Wooden outdoor furniture feels… safe. Sturdy. Classic in that all-American, lemonade-on-the-porch kind of way. You could call it basic — or you could admit it’s a design mainstay for a reason.

NOW The Dexter Desk Lamp, by Arteriors, turns McFadden’s design on its head. “We took the glass from the Emeralite’s shade and put it on the base, which in our lamp is poured crystal ...