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Inspired by Light: A design guide to transforming the home

Author/EditorStorey, Sally (Author)
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
ISBN: 9781859469057
Pub Date01/10/2021
BindingHardback
Pages224
Dimensions (mm)250(h) * 210(w)
Offering practical insight and visual inspiration on successful lighting solutions and schemes, this accessible lighting design guide offeris a toolbox of techniques to apply in practice. Written by one of the UK's leading lighting designers on both commercial and residential projects, it features a variety of real-world projects.
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Lighting has undergone a revolution in recent years, with new tools and technologies at our disposal: never before have there been so many options to achieve the transformative effects of light.

Yet all too often, lighting – which does not just enable functionality, but also mood, aesthetics and flow – is misunderstood, or plain badly done. With so many options available, it’s also all too easy to make mistakes; and with new technologies such as LEDs lasting a long time, these mistakes can be expensive.

Offering practical insight and visual inspiration on successful lighting solutions and schemes, this is the most accessible lighting design guide, offering a toolbox of techniques to apply in practice. Written by one of the UK's leading lighting designers on both commercial and residential projects, it features a variety of real-world projects – large and small, old and new, interior and exterior, UK and global.

Lighting has undergone a revolution in recent years, with new tools and technologies at our disposal: never before have there been so many options to achieve the transformative effects of light.

Yet all too often, lighting – which does not just enable functionality, but also mood, aesthetics and flow – is misunderstood, or plain badly done. With so many options available, it’s also all too easy to make mistakes; and with new technologies such as LEDs lasting a long time, these mistakes can be expensive.

Offering practical insight and visual inspiration on successful lighting solutions and schemes, this is the most accessible lighting design guide, offering a toolbox of techniques to apply in practice. Written by one of the UK's leading lighting designers on both commercial and residential projects, it features a variety of real-world projects – large and small, old and new, interior and exterior, UK and global.

Sally Storey, Design Director of Lighting Design International and John Cullen Lighting, is one of the UK's leading lighting experts. Her extensive knowledge and experience has led to her travelling all over the world designing lighting schemes for both brands and individuals. She is the recipient of numerous industry awards and recently received worldwide recognition with the lifetime achievement award from LIT Awards based in Los Angeles. The author of many well-received and successful books on lighting - Lighting: Recipes and ideas; Lighting by Design; and Perfect Lighting, Sally also contributes to national and international press, and is a regular speaker at interior design and architectural events and conferences.

Introduction Part 1 - Technical Aspects of Lighting * Chapter 1: How lighting can support an architectural scheme * Chapter 2: Principles and practices of lighting design * Chapter 3: Lighting techniques * Chapter 4: Working with LED * Chapter 5: Controlling your scheme * Chapter 6: How to create a lighting plan Part 2 - Lighting the Home * Chapter 7: Front doors and first impressions * Chapter 8: Staircase * Chapter 9: Living room * Chapter 10: Dining room * Chapter 11: Kitchen * Chapter 12: Bedroom and Dressing Room * Chapter 13: Bathroom * Chapter 14: Unusual Spaces * Chapter 15: Leisure rooms and pools Part 3 - Case Studies * Chapter 16: Contemporary terraced house * Chapter 17: Traditional terraced house * Chapter 18: Barn conversion * Chapter 19: French mountain chalet * Chapter 20: Contemporary Dubai villa * Chapter 21: Duplex penthouse Glossary Index Image Credits

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