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CRI Explained: Why Ra 90+ Matters in Interiors and Restaurants
CRI (Ra) measures how honestly a light source renders colour against daylight. Ra 80-89 is acceptable for back-of-house, Ra 90+ is the standard for...
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Bioclimatic Pergolas: How They Work and When You Need One
A bioclimatic pergola is an aluminium structure with rotating roof louvres that control sun, rain and ventilation. Closed with integrated drainage ...
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Smart Lighting and Scenes: What You Actually Need at Home
Smart lighting is not an app-controlled bulb but scene control: one button changes brightness, colour temperature and groups. The five scenes peopl...
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Acoustic Panels: What They Are and How to Choose Them
Acoustic panels absorb and diffuse sound, cutting echo and reverberation while working as wall or ceiling finish. Slats on PET felt typically deliv...
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Wabi-Sabi in Interiors: Imperfection, Texture and Light
Wabi-sabi is the Japanese aesthetic of beauty in imperfection: natural materials, muted earth tones and soft diffused light at 2700-3000 K with CRI...
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Japandi Style: Japanese Calm Meets Scandinavian Simplicity
Japandi combines Japanese restraint with Scandinavian comfort: a warm neutral base with graphite and dark-wood accents, low natural-wood furniture,...
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Vintage and Mid-Century Lighting in Modern Interiors
Vintage lighting means the look of the 1920s-1970s: brass and bronze with patina, opal and smoked glass, Edison bulbs and warm light at 2400-2700K....
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Contemporary Style in Interiors: What It Is and How to Light It
Contemporary is the style of right now: a neutral warm palette, clean lines with soft edges, natural and modern materials together, and layered lig...
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Organic Modern Style: Materials, Shapes and Lighting
Organic modern joins nature and contemporary minimalism: flowing rounded forms, wood, travertine, rattan and linen, an earthy palette, plenty of gr...
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Backlit Stone: Onyx and Translucent Marble in Interiors
Backlit stone is a thin slice of onyx, agate or marble on a translucent backing with 24 V LED behind it, at 3000K or 4000K. Natural stone weighs ar...
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Alabaster Lighting in Interiors
Alabaster is a translucent natural stone that glows from within: warm, glare-free light at 2700K, LED only, with a vein pattern unique to every pie...
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Chandelier Size for Double-Height Rooms and Tall Halls
Chandelier diameter in cm = (room length + width in m) x 8-10; fixture height 20-25 cm per metre of ceiling. For a 6 m (20 ft) double-height hall t...