I have this lamp now 3 years. In use and it works fine That's why I just bought a second in the flash range. The touch function is properly and goes to all metal parts of the lamp, even on the screen edge. It is hard enough to stand stable - important if one gropes in the dark for her - and well made, no plastic parts. The size is just right for a bedside lamp. The design is absolutely brilliant: modern and straightforward, it goes with almost everything, if you are not just old German set. Not quite up to date is the restriction to normal bulbs, which indeed is no longer to give it in the future. Luckily I still have a stock that should be enough for the rest of my life.