The Lighting Doctor
LED's Impact on Lighting Up the Holidays
The time is here for holiday lighting! Photo: Randall Whitehead.
It is that time of year again, when homeowners become lighting designers. What we are talking about here is holiday lighting. …
Light Your Way to the Perfect Zoom Video Chat
Well, like it or not, we are all now on camera. The Coronavirus pandemic has forced us to communicate with each other while we sit in front of our screens. This includes chatting with our friends on…
Using Outdoor Lighting to Enhance Garden Designs
As we continue to sit stewing in our homes for the safety of ourselves and others, we look for activities that will give some meaning to this very strange time. I’ve divided people into groups. There…
Lighting Design Changes to Make While Sheltering In Place
Here we are, stuck in our homes. Staring at the same walls, the same art and the same furniture. I think many of us used the first two or three weeks to really give our homes an organizational…
Decorative Lighting Fixtures Enhance Traditional Design
For a while there, it seemed like traditional design had taken a backseat to stark, clean modern design. It’s fun to see a resurgence of traditional interiors, interpreted in a new way. I had the…
Fishing for Compliments
I recently went back to revisit Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco. It opened to great acclaim in 1997. It was conceived as an undersea fantasy world, created by Pat Kuleto in collaboration with…
Optimizing Lighting for Apartment Life
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…
Using LED Light to Create Artwork
The idea of light as art is not new. There was Dan Flavin who used fluorescent lighting and there is James Turrell who uses natural light. Plus, there is plenty of neon art, but the idea of using…
The Right Light Balance Puts an Accent on the Positive
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…
To Pee or Not to Pee?: Holland's Exquisite Bathroom Lighting
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…