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We love what we do! Let us share our knowledge of our favourite topic with you – and that’s simple, sophisticated, eco-conscious lighting design that’s friendly to human senses.
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Retrofit LEDs

As lighting design experts, we’re highly conscious of the impact our trade can have on the environment, which is why we often recommend that customers retrofit LEDs to existing systems. This saves both on energy bills as well as carbon footprint. There are a…
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Energy and Lighting

In the UK we love halogen downlights. Favoured by many electricians and developers, they are responsible for ceiling acne in bathrooms, kitchens and bedrooms up and down the country. Here we take a look at Energy and Lighting: They have a lovely quality of…
the light bulb ban

The Light Bulb Ban

The light bulb ban. Or ‘The European legislation for phase-out of incandescent lamps’ as we lighting professionals affectionately like to refer to it, is well under way, but what is it, how will it affect you, and why should you care? At the start…
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White light temperature – what colour white do you prefer?

Colour temperature is an important subject when it comes to lighting design, especially when working internationally. Colour is perceived differently in different cultures. For example, Chinese and Japanese have a character with a meaning that covers both blue and green. Japanese also have two…
kitchen lighting design

5 Kitchen Lighting Design Tips

The kitchen is the heart of the home. Kitchen lighting needs to be flexible to illuminate a variety of tasks, from reading the morning paper to cooking, eating and socialising. The kitchen is a room where you can really show off with lighting, and…
Fire Rated Light Fittings

Fire Rated Light Fittings

In this post we take a look at the use of fire rated light fittings – or fire-hoods – on your projects. Before we start, it’s important to emphasise there are grey areas when it comes to interpretation of fire regulations, we strongly recommend…
Lighting colour temperature

Lighting colour temperature guide

Perhaps the two most important factors when choosing an LED light source are colour temperature and colour rendering. We’ve touched on lighting colour temperature in our previous blog post about white light temperature, but feel It’s such an important subject it’s worth giving this…
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5 Swimming Pool Lighting Tips

Good swimming pool lighting can really help give a swimming pool the wow factor, whether it’s an indoor or outdoor pool, in a public space or private home. Read on for 5 swimming pool lighting tips from experienced lighting design consultants. Maintenance of swimming…
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Architecture CPDs – Learn Lighting Design

At The Lighting Design Studio we have a wealth of knowledge, built through education, research, product testing, and most importantly years of experience. Sometimes, particularly with LED and control systems, the best way to learn is from mock-ups or trial and error. We do…
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