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how japanese woodcarver yukihiro akama sculpts his enchanting tiny houses Yorkshire Sculpture Park to display akama’s 55 wooden houses Between March 9 and June 30, 2024, Yorkshire Sculpture Park will be exhibiting 55 intricately crafted wooden houses by Japanese woodcarver Yukihiro Akama. This new collection, titled Basho no Kankaku – A Sense of Place, displays sculp...

Euroluce 2023 trends #3: Softness — Cameron Peters Some of the trends at Euroluce 2023 were specific to a particular type of light. But others were more overarching, and therefore more significant., such as Colour ,and linear lights being made softer, to move them from the office to residential and hospitality environments. This softening is part o

Euroluce 2023 trends #2: balls on sticks, spots on bars, lines & belts, dots of light — Cameron Peters This is the second post looking at the decorative lighting trends that emerged at this year’s Euroluce. We’ve already looked at: colour; and new directions in linear lights. This time we investigate: Ballsonsticks® Spots on bars Lines and belts Dots of light

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Understanding Schwung — Cameron Peters The second new brand to join our portfolio this month, Schwung , from Namysłów in Poland: They specialize in in contemporary chandeliers, pendants and wall lights made using glass spheres. Many brands have similar items in their catalogues, so why do you need to know about another? This post answ

Understanding LYM — Cameron Peters We are adding LYM, an exciting new Italian brand, to our portfolio—exciting because, not only are their designs attractive, but they think independently about what functions may now be required of a luminaire, and how they can be achieved, given recent developments in LEDs, optics and controls.

Euroluce 2023: my picks — Cameron Peters Being the first Euroluce (the world’s biggest decorative lighting event) since 2019, there was a lot to see (and gossip to catch up on)! For this first of my posts analyzing what was there, I reveals my picks.

Understanding Vistosi part1: specifying without the faff. — Cameron Peters I think that Matteo Moretti of Vistosi walked into the office one day and said, “You know what? Let’s just do everything right…..

Come and meet our Nelly at Midcentury Modern this Sunday! — Cameron Peters Do come and say hi, and see our Nellys, at Midcentury Nodern in Dulwich this Sunday!

Nina Masó, cofounder of Santa & Cole, RIP — Cameron Peters Nina Masó, a cofounder of Santa & Cole has died. This is a very sad loss. The strength and uniqueness of Santa & Cole is a direct result of her personality and philosophy of what luminaires should do and be.

The amazing new Stalactite contemporary chandelier from Willowlamp — Cameron Peters That is the amazing new Stalactite from Cape Town-based Willowlamp. Standing beside it is Adam Hoets, the artist who created it.

Re-editing mid-century classics: Stilnovo ad Arredoluce — Cameron Peters In my recent post about trends, I identified several companies that are re-editing classic lights from the past. But some are doing even more—they are bringing back whole brands ! So today we're going to look at two of them: Stilnovo and Arredoluce . Along the way, we'll discover who started tre

Estro's new catalogue — Cameron Peters I’ve introduced Estro to you before, both as our main source of bespoke lighting for luxury hotels and restaurants and as cordless light specialists. They are now launching a really helpful new web site. As befits a company making custom items, there is a wide range, broken down into Collectio

Specifying specials—what you need to know — Cameron Peters It is clear that specifying specials (i.e. variations on standard designs) is not an area that it is thought necessary to cover in interior design syllabuses. So here is what you need to know.

Introducing Design for Macha—a new approach to to customization — Cameron Peters Usually it is not possible to get changes made to a design.. If it is possible, it is because the brand does its own manufacturing, but eve then options are limited. Whereas Design for Macha are structured to make it easy for you to customize their families. There are currently four, with a strong

Understanding Poul Henningsen's PH lamps for Louis Poulsen — Cameron Peters Poul Henningsen’s PH Lamps for Louis Poulsen are the most useful lights ever invented . They are: (1) the most efficient (preventing glare whilst not absorbing light), (2) the most practical (you could meet the requirements of almost any interior just from the PH lamps that Louis Poulsen currently

Understanding glass and porcelain lights from Norway's Hadeland and Porsgrund — Cameron Peters An introduction to mid-century and contemporary lights made by two illustrious Norwegian companies: the 230-year-old Hadeland Glasswerk, and Porsgrund (Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik) founded in 1885. You probably haven’t heard of them before (unless you are Norwegian) but they are going to crop up a...

Understanding LED light bulbs — Cameron Peters In the olden days, bulbs were easy. The only decisions to be taken were cap base, shape and light output. Now, with LED lamps,, we also have to make decisions about lumens, Kelvin, CRI, dimming…. This post swiftly and clearly takes you through the minimum you need to know..

Understanding Jan Pauwels' Universe for Quasar — Cameron Peters Jan Pauwels’ Universe series for Quasar may be the most important decorative lighting collection of the 21st century so far. It is certainly one of the most versatile and best value. This post sets out to explain what it can do, with lots of classified examples. It should not only help you to wor

A perfect early Autumn day! This is the view from Cameron Peters HQ through the wisteria to the lake.

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Recent introductions: wall lights — Cameron Peters It's time we looked at some recently-introduced wall lights.

Recent introductions: table lights and floor lights — Cameron Peters Today's email in this short series of recently-introduced-lighting-that-you-would-have-seen-at-trade-fairs-if-there-had-been-any looks at table lights and floor lights.

Understanding Wästberg — Cameron Peters Magnus Wästberg has created something amazing. He founded his company in 2008 with the wonderfully simple ambition to work only with the most exalted architects and designers. The result is inevitably eclectic—there is no design that is a "typical Wästberg". But it is a collection we all

Recent introductions: pendant lights — Cameron Peters Here is another small, eclectic selection of recent introductions, this time of pendants.

Five reasons why buying second hand lights is fraught with danger! — Cameron Peters I’m not saying that you should never buy a vintage light, just that you must take care. In this post, I give you five reasons why. And I’ve also asked you to respect the fact that the specification decisions you make have implications beyond what the inside of a room looks like.

Recent Introductions: cordless, portable lights — Cameron Peters A couple of years ago, there began a HUGE interest in cordless, portable lights This made sense, because LEDs and battery technologies had advanced enough to enable them to be more efficient, weigh less and cost less. There is now a wide range of options for wherever, indoors or out, on land or sea,

Recent introductions: large feature pieces — Cameron Peters By now, in a normal year, the Milan fair and Light+Building would have taken place—the peak period for the introduction of new lights. Without such events, it is not so easy to keep up-to-date with what is available. So here are some recent introductions from Castro, Vibia, Bomma, Album and Verone...