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Uncommon Goods Hand-Painted Mythical & Magical Worlds Lamps

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Hand-Painted Mythical & Magical Worlds Lamps

A keepsake wooden night lamp that swaps a mostly-plastic light-up toy for a solid pine body. The plastic here is the unavoidable electronics: the LED unit, cord, plug, and remote. A low-plastic decor pick rather than a plastic-free one.

2 / 10 Low plastic footprint $$$$

A hand-painted nursery night lamp with a body handcrafted from solid pine, a warm-white 2.2W LED, a remote dimmer, and an auto shut-off timer. Handmade in Poland.

How this score breaks down

Plastic in the product and its packaging Little plastic
A night lamp whose body is handcrafted from solid pine. The light is a 2.2W LED, and it uses a cord, plug, and remote, which are plastic electronics. The paint and finish are not detailed.
Microplastic shedding and leaching Sheds some
Solid wood does not shed microplastics. The electronic components are plastic but are not a shedding source in normal use.
End of life: persistence and recovery Recovers well
Not disclosed by the retailer. Recyclable, repairable, or genuinely recovered; low persistence.
Plastic-derived chemicals of concern Some concern
Some plastic-contact chemistry is possible; see the notes.
Transparency and verification Partly disclosed
Partial. The pine body is named; electronics, paint, and finish are not detailed.

Strengths

  • Body handcrafted from solid pine
  • Keepsake quality, made to last past the nursery years
  • Warm-white LED with dimmer and shut-off timer
  • Handmade by artisans in Poland

Trade-offs

  • LED, cord, plug, and remote are plastic electronics
  • Paint and finish not disclosed
  • Premium price

What's inside

A night lamp whose body is handcrafted from solid pine. The light is a 2.2W LED, and it uses a cord, plug, and remote, which are plastic electronics. The paint and finish are not detailed.

PartMaterial
BodySolid pine
Light2.2W LED
Cord, plug, remotePlastic electronics
FinishPaint not disclosed
Packaging
Not disclosed by the retailer.
Microplastics
Solid wood does not shed microplastics. The electronic components are plastic but are not a shedding source in normal use.

Attributes

What this product is, at a glance.

Solid PineHandmade in PolandLED with Dimmer and Timer

Certifications

None listed. We only show independent third-party certifications we can verify with the issuing body, and this product does not currently hold any.

About Uncommon Goods

Uncommon Goods is a curated marketplace founded in 1999 by David Bolotsky, a former Goldman Sachs retail analyst, and run from Brooklyn, New York. About half of what it sells is handmade by independent artists and artisans, frequently from recycled, reclaimed, or upcycled materials. It became a founding B Corporation in 2007, meaning it meets independent standards for how it treats workers, makers, and the environment, and has been named Best for the World in its community category in several years. The company is known for paying entry staff well above minimum wage and for a customer-directed giving program at checkout. As a retailer it curates rather than manufactures, so material disclosure varies by maker, which is reflected in the confidence rating on this card.

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Hi, I’m Melissa-founder of Thriving Sustainably

Melissa Walker is the founder of Thriving Sustainably. A mom who started reading the labels after learning how much microplastic ends up in our bodies, she co-leads the environmental pillar of a Fortune 500 company’s employee sustainability program and rates brands against public certification databases so families can lower their microplastic exposure without the guesswork.