Category Archives: Lighting Inspiration

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Since so much of lighting is still based on plain, old sheet metal, I always keep my eye open for innovative uses.  Oskar Zieta is a Polish designer, in conjunction with the CAAD institute in Zurich, who is working on

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zieta

Since so much of lighting is still based on plain, old sheet metal, I always keep my eye open for innovative uses.  Oskar Zieta is a Polish designer, in conjunction with the CAAD institute in Zurich, who is working on

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anthony mccall projection sculptures

Projectors through fog.  ’nuff said. via DesignBoom

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anthony mccall projection sculptures

Projectors through fog.  ’nuff said. via DesignBoom

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painting with light

From Vimeo, an awesome video posted by Richard Kendall with the following description: Splice Boys: Tom Brandon, Richard Kendall and Crew, – 96 camera rig, 30s sequential exposure. – A lot of running around with lights. – Also combining manual

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painting with light

From Vimeo, an awesome video posted by Richard Kendall with the following description: Splice Boys: Tom Brandon, Richard Kendall and Crew, – 96 camera rig, 30s sequential exposure. – A lot of running around with lights. – Also combining manual

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andy gilmore

The April 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review recently featured spectacular artwork by Andy Gilmore.  Full of geometric repetition and the most elegant use of the full color gamut that I’ve ever seen, this artist’s work is sure to provide

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andy gilmore

The April 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review recently featured spectacular artwork by Andy Gilmore.  Full of geometric repetition and the most elegant use of the full color gamut that I’ve ever seen, this artist’s work is sure to provide

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vintage color wheels

Beautiful antique color wheels and color books, via Trendland.

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vintage color wheels

Beautiful antique color wheels and color books, via Trendland.

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lighting inspiration: emphemera photo series

Via the site The Inspiration Grid: “Ephemera” Photo Series by Mark Laita, a photographer based in Culver City, California. “Color, form and movement captured in a vessel of water after drops of colored dyes are introduced.”

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lighting inspiration: emphemera photo series

Via the site The Inspiration Grid: “Ephemera” Photo Series by Mark Laita, a photographer based in Culver City, California. “Color, form and movement captured in a vessel of water after drops of colored dyes are introduced.”

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lighting inspiration: bokeh

According to Wikipedia, “bokeh” is the photography term meaning “the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.” The website Digital Photography School has some

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lighting inspiration: bokeh

According to Wikipedia, “bokeh” is the photography term meaning “the blur, or the aesthetic quality of the blur, in out-of-focus areas of an image, or the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light.” The website Digital Photography School has some

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sky lantern festival

Another dazzling image of a sky lantern festival.  The Cool Hunter website says this is Taiwan, but the image is labeled Thailand.  Wouldn’t this make an awesome ceiling for a restaurant or bar?

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sky lantern festival

Another dazzling image of a sky lantern festival.  The Cool Hunter website says this is Taiwan, but the image is labeled Thailand.  Wouldn’t this make an awesome ceiling for a restaurant or bar?

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Summer Solstice in Poland

I would like a ceiling system that looks this beautiful…especially with the soft, gentle motion of these floating into the sky. “Citizens of Poznan in Poland celebrated the first official day of summer by releasing over 11,000 paper lanterns into

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Summer Solstice in Poland

I would like a ceiling system that looks this beautiful…especially with the soft, gentle motion of these floating into the sky. “Citizens of Poznan in Poland celebrated the first official day of summer by releasing over 11,000 paper lanterns into

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lighting inspiration: Steve Bella photography

Here’s some gorgeous long exposure photography experiments from Italian photographer Steve Bella. These images are just begging to be turned into fixtures.  Bust out the electroluminescent strip lights and some diffusion media, and let’s get cracking! via PicoCool

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lighting inspiration: Steve Bella photography

Here’s some gorgeous long exposure photography experiments from Italian photographer Steve Bella. These images are just begging to be turned into fixtures.  Bust out the electroluminescent strip lights and some diffusion media, and let’s get cracking! via PicoCool

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non-lighting inspiration: nervous system

Nervous System is a Boston area startup run by two MIT + Harvard grads with various degrees in biology, architecture and mathematics.  So far, they are producing several lines of jewelry, but the possibilities for architecture and lighting are obvious.

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non-lighting inspiration: nervous system

Nervous System is a Boston area startup run by two MIT + Harvard grads with various degrees in biology, architecture and mathematics.  So far, they are producing several lines of jewelry, but the possibilities for architecture and lighting are obvious.

we love mad men: authentic lighting from the 60′s

If there is one thing that AMC‘s Mad Men proves, it’s that your grandparents were so much cooler than you.   Here at Lucept, we’re gearing up for the show’s third season opener on August 16, and to celebrate, we’ve

we love mad men: authentic lighting from the 60′s

If there is one thing that AMC‘s Mad Men proves, it’s that your grandparents were so much cooler than you.   Here at Lucept, we’re gearing up for the show’s third season opener on August 16, and to celebrate, we’ve

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Association for Retail Environments: Awards Archive

If you ever need a great source of lighting reference images, check out the Awards section of the Association for Retail Environments site. The Awards section is stocked full of many years of award-winning projects, neatly organized and loaded with

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Association for Retail Environments: Awards Archive

If you ever need a great source of lighting reference images, check out the Awards section of the Association for Retail Environments site. The Awards section is stocked full of many years of award-winning projects, neatly organized and loaded with