Aloes

Raising its fleshy leaves in tight, serrated rosettes, instinctively sculptural, the aloe is a marvel of the desert. From the Arabian Peninsula to Mediterranean cloisters, from medieval apothecaries to the bouquets of Art Deco interiors, this species has crossed centuries and continents: cast in bronze by Chrystiane Charles, the leaves of this table lamp — a sculpture of light — keep their geometry and their tension, stately.