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Lighting for Interiors 101
Interior and lighting design allows us the opportunity to express ourselves through design. Whether it be an expression of self, corporate identity, a brand or a community, lighting helps to support the design expression that we want to convey. Lighting behaves very differently than building materials, it is a visual storyteller, without it there’s no story to tell. In order to be able to tell our stories through light, we need to first establish the desired character and mood of the room. Then we can think of lighting as three unique layers: accent, task and ambient. Accent lighting creates ‘highlights’ in the room,...
Atmosphere and Event Lighting
Designing lighting for an interior or a stage gives us the opportunity to set an atmosphere through design. It affords us the unique opportunity to set a mood, while crafting an environment whose story is told through light. Using color to set the mood and create a welcoming atmosphere, lighting can express and support all functions happening on a stage and in the house. People can feel at home and identify themselves with a space in which they feel good in. When we remember experiences we can recall them along with the space and the atmosphere in which they happened....
Lighting Districts in the Dark
I’ve lived with a fascination of light for a very long time. Walking around seeing buildings and structures during the day makes me wonder, what experience will they convey during the night? Looking at something for me is not the same as seeing it. Looking for me is not inspiring, for in seeing is when we behold the splendor. I like to daydream by seeing the built environment not by how it looks like now but seeing it for what it can be, allowing my mind to be free to envision a beauty revealed by the purity and uniqueness of the original design that...
Through Light Years We've Come
In an age of instant gratification, sensory overloads and diminishing boundaries, looking back at where we started from feels like many light years away. We are constantly inundated by breaking news stories, trend updates and promises for what will be the next big sector to watch. Yet, as we consider how far we have come and how far we want to go, one thing is evident: there has always been room for evolution. As a designer we like to be aware of evolutions in our industry’s technology, it’s kind of what helps drive us and makes us daydream about the...
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