED lamps and all the lamps in the home are also chosen for this reason, a durable fitting around a movable bulb.

Budget is a matter of use: affordable models are enough for a first controlled lamp, an exceptional piece is justified by its material and finish. To place each style, the lighting universe gathers the families by shape and by material.

Before confirming a model, check the socket, the space on the floor or on the furniture, and the network range in the room. Once these three points are settled, the rest comes down to looks: secure payment, tracked delivery, returns and Designix customer service accompany the order.

Frequently asked questions about the smart lamp