Elizabeth Wilhide

Light Your Home

London 2005 

Stron 192

Format albumowy: 23x29 cm

Bogato ilustrowana publikacja 

Książka używana: naderwana obwoluta, podklejona obecnie klejem introligatorskim, wewnątrz bez defektów.

Light is an exciting and versatile decorative tool that has a unique capacity to lift our spirits. In recent years a new generation of lighting designers has elevated domestic lighting to a more creative level, from the purely practical to the theatrical, and many light designs are works of art in their own right.

Light Your Home explains the principles of good lighting and shows how to light a home for function and efficiency, as well as how to generate magical effects with one of the most inspirational of all interior elements. As well as creating moods, lighting can alter the colours of walls, floors and soft furnishings, and create dramatic effects with light, shadow and pattern.

'Practical Lighting' covers everything from assessing your needs to evaluating different types of light and explaining the principles of designing a lighting scheme. It also features a case study that illustrates an interior at different times of the day, showing how artificial light can be used as levels of natural light vary and requirements change/Designingwith Light' demonstrates how to combine ambient light with directional light, covering ways to maximize natural light, create pools of light and shade, and bounce light off planes of walls and ceilings. 'Decorating with Light' highlights the latest decorative lighting techniques, such as fibre optics, light projections and programmable coloured lighting schemes. The 'Compendium' presents some of the best examples of the exciting array of lighting options available, covering a range of styles and budgets.

Introduction                                       6

Practical lighting                               14

Assessing your needs                         16

Types of lighting                                 24

Specific requirements                        28

Designing a lighting scheme             42

Case study                                          46

Designing with light                          54

Working with natural light                 56

Lighting space                                    68

Creating a focus                                 76

Light and shadow                               84

Defining with light                             92

Decorating with light                      104

Points of light                                   106

Light forms                                       124

Mobile light                                     136

Light and water                                146

Light and colour                               150

The compendium                            158

Light fittings                                     160

Light sources                                    174

Switches and controls                      178

Practicalities                                    180

Stockists and suppliers                     184

Index                                                187

Acknowledgments                            191