Reflex LED Swing Arm Light

Good design, but poor quality. Three of four of these Modern Forms Reflex swing arm lights have failed after a year or two of normal use. I expect the fourth to fail sometime soon. I wish they would fix this issue / design flaw.

The fixture itself is nice. High quality, it's lightweight but sturdy, the light at full brightness is plentiful, and it's very versatile, allowing you to bend and twist it at almost any angle. I'd give it 5 stars if it weren't for one awful, fatal design flaw: the button/dimmer. A dimmer button built into the mount is unusual enough given that most hardwired fixtures are used in conjunction with wall switches, but this one is designed in such a way that it literally won't work with wall switches. If you cut power to this fixture, it turns off and stays off. You have to turn it on at the base of the fixture, which proves difficult if you're walking into a dark room groping for the fixture, or in my case, standing with my hand 7 feet high above my dining table just to reach it (see video). What makes this design flaw especially infuriating is that it could have been so easily avoided if they just used a simple analog dial instead of designing it in such an unintuitive way that requires a circuit to automatically cycle through dimming settings by pressing and holding the power button. A dial is a more elegant solution, easier to use, and versatile enough to work with a wall switch. Instead, Modern Forms overcomplicated the electrical design and earned a 2-star review for their trouble.

Wanted simple reading lights above our headboard that didn't draw a lot of visual attention. These are quite sharp looking while still being simple and unobtrusive.

I have two of these. One next to my son's bed and one next to his desk. They retract flat against the wall which is great for smaller spaces. I love that they dim. The light they put out is great. The light head rotates too. Nice sleek contemporary design.