Wontek Weave Lamp
Last updated: 14 October 2026
The Wontek weave lamp is a 21cm table lamp, 3D printed in Warsaw, with a white mesh shade on a round base patterned like a folk textile. This one is the Ancient Aliens version in dark green, green and sky blue, at £85. Shipping to the UK adds £34, so it costs £119 delivered. Wontek makes each lamp to order and sends it out within five working days.
What the Wontek weave lamp is
Wontek is a product design brand based in Warsaw. The name plays on the Polish word wątek, which means both a thread in a story and the weft in a woven fabric. The lamps come from that second meaning: Wontek treats its 3D printer like a loom, laying down coloured filament layer by layer to build bands of pattern and texture.
The weave lamp has two parts. The base is a squat, round drum covered in a raised woven pattern. On top sits a white globe printed as a fine open mesh, which keeps the colour on the base and lets the light through the shade. Both parts are printed from PLA, a bioplastic Wontek describes as compostable, and assembled in Warsaw.
The Ancient Aliens pattern on the green weave lamp
Wontek calls this collection Ancient Aliens. Its patterns take traditional folk motifs and redraw them as digital ornament, in loud colour combinations. On this colourway a dark green base carries bands of bright green dots, with a sky blue checked stripe running round the middle.
The same lamp comes in three other Ancient Aliens colourways, all at £85. There is also a Basic version at £83, which swaps the pattern for a single colour on the base.
| Version | Colours | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Aliens | Dark green, green and sky blue | £85 |
| Ancient Aliens | Cherry, red and lilac | £85 |
| Ancient Aliens | Lilac, grey and yellow | £85 |
| Ancient Aliens | Beige, peach and yellow | £85 |
| Basic | Peach, lilac, sky blue, dark green or cherry | £83 |
Size, bulb and how bright it is
The lamp is 20cm across and 21cm tall, which is about as tall as a sheet of A4 is wide. That footprint fits on a bedside table or a bookshelf without crowding it.
It takes an E14 bulb, the small screw-in fitting, and Wontek lists a 2700K, 470-lumen LED bulb in the specification. 2700K is warm white, close to the colour of an old filament bulb. 470 lumens is roughly the light of an old 40W bulb, so it suits reading in bed or lighting a corner rather than lighting a whole room. The use and care guide sets a maximum of a 5W LED bulb, so do not swap in anything stronger.
It is a wired lamp for indoor use. Wontek does not say which plug the cable ends in. If it turns out to be a European two-pin plug, you will need a UK adaptor, so ask Wontek before ordering at [email protected].
What the weave lamp costs to get to the UK
Wontek prices in pounds for UK visitors, and the lamp is £85. International shipping is £34 and takes 3 to 5 days, so the total is £119. Because each lamp is made to order and leaves within five working days, allow about two weeks from ordering to the lamp arriving. For Christmas, that means ordering by early December.
Wontek's terms say its prices do not include customs or import charges. For goods you buy from abroad worth £135 or less, GOV.UK says there is no customs duty and the seller will have included VAT in what you paid. So an £85 lamp should not bring a bill on the doorstep. If a courier asks for one anyway, contact Wontek before paying it.
Wontek takes back unused pieces within 30 days. Returns go back to Warsaw, so keep the box until you are sure.
If £119 is more than you planned, the MADE x Barbican Curve Table Lamp is £50 from a UK shop. At the other end, the Seletti Monkey Lamp starts at £219.
The make me! award
The weave lamp design took third place in make me! 2024, the design competition run by Łódź Design Festival. The entry, by Polish designer Staś Stupkiewicz, was a set of 3D-printed table lamps built from one parametric model. That model lets the shape and the pattern change from lamp to lamp while the collection still looks like one family. It also needs no finishing after printing, so it goes straight from printer to assembly.
The rest of Wontek's lamps
Wontek sells eight lamps. Alongside the two weave lamps there are six Mirage lamps, numbered 1 to 6, from £109 to £208 in navy, cherry or dark green. You can see all of them on Wontek's lamps page, and the vases and accessories are on the full shop.
Wontek weave lamp FAQs
How much is the Wontek weave lamp?
The Ancient Aliens weave lamp is £85 and the Basic weave lamp is £83. UK shipping adds £34, so the Ancient Aliens version is £119 delivered. I checked these prices on 14 October 2026.
Does Wontek ship to the UK?
Yes. Wontek shows prices in pounds to UK visitors and charges £34 for international shipping, which takes 3 to 5 days after the lamp leaves Warsaw.
Will I pay customs on the weave lamp?
It should not cost you anything extra. GOV.UK says goods worth £135 or less bought from abroad carry no customs duty, and the seller includes VAT in the price you pay.
How big is the weave lamp?
It is 20cm across and 21cm tall, about as tall as a sheet of A4 is wide.
What bulb does the weave lamp take?
An E14 LED bulb, the small screw-in fitting, at no more than 5W. The specification lists a 2700K warm white bulb at 470 lumens.
What is the weave lamp made from?
PLA, a bioplastic, 3D printed by Wontek in Warsaw. Wontek describes PLA as compostable.
Can I return it?
Yes. Wontek accepts returns of unused pieces within 30 days.
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Prices, colours and shipping change. I checked the prices, shipping and stock on wontek.pl on 14 October 2026. The specification comes from Wontek's product page and its use and care guide, and the brand story from Wontek's about page.
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