Bathroom Lighting: IP Ratings, Zones, and Brightness
Flash news: Electricity and water? They don’t go well together. That’s why lighting your bathroom goes beyond just avoiding scaring yourself at 3 AM with your own shadow in the mirror. It’s about safety, mood, and yes—getting that perfect selfie lighting without risking electrocution. Bathrooms are wet, unpredictable places. You can’t simply mount the same lights you have in the...
The Phoebus Cartel – How Lightbulb Manufacturers Tried to Control the World’s Lighting
“They don’t make them like they used to.” A line we’ve all heard countless times from the older generations. It implies that products now easily break and can’t compare to how sturdy things were made in the old days. What if we told you that back in the late 1920s, if you said the exact words about your light bulb, “They...
Living Room Lighting: Layering for Comfort and Flexibility
Ah, yes, the living room. The “everything-space” of the house. This is where you binge-watch Netflix shows, step on rogue Lego pieces, entertain friends, read the book you swore you’d finish six months ago, and just “rest your eyes”, then suddenly it’s morning. So, it’s only natural that you’re looking for a living room upgrade that can wow your family...
The Invention That Changed Everything – Edison, the Incandescent Bulb & the Lighting Revolution
Imagine being a lamplighter in the late 1870s, and some inventor from across the world, whom you haven’t even heard of, develops a light source so revolutionary that it will eventually make gas lamps practically obsolete in a few years—which makes lamplighting jobs like yours obsolete as well. Oh, the drama. But not as dramatic as the lighting revolution has...
How LED Lighting Reduces Energy Consumption
You know how, when technology advances, everything becomes smaller? Think computers and phones. Early computers were as large as a room. Now, even your smartphone is faster than computers from way back when. But we’re not here to talk about that. We’re talking lights. And what’s crazy is that the light industry experienced something similar to this “shrinking” phenomenon! We’re...
Kitchen Lighting: Task, Ambient, and Under-Cabinet Tips
Your kitchen is the heart of your home. It’s where culinary masterpieces (or disasters) are born, midnight snacks are raided (secretly, of course), and coffee is worshipped. But more than these, the kitchen is where a lot of things happen at home. From prepping for school and work to initiating important talks—it’s the central hub for your home. That’s why...
Lighting in the Ancient World – Fire, Torches, and Oil Lamps
Ever wondered if people, before the invention of the light bulb, ever had a “light bulb moment”? What did they call it? Did Thomas Edison have a “light bulb moment” when he invented the light bulb? How did our ancestors navigate life without light bulbs? How did ancient lighting methods influence the modern lights we see today? If these questions...
Garden Spike Lights: Highlighting Plants, Trees, and Paths
Picture this: Your garden at dusk, instead of the gloomy and shadowy obscurity it is right now, is brimming with colour and vibrancy. The trees are glowing like they’re straight out of a fairytale, the flower beds shimmer like they’ve got secrets to spill, and the pathways call for an evening stroll, washed in a relaxing glow from both...
Dimmable LED Downlights: How to Control Light and Set the Mood
We all want a bright home. But let’s be honest, no one wants their home to feel like a dentist's office 24/7. Blinding bright lights are great for spotting the Lego piece on the floor, assembling your new IKEA furniture, or chopping vegetables for dinner. But for dinner parties, movie nights, and early morning trips to the bathroom? Bright lights...
LED Sheets vs. Traditional Backlighting Methods
Imagine a world with no backlighting. You go to a retail store, and their displays and signage don’t pop out. There are no jaw-dropping exhibition stands and no glowing signs that scream, “Buy these sneakers!” It’s a sad and gloomy world. Backlighting is the secret sauce that turns “meh” into “mehvellous” (marvellous). They make displays vivid, signs eye-catching, and spaces inviting....
