Over the years, as LED has made an inexorable progress toward world domination – I have used LUX live exhibition as a sort or yardstick or bell weather of LED’s progression in terms of technological

It has been a while since we discovered our third eye. In fact, it was 2002 when a German University scientist discovered a new set of sensors in the retina that triggers mood responses in

The very best lighting schemes shape a room and its interior and complement all the items within the space. That is why lighting is such a critical factor within the discipline of interior design. Even

You could say that the kitchen is the most multi-tasking room in the home. Traditionally it had been a place to prepare food. Increasingly it has rested the function of eating from the dining room

Next time you are adding lighting to a scheme why not ask yourself “if this room could speak what would it say.” I find this creative prompt especially useful when deciding on a statement piece

It would seem the Edwardian legacy of squirrel cage filaments are here to stay, given

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It appears that we have travelled a long distance in a short time with LED. Given its success as

In most family homes the dining room has experienced a major transformation. In Victorian and Edwardian Villas, dining was designed to take place in a separate room where every meal was modelled on a gentrified

Perhaps the last vestige of the incandescent and fluorescent era is about to disappear and we all have to adapt to the change. Measuring colour fidelity is critical for interior designers. The very appearance of

As a designer and promoter of light – it may seem surprising that I raise the topic of too much light! Yet it remains one of the major issues facing architects and interior designers and

Since ancient times mirrors have been a priority feature of interior living. They fulfil a functional need for self-portrayal but also as a method to enhance the levels reflected light within a room. Whatever the

If we can paint with light within an interior, then accent lighting represents the very brush strokes that we use to enhance the scene. Accent lighting covers many types of light source, table light,

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