THE LIGHTING BOOK a Complete Guide to Lighting Your Home
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THE LIGHTING BOOK A Complete Guide To lighting Your Home Deyan Sudjic MITCHELL BEAZLEY 7 Contents Introduction 6 The Decorative Approach 106 Highlighting Walls 108 Lighting Basics 8 Creating a-Style 110 The Nature of Light 10 Display Lighting 112 Measuring Light 12 Lighting for Plants and Flowers 116 Light and Our Surroundings 14 Fittings as Furniture 118 Light and Our Eyes 16 Planning a Scheme 120 Light, Form and Texture 18 Making Do 124 Lighting Psychology 20 The History of Lighting 22 Room by Room 126 Entrances and Passageways 128 Sources of Light 26 The,Kitchen 132 Choosing the Light Source 28 The Bathroom 138 The Tungsten Bulb 29 Living Rooms 142 Tungsten-halogen Lamps 32 Bedrooms 148 The Fluorescent Tube 33 The Dining Room 154 Miniature Fluorescents 34 Children's Rooms 160 Other Lamp Types 35 Studies and Libraries 162 Gardens, Patios and Pools 164 The Hardware--- --- 36 Choosing the Fitting 38 Practicalities 168 Ceiling-mounted Downlighters 48 Electricity in the Home 170 Spotlights 52 Materials and Techniques 172 Pendants 58 Plug-in Lighting 174 Fluorescent Fittings 66 Fixed Lighting 176 Wall Lights 68 Cleaning and Maintenance 182 Table Lights and Task Lights 76 Employing Others 182 Floor Lights 86 Glossary 183 Oddities 94 Common Lamp Types 185 Exterior Lig hts 96 Useful Addresses 187 The Art of Lighting 100 Index 189 Task Lighting 102 Background Lighting 104 Acknowledgments 192 ..... Index Page numbers in bold Baulmann 44 "Calder" (Boyd) 82 13,29 15,120 track-mounted 108, 728 refer to main entries. Page Bayonet cap 24, 29 "Callimaco" (Artemide) Coloured bulbs 29 De Pas, D'Urbino and wall-mounted 68 numbers in italics refer to Bedrooms 30, 148-153, 93 "Commercial Strip" Lomazzi 63, 85, 86, 92 wall washing 50, 108, illustrations. 78 "Campana" (Stilnovo) 62 (Eleusi) 92 "Deco Disc" (Boyd) 73 50,57, 709 Bedside lights 68, 705, Candle-type bulbs 58, 28, "Composta" (Bilumen) 43 Decorative lighting 17, "Drachen" A 779, 724 30 Concealed lighting 66, 106-107,706,707 (Brillantleuchten) 73 wiring for 180 Candlelight 12, 747 104-105,67, 704, 705, in bedrooms 148, 749 "Dragonfly" (Tag) 74 "Abat-Jour" (Tronconi) 83 Bega 164 in history of lighting 22, 745 "Delta" (Koch and Lowy) Drimmer "Adonis" (Luci) 92 Bellini, Mario 63 22 in bedrooms 150 90 floor lights 42 "Aerial" (One-Off) 94 Beretta, R. 75 in dining rooms 154-5, in dining rooms 758 Designers 47 table lights 42, 83, 85, 95 "Aeroplane" (Sunset Best and Lloyd 87 754,755, 756, 758, 759 in kitchens 134,733, Desk lights 76-82, 102, Du Pasquier, Nathalie 95 Ceramics) 94 "Bestlite" 8 7 Carpani, D.S. 90 734,735 124, 150, 76-82, 94, Age, lighting and 103 "Bianca" (Tronconi) 44 "Carrera" (Luci) 68 spotlights 55 706,762-3 E "Ala" (Luci) 75 "Bikini" (Tronconi) 47 Carwardine, George 76 Concord 46 Dichroic reflectors 56, 63, "Alola" (Skipper) 59 "Bikoni" (Tronconi) 47 Cassia, A. Macchi 75 down lighters 48, 49 76 Earthing 170, 177 Alcove lighting 54, 79,114, Bilumen Castiglioni, Achille 46, 59, exterior lights 98 Didone, Ezio 64 Edison, Thomas Alva 23- 728,758 pendants 43 43,54,5~62,85,8~93 floodlights 55, 57 Diffused lighting 38, 39, 4,29,23 "Alesia" (Artemide) 63 table lights 43 Castiglioni, livio 65 floor lights 97 104,38,39, 704 Edison screw cap 24, 29 "Alfiere" (Stilnovo) 85 task lights 80 Castiglioni, Pier 75,85,86, spotlights 56, 57 from wall lights 71 "Ediswan" 24 "AI ice" (Controluce) 44 "Bizzy" (Cil) 45 87 "Condor" Diffusers 38, 39, 39, 44 Electricians 182 "Alistro Morsetto" Blown-glass reflector Ceiling roses 777, 776 (Brillantleuchten) 93 cone-shaped 4 7 Electricity (Artemide) 82 lamps 30, 30 Ceilings Conduit (BESA) box 173, disc-shaped 47 household supply 170 Anglepoise 76, 82,67,77, Boeri, Cini 83 colour of 50, 148 179,773 in fluorescent fittings 56 safety aspects 138, 171 80 Bofill, Ricardo 83 luminous 66, 134 Cone shapes, in fittings 47 in uplighters 87 Eleusi "Aquilone" (Eleusi) 62 Bollard lights 97, 98 sloping 108 Contrast 88 Dimmers 47, 146 fluorescentfittings 67 Arad, Ron 94 "Bollo" (Flos) 68, 73 suspended 705 avoidance of 15, 16, in children's rooms 160 pendants 62 Architects 124 "Bonbon" "Centro" (Ve Art Luce) 47 112,128 in dining rooms 154, 157 table lights 44, 84, 95 employing 182 (Brillantleuchten) 94 Ceramics, lighting 775 reading and 103 in studies and libraries wall lights 67, 95 "Arco" (Flos) 43 Bonucci and Massacesi 95 Chandeliers 11,39,59,68, Control gear 34,66 163 "Elle" (Stilnovo) 43,15 "Arcobalena" (Cil) 43 Boyd lighting Co. 106,154,62 Controluce with wall lights 71 Elysee Palace 90 "Area" (Artemide) 63 floor lights 86, 520 Chelsom pendants 47,44,59 Dining areas 154-9, 57, Entrances 128-130,728- Armstrci-n-g;Torcf2T _. pendantS.42,59 .. cho"naeliers 62 table lights 47 735,754-9 737 Arnaldi 65, 72, 80, 87 task lights 86 exterior lights 99 "Conus" (Orit Militscher) pendants in 59, 154, Exterior lights 96-7, 164- Aroldi, D. and C. 87 wall lights 72, 73, 75 wall lights 68, 72 75 156,157, 756, 757 7,69,96-7, 764-7 Arteluce Brillantleuchten 46, 161 Childproof lights 160, 161 Cool beam PAR lamps 117 "Dinos" (Megalit) 67 psychological aspects floor lights 86, 725 exterior lights 96, 97, 98, exterior 96 Coolidge, William 24 Direct lighting 39, 39 20 fluorescent fittings 67 99 Children's rooms 106, Cord-pull switches 138 Discharge lamps 25, 35 wiring 181 pendants 62, 64, 65 floor lights 97, 93 160-61,724,760,767 Cornice lighting 104, 108, "Disco" (Brillantleuchten) Eyeball downlighters 48, spotlights 57 pendants 62, 64 Cibic Aldo 83 109 44 48,49,50,57, 742 task lights 75, 80, 87 spotlights 44, 57, 84, 724 "Ciclope" (Tronconi) 93 Coronelli, M. 74 "Disco" (Stilnovo) 45 "Eyeball Major" wall lights 72, 75 table lights 84 Cil Corridors 130,50,57, 728, Discs, in light fittings 47 (Concord) 48 Artemide47 task lights 87 floor lights 43, 46 729,730 Display lighting 19, 112- Eyes, light and the 1~-17 floor lights 93, 748 wall lights 68, 72, 73, 94, pendants 45 Counterweights, in light 13,121,79,50,57,772, pendants 63 95 "Circe" (Controluce) 47 fittings 42 773,727 F table lights 95 Brousse, B. 82 Circolux (Wotan) 35 "Crisol" (Arteluce) 64-5 with fluorescent lights 66 task lights 76, 82, 748 "Bugis" (i Guzzini) 84 Circuit breakers 170 Crown-silvered bulbs 30, with track-mounted Fabric in fittings 46 wall lights 74 Bulbs Circuits 170, 777 106,30 spotlights 54 "Faccia" (FI6s) 749. Asahara Sigheaki 93 early manufacture of 24, extending'178 "C.S." (Eleusi) 92 "Dogale" (Oluce) 87 "Fante" (Stilnovo) 45,76 "Aster" (Luci) 67 25 exterior lights 181 Cullen lighting Design "Donald" (Arteluce) 87 Filaments 29, 29 Asti, Sergio 92, 93, 95 types 28-33 Cleaning lightfittings 157, Ine., John 97 Double life bulbs 29 in early light bulbs 23- Aulenti, Gae 65, 75 Bulkhead lights 140, 68, 70 182 "Curve" (Bilumen) 43 Downlighters, ceiling- 24,23,24 exterior 96, 96 "Click" (Brillantleuchten) Curved fittings 43 mounted 48-51, 162, First-aid ideas 124-5, B "Bullet Major" (Concord) 57 48-57 724-5 57 "Cobra" (Martinelli Luce) D in bathrooms 57, 738, Fittings, light 36-97 Background lighting 86, Bullet spotlights 55, 57, 83 739 categrirization of 40 104-105, 704-70~ 742 752 Collectibles, lighting 66, "Dardo" (Luci) 57 beam profiles 108, 121 design themes 47-6 from uplighters 86 Burian, Peter 766 112-13,772,773 "Darklighter" (Concord) in bedrooms 148, 150, families 46,46 Baffles 39, 48, 39 "By the sea" (Koch and Colour 48,49 753 manufacturers 47 on exterior lights 96 Lowy) 72 perception of 10-11 DaV)', Humphry 22 in dining rooms 755,157 upgrading 123 on spotlights 54, 737 walls and ceiling 14-15, Daylight exterior 97, 96 see a/so under Barbieri, Raul 63, 84, 90, C 104,120 changeability of 1O installation 48, 173, 177 individual types, e.g. 97,93 Colour appearance 12, colour temperature 13 in kitchens 27, 702 Downlighters Barndoors 96, 112 Cable 170,772 28,72 compared with artificial in libraries and studies "Flemish-style" (Chelsom) Bathrooms 71,138-41, for exterior use 181 Colour rendering 12,28, light 12 163 72 50,57,70, 738-47 for extending circuits 14-15,75 illuminance of 16 for picture lighting 112, Flex 772 safety regulations 54, 178,778,779 picture lighting 112 in kitchens 132 113 concealing 124, 146 138,170 "Cabriolet" (Stilnovo) 74 Colour temperature 12- making allowances for pinhole 139,48,49 as a design element 60, i' 189 I --""'lIlIIII I'I =====================================Index===================================== 76,60,64,67, 68, 756 19,778-79 Hoffmann, Josef 752-3 Leucos table lights 95 "Palomar" (Stilnovo) 86 extending 174 Fuses Holme, Gregory 74 pendants 65 task lights 67, 80, 82 Pamio, Roberto 83 "Flex" (Martinelli Luce) 80 in fusebox 170 "Hot Dog" table lights 83 "Megaron" (Artemide) "Papillona" (Flos) 97 Floodlamps 30 in plugs 174 (Brillantleuchten) 724 "Libra" (Controluce) 47 748 PAR lamps 30, 48,54,56, Floodlights 55, 57 House numbers, Libraries 123, 162-3, 770, "Memphis" (Drimmer) 83 766-7 exterior 96, 164,98,764 G illuminated 96,129, 728 723,762-3 Memphis group 111 cool beam 30, 117,49 Floor lights 86-93, 86-93 "Horus" (Eleusi) 44 "Lichtballon" Mercatali, Davide 84 for exterior use 97 adjustable 46, 724 Garden lighting 164-7, (Brillantleuchten) 72 Mesh panels in fittings 44 "Parentesi" (Flos) 54-5, in bedrooms 724 764-7 Licio, L.