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 … Continue reading lighting inspiration: bokeh
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? Continue reading sky lantern festival
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 … Continue reading Summer Solstice in Poland
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 Continue reading lighting inspiration: Steve Bella photography
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.
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 put together a sampling of authentic 1960’s lighting design.
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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 … Continue reading Association for Retail Environments: Awards Archive
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