PROMOTION
The lighting
magician
Long gone are the days
of a bulb and lampshade
in the centre of the room
- layers of light will make
your home really special
L
ighting is critical for an uplifting
environment. Get it wrong and
you are left with what looks like a
humdrum afterthought. Michael
Grubb is a UK lighting designer of the
year with nearly 20 years' experience.
Michael and his team have witnessed
huge changes within the world of
lighting over the years and, now, it's
time to recognise the basic truth that
wrong lighting simply flattens a space.
Generations of homes have relied on
pendants hanging from a ceiling. As
newer technology was introduced,
lighting solutions varied. This included
the humble recessed downlight and the
spotlight for every room. Does anyone
really want to look at a ceiling cluttered
with downlights?
A new approach for forward
thinking homes
The best lighting schemes are formed of
layers of light (not from a single source)
and when deciding what to have, you
should take everything into consideration
'DON'T DISMISS
LIGHTING!'
Michael Grubb,
creative director of
Michael Grubb Studio and
former lighting designer of the year
'Lighting had been lagging behind for
20 odd years, where people would just
throw any old thing in. With modern
technology, people have started to
realise it needs to be considered more.'
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