Home Office Lighting: Reduce Eye Strain & Boost Focus
Working from home is, oh, such a dream. Get this: no traffic, no rushing in the shower (cos now you don’t need to), and no… focus? What could be the issue? Is work from home truly the bane of productivity? Or is it something else? What if we tell you that a lot of times, it’s not the daily UPS...
The Rise of LED Lighting – Efficiency, Longevity, and the Future
The road of humanity’s lighting evolution was long and arduous. It took its first step through torches and oil lamps, which then evolved into gas lights (not the buzzword!). Next, the world glowed under the soft, warm flicker of incandescent bulbs. Then fluorescents buzzed their way into homes and offices, along with halogens and CFLs. The world was brighter, but...
Bedroom Lighting: Creating a Relaxing Retreat
Ever wonder why fairy lights and Himalayan salt lamps have a cult following? Health benefits aside, it’s because of the lighting. Lighting sets the tone for everything. And when it comes to the bedroom, setting up the right mood is crucial. This isn’t just where we sleep; it’s where we read, cuddle, doomscroll (no judgment), and occasionally fold laundry...
Fluorescent and Halogen Lighting – The Mid-Century Leap Forward
Not to be the bringer of bad news, but the incandescent (Edison) bulb, after its invention in 1879, did not burn bright enough to last until the end of the 20th century. In fact, by the mid-20th century, people had started to move away from using incandescent lights. Why? During the mid-century, while the world was preoccupied with World War...
Understanding Lighting Lifespan and Waste
When was the last time you changed a lightbulb? If you had to think about it… GOOD. That’s the point. Lighting might not be the most glamorous topic, but when it comes to sustainability, your humble bulb plays a brighter role than you might think. You don’t need to be an eco-warrior to understand how important lighting lifespan is. It could...
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...
