Category Archives: Lighting designChandeliers offer romantic lighting so why should we simply confine it to the dinning room? We can use it to decorate our master bedroom, living room or even kitchen. The advantage of having Chandeliers is that it will add a touch of elegance to grand rooms as well as liven up mundane rooms such as […]
You can avoid eye strain by having plenty of ambient light which reduce the contrast to task lighting.The following guide provides the recommended ranges of light levels for activities in the home. A general guide will be that the more intense the activity, the greater the light level should be.
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To a human eye, the desirable norm is sunlight. Hence, when we design with light, we have to consider natural light first. The charm of using natural light is that it is everchanging. Natural light on a clear winter afternoon is different to that of a full sumer blaze. There is also contrast between the […]
How do we provide good lighting for our bathrooms? Here are some tips that I would like to share.
Shower tip - Lighting in the shower stall should be bright enough to prevent people from fallin,making it easy to shave and shampoo.
Tub tip-A good recessed fixture can help to lit up the tub area. To avoid irritating […]
You need to be imaginative when planning for the use of lighting in the bathroom. Good bathroom lighting can create the mood you desire, be it romantic, dramatic or comfortable.
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Halogen lighting is a variant of incandescent light . Halogen gases such as iodine or bromine is added to the bulb to produce a higher filament temperature. The reaction between the tungsten and the halogen increases the life of the bulb to an average of 4000 hours by returning evaporated particles to the filament. Halogen […]
Fluorescent light is invented in 1938. It produces light by a combination of glowing gas and fluorescent phosphors. A sealed tubular bulb is filled with mercury vapour and coated with phosphors on the interior.
The gas produces ultraviolet radiation when electricity is passed through it. This in turn acts on the phosphors to emit light.
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The most popular form of outdoor lighting and is the oldest form of lighting source. It is the same as the 40 hour bulb patented by Thomas Edison in 1879. (See Lighting design)
Incandescent light is basically a thin filament wire in a vacuum within a sealed glass container on a screw in metal base. When electric […]
The sun is a constant source of light. It does not change its quantity and intensity. But the earth in which we are living in changes every now and then! Hence, our perception of sunlight does vary with our location, time and changes in the atmosphere.
How does the orientation of our houses determine nature lighting design?
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Lighting a bedroom is an interesting art. Bedroom is a room which may need facilities for reading, place for hanging art works and ornament. Hence, it is important that lighting provided for the bedroom really make it functional.
One usually reads in bed and hence, a bedside light is imperative. Whether you are a reader or […]
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