Light plan - The basis

From the tunnel to the zoo LED IN THE AMSTERDAM-EAST RAIL TUNNEL From August 2013 you can imagine yourself in a different world in Amsterdam East, South Africa. Moving contours of animals from the South African wilderness appear on the walls of the railway tunnel. Pitch won Stadsdeel Oost last year wrote a pitch to give the tunnel between the Oosterparkbuurt and Transvaalbuurt a new look. The results were announced after exciting months of patient waiting. With 62 percent of the votes, the artwork has won from LED , the design comes from NIO architects. The underlying idea Replacing a civil work of art with a visual work of art is not a simple task. How do you turn an anonymous tunnel into a meaningful space? By taking visitors to another place. The tunnel on the Tugelaweg lends itself perfectly to a temporary experience that makes you mentally in a different place. How?  The walls of no less than 40 meters long present themselves as windows through which you can becom...

Light plan - Bedroom LED IN THE BEDROOM In the previous sections, our LED experts explained the basic principles for lighting. We have also given tips regarding lighting for the living room and bathroom. In this part, we will provide you with useful tips for choosing the right bedroom lighting. BEDROOM LIGHTING With lighting for the bedroom, you have to pay attention to the different purpose that a bedroom has, there is of course not only sleeping. In this room you choose your clothes in the wardrobe and sometimes you read a book from the bed, for this the correct forms of lighting are necessary: Basic lighting:   This is the main lighting in the bedroom and must be able to provide the entire room with bright light, which is, therefore, best to attach to the ceiling. It is desirable to install a dimmer here so that a more relaxed atmosphere can be created. Also make sure that there is an on / off switch at the bedside, this for ease of use. Targeted lighting:   Thi...

Light plan - Bathroom LED IN THE BATHROOM In part 1 ( the basis of a lighting plan ) our LED experts explained the basics. Necessary for developing a lighting plan. In part 2 ( lighting plan living room ) we talked about the living room, which elements come with it and what should be taken into account. We discuss in this section BATHROOM LIGHTING Bathroom lighting focuses on 2 forms of light, general lighting, and targeted lighting. We discuss these 2 light forms together with the safety aspects that need to be taken into account. General light form:   Think of a good ceiling lamp or recessed spotlights. It is important that this lighting illuminates the entire room without having to add extra lamps. Dimmable lighting is also very suitable so that the bathroom can also become a relaxation room since bright light can be a nuisance when lying in the bath. Targeted light form:   Cleaning, shaving or applying makeup requires targeted lighting. Think of lighting on bo...

Firefly responsible for contemporary LED FIREFLIES & TECHNOLOGY Thanks to the internal structure of fireflies, scientists have been able to improve the original LED, where little success has been achieved in the past. FIREFLY Fireflies fall under the family beetles, they are also known as fireflies or glow worms. There are around 2000 species and thanks to the light they are known all over the world. Fireflies have the remarkable property of independently producing light, a process called bioluminescence. In special organs in the abdomen, the pigment luciferin is oxidized in a biochemical reaction by the enzyme luciferase, producing light. Beneath the layer of light-producing cells is a layer of cells with small crystals that reflect the light to the outside. NICK HOLONYAK JR. In 1962, the first light-emitting diode (LED) was developed by the American physicist Nick Holonyak Jr. at that time he was employed as a scientist in the General Electric Company laboratory in Syra...

Light plan - The basis THE BASIS OF A LIGHTING PLAN Lighting can make or break the atmosphere in your home, just think of a restaurant that is too bright or a workplace that is too weakly lit. But in addition to the aesthetic, lighting also has a practical function. To realize the ideal lighting in your home, developing a lighting plan can be a solution. To develop a lighting plan, the basic principles and points of attention per room must first be known, our LED experts explain this to you in a series of blogs in which we devote the last article to developing a lighting plan. In this first blog article, we start with the 4 types of lighting that are used within the interior architecture. 4 TYPES OF LIGHTING Light has various purposes and in the various, often multifunctional rooms, it is important that sufficient attention is paid to lighting. It is therefore important to distinguish between the different types of lighting, there are 4 in total: General lighting This is also...