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One of the big cumulative energy hogs in our country is the lighting of our buildings and homes. You may think that one 60 watt bulb doesn’t cost that much to run for a year, but if you think about a hundred million 60 watt bulbs, you can see that it all adds up! Light sensors that turn off artificial lights when natural daylight is available are being … [Read more...]
Continuing in our series on light, we thought we'd take a look, not at light itself, but at the producers of light, lamps. We found a fascinating slideshow of lamps on the Architectural Digest website. These example of lamps as objets d'art are beautiful and clever. Too bad this whimsical piece is likely one-of-a-kind. It's believed to be Austrian from … [Read more...]
Light is one of the tools of the Design trade. We mold it, reflect it, make it glare, soften it, use it to light up, use it to light down, call attention to it, make it disappear. Don’t forget the first step in any lighting plan: what do you want to light? What is the most important element of the design? Light/brightness calls attention to … [Read more...]
We welcome Rich Testa of Testa Lighting Design who writes about LED lights for our February light focused blog. All the rage these days is designing homes and offices that are eco friendly with sustainable products and technologies. And why not, our planet’s resources are dwindling and energy cost’s are skyrocketing. Along with HVAC, lighting can … [Read more...]
We've been talking about light recently here on the blog. Light, as we've noted, might be the most basic of elements a designer must consider. Much of the power of light to affect our emotions is rooted in our biological and cultural history. Humans are wired to be attracted to light, and it can set the tone for the whole project by being bright and … [Read more...]
Skylights are a mixed blessing in New England during the winter. The skylights provide the light, the views of the tree-tops and the extra headroom that we love in our charming, sloped ceiling attic bedrooms, but we know that they are also big heat-loss holes that add to our rising heating bills. There are interesting studies that have shown that … [Read more...]
We've been talking about light here on the Leslie Saul & Associates blog. Light just might be the most basic of design elements-- if you can't see the room, then color and space and to some extent even texture can't do their jobs. And, of course, light not only affects moods, but it also affects how well we can move through a space or use the … [Read more...]
It is indeed a fortunate person who can make a living doing something he or she loves. And that's pretty much the case for everyone at Leslie Saul & Associates. Leslie and her crew get to sketch pictures, stroke luscious fabrics, test out really cool sofas, have deep discussions about light fixtures, look at lots of colorful and shiny things, meet … [Read more...]
February is the month during which we’re craving more light. Although the days are getting longer, Spring can’t come soon enough. The snow, shoveled into piles that hover seven feet high above our driveway, have been demoralizing. Today the sun made an appearance, making the snow dazzlingly bright. The high light reflectance off the snow reminded … [Read more...]
We've been talking about warmth recently here on the blog. One day in the distant past an unnamed hunter-gatherer suggested moving the fire from deep inside the cave to just outside the cave opening. That way the cave would stop filling up with smoke. Plus, the neighbors wouldn't be able to see everything they were doing inside the cave after dark. And … [Read more...]
We've talked here about how light really sets the tone for an interior space. Light has the power to energize or comfort. And even if the lighting of a space isn't the main visual element, it's the light that carries the colors and textures of the space to your eye. The very dynamic use of light-- much of it from the sun-- is what sets the headquarters of … [Read more...]
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