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Restaurant Lighting Design

In a competitive market, it is more important than ever to stand out from the crowd. First impressions really do count and good restaurant lighting design is crucial to this. As with most lighting schemes, the balance between ambient, task and accent lighting is…
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The unofficial guide to avoid obtrusive light pollution

Have you ever been at home and been bothered by the artificial lighting outside at night? This light pollution is a typical problem of a poor lighting design where obtrusive lighting has not been properly considered. Obtrusive light occurs when unnecessary light or spill…
Building Regulations

Part L Lighting Regulation

In this post The Lighting Design Studio offers an explanation of Part L lighting regulations, and sets out the requirements your lighting needs to meet. (Updated Feb 2022) So what is Part L for Lighting?It’s a UK building regulation issued by the Secretary of…
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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…
energy and lighting

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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