
176 Illuminating Spaces
atmosphere for this. Generally speaking, halogen lamps are used as spotlights to
highlight the products and create warm atmospheres if desired. Fluorescent and
LED lamps can be used for both warm and cool white light illuminations. A shop
selling coats would want to use a cool white source to create the feeling of winter
and a shop selling gold would want to use warm tones to enhance its product.
Generally, a light source with good color rendering is desired especially if one of
the important features of the product is its color (such as food or owers). A butch-
er’s shop would need a uorescent lamp with emphasis in red ...