Wellbeing in Interiors

Chapter 16Illumination and light design

1. Visual and non-visual impacts on humans
2. Lighting for meaning and emotional expression
3. Working with daylight
4. Strategies to integrate in design
5. Artificial light
6. Light source types
7. Impacts to colour and texture
8. Task and ambient lighting

On most projects, clients and occupants get very excited when it comes to talk about colours, materials and furniture. A lot of time can be taken up to select, view, test and install some elaborate or unique products and materials. Yet, the richness or fine texture materials, the subtle colour combinations of fabrics and the way users are perceived themselves within these spaces, are fundamentally dependant on the quality of illumination provided. Vast sums of money and time by ...