Edison The Petit Portable Lamp

Verified claims

Design

Waterproof and rechargeable, designed to bring indoor warmth outside.

Collection lineage

Expanded to four sizes and become a best-seller for Fatboy.

Repairability

Official repair kit available for the pull-tag T-piece switch.

Light output

35% brighter (58 lm) with full-body glow on batch 2001730+.

Memory

Remembers last brightness setting across uses.

Control interface

Pull-tag controls on/off and stepless dimming with memory.

Control generation

Second-generation units have stepless dimming; check batch number.

Full-body glow

Full-body glow: emits light from shade and base, unlike original's shade-only.

Light color

Emits 2700K warm white light, mimicking candle glow.

Power

Provides 24-hour runtime on low and charges via standard USB-C, eliminating a proprietary dock.

Light control

Uses a single pull-tag for on/off and dimming with memory; light is fixed warm 2700K.

Water resistance

Only protected from vertically dripping water; not rain or spray.

Material

Polypropylene body stays clean easily yet fades in direct sunlight.

Battery

USB-C charging in 3 hours, requires 8-hour initial charge and quarterly recharging during storage.

Color temperature

The lamp emits a consistent 2700K warm white light with no adjustable color temperature.

Cleaning

Cleans easily with mild soap and water; resists staining.

Impact resistance

Polypropylene shade absorbs impacts without cracking.

UV resilience

May fade under prolonged direct sunlight; store indoors when not in use.

Shade refresh

Cooper Cappie accessory replaces top shade for a new look or to conceal wear.

Shade options

Shade can be swapped with a Cooper Cappie for a new look.

Charging Setup

Included USB-C-to-USB-A cable requires separate adapter.

Charge Time

Full charge takes 3 hours; an initial 8-hour charge is recommended for battery conditioning.

Use While Charging

Works while charging; disconnect after full charge to protect battery life.

Product record

Title

Edison The Petit Portable Lamp

Brand

Fatboy

Price

159 CAD

Availability

In stock

Tactile design and durability of the pull-tag switch

• The lamp remembers the last brightness setting when turned off, so a quick pull of the tag restores your preferred ambiance instantly — no need to re-adjust each time, making the tactile control more efficient for daily use.
• The pull-tag connects to a mechanical T-piece inside the lamp, and Fatboy offers an official repair kit for the switch, meaning a loose or broken tag is a serviceable wear item consistent with the brand’s stated commitment to repairable, modular design.
• Holding the red pull-tag for 10 seconds cycles the lamp through its entire brightness range in a continuous sweep, giving the user a slow, deliberate adjustment that feels more like turning a physical dial than sending a digital command.

How it compares to other portable table lamps

• At just 0.44 kg, the Edison weighs less than a third of the 1.36 kg Zafferano Poldina Pro — grab it with two fingers, toss it in a tote for a picnic, or let a child carry it; the plastic body also means it’s less likely to mar a tabletop if knocked over.
• At its dimmest setting, the Edison the Petit stretches a charge to 24 hours, nearly triple the 9-hour maximum of the Zafferano Poldina Pro — for all-night outdoor dinners or off-grid weekends, that's the difference between a lamp that lasts until sunrise and one that fades before the evening ends.
• Dutch studio DeMakersVan — known for injecting humor and childlike simplicity into everyday objects — authored the Edison’s oversized label flag and translucent core, giving it a conceptual art-object quality that the more conventional lamp profiles from Zafferano or Menu lack.
• Charging via standard USB‑C means you can power the Edison with the same cable you use for a phone or tablet — no proprietary charging base to lose — a pragmatic contrast to the Zafferano Poldina Pro’s dedicated dock, which adds a tethered accessory to keep track of.
• The longer you pull its red fabric tab, the brighter the Edison glows, and when switched back on it recalls that exact level — the interaction fuses stepless dimming with a tactile, glance-free gesture, making it feel more like a mechanical dimmer than a push-button LED gadget.
• With only a fixed 2700 K warm white LED, the Edison sidesteps the color-temperature cycling common on competitors like the Poldina Pro — there’s no mode button to press, no risk of accidentally shifting into a cool or candlelight setting, and the output consistently mimics the golden hue of a traditional incandescent bulb.

Real-world battery life and longevity

• A full charge takes just 3 hours, with a one-time 8-hour initial charge recommended to condition the battery — about the length of a workday, so you can have it ready by evening if you plug in after lunch.
• The current Edison the Petit carries a 1600 mAh lithium-polymer battery — an extra 100 mAh over the first-generation's 1500 mAh — that lifts full-brightness runtime from 6.5 to 7.5–8 hours while still delivering up to 24 hours at the dimmest setting, giving you roughly a whole evening of tabletop use before needing a plug.
• To prevent deep-discharge damage, Fatboy recommends recharging the battery every three months when the lamp sits unused — a small maintenance habit that can significantly extend the lithium-polymer pack's usable lifespan and prevent the early capacity fade that plagues neglected portable lamps.

Polypropylene construction and outdoor endurance

• The non-porous polypropylene surface resists staining and wipes clean with only a damp cloth and mild soap, so outdoor grime — pollen, dirt, campfire residue — won’t permanently mark the all-white body as long as it’s cleaned periodically.
• The explicit advice to store the lamp indoors when not in use acknowledges that prolonged direct sun can eventually fade white polypropylene; this careful-use guidance frames the Petit as a portable fixture to bring out on demand rather than a permanently installed outdoor light.
• Unlike PMMA, which cracks under stress, polypropylene’s high impact resistance and flexibility allow the Petit’s shade to absorb knocks and falls on patios, picnic tables, or campsites — a practical advantage for a lamp that moves between indoor and outdoor settings.
• The outer polypropylene shade can be swapped for a Cooper Cappie accessory in minutes, so if the original white finish eventually dulls from UV exposure, the solution is a quick, budget-friendly cap change rather than replacing the entire lamp.

Design heritage and the Edison collection

• The Edison was created by DeMakersVan, a studio founded by three fresh graduates of the Dutch Design Academy whose projects begin with the question 'what if?' — meaning this lamp was born from experimental, playful curiosity rather than a traditional lighting brief, aligning it with Fatboy's design-as-fun ethos.
• Instead of a button or an app, the lamp's sole interaction happens through the fabric Fatboy label: pulled to switch on/off and held to steplessly dim — a tactile, analog gesture that preserves the lamp's clean sculptural form and embodies Fatboy's 'design with a smile' philosophy by turning lighting into a playful ritual.
• The silhouette was deliberately stripped to its most elemental form — Fatboy's CEO has said the shape is so simple 'it could almost have been designed by a child' — a strategy that erases any intimidating tech aesthetic and reinforces the lamp's role as a warm, approachable object for everyday environments.
• What started as a single lamp shape quickly multiplied into four distinct sizes (Mini, Petit, Medium, Giant/Grand) plus interchangeable shades and a docking base, proving the design's versatility and cementing the Edison as one of Fatboy's top-selling product lines.
• The design brief explicitly aimed to dismantle the boundary between indoors and outdoors: DeMakersVan wanted to inject the cozy, domestic warmth of a living-room lamp into a waterproof, rechargeable object that could sit on a patio or in a tent without looking like rugged outdoor gear.