The Lighting Doctor
Adjustable downlighting, while in the background, can create the right ambience for decor, even as it's changed up.
The Lighting Doctor Randall Whitehead shares his take on LED and holiday lights!
The museums that I grew up with were visually exhausting. They had bright white walls on which they installed art with super saturated and often dense colors. As my eyes tried to adjust between the… more
The Lighting Doctor shares tips for properly lighting all of those pandemic Zoom and video calls we've had to embrace.
The same four functions of light that we use inside play a role in outdoor lighting as well.
Subtly integrated lighting highlights the unique features of this home art installation.
Updating bulbs and other lighting technology in a home can lead to dramatic results.
On a recent trip to Amsterdam, Randall Whitehead noted upgrades made to historic lighting fixtures.
In this Minneapolis home, the decorative LED lighting fixtures steal the show.
The 5-acre display is an impressive use of solar-powered fiber optic lighting technology.
Inspired uses of color in Key West businesses.
Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco uses unique decorative lighting fixtures to set an aquatic scene.
Many people live in apartments and don’t have the ability to add permanently installed lighting. This doesn’t mean that you can’t have good lighting, it simply means you need to be a little bit more creative about how to get the illumination you want.
Portland art gallery creates sculptural LED art.
As I have mentioned before, there are four functions of light — Task, Accent, Decorative and Ambient. Each one plays an important role in creating a cohesive lighting design. Here is an explanation… more
I have just come back from a trip to Holland and I must say that the bathrooms and the public restrooms were not only spotless, they were also quite beautiful.
Every public bathroom, whether in the… more
During the day I had passed by Rothy’s shoe store, located in the Upper Fillmore shopping district of San Francisco, many times. They manufacture a line of fashionable shoes made from recycled… more
Working with an architect and understanding a space's purpose can help direct lighting choices.