First off i should say this was inspired by the Mini free standing LED lamp by Sunbanks. Instead of using a biro to hold the led away from the desk i've used some clear perspex to project the light from the base. This little project is a prototype its pretty much bright enough to read by or to get round a dark room. Now i've played with it i have some ideas to improve it mainly by having the battery in the base. Its basically some recycled parts and left overs from another project but its remarkably effective. Apologies for the pics the flash kept washing out the images so i've used quite a high iso to make them clearer.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-LED-bedside-night-light--lamp/