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This is the rhythm of the light – Meet the crowdfunded Brightly Light Toolkit

Design Wanted

A modular, interactive and project-ready fixture collection, the Brightly Light Toolkit is made for casual light lovers and industry pros. You might think creating light installations is hard, and sure, if you want to illuminate a stadium it’s going to take a little work. Inside the Light Collection are 0.5

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Exploring The Disparity Between Lighting Conditions In The Hybrid Work Model

All Work

Light plays an important role in our overall health and wellbeing, including the circadian rhythm, which is important for our eating and sleeping patterns. With hybrid work now a permanent feature of working life for many people, how do different lighting conditions at home and in the office vary? CallisonRTKL’s Kyle A.

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The Future Of Work Demands Futuristic Office Tech

All Work

Technology helps in achieving the desired results efficiently with respect to indoor air quality, thermal comfort and lighting. . Circadian rhythm and the 24×7 office relate to the emotional experience achieved through lighting design. The pandemic has led us to the biggest workplace experiment that the world has ever witnessed.

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Biophilic Design Is Part Of The New Normal (And We’re Not Just Talking Office Plants)

All Work

In pre-industrial times, our lives were way more aligned with nature’s rhythms and cycles. Our working day would revolve around natural light – as it still does for some workers in the farming industry. Daylight had a larger impact on our sleep patterns too. Natural light.

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Too much tech? How to combat digital overload in your workday

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You are also creating a pattern of behaviour for yourself and those around you. Research shows that using technology emitting blue light stimulates the brain, making it harder to fall asleep. It’s an essential practice for achieving success personally and professionally. Agree on what’s reasonable.

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Alex Cochrane Architects designs shops to "embrace the elegant proportions" of National Portrait Gallery

Dezeen

"We repeated the shape of these soaring arches around the room creating a rhythm so all the arches, both old and new, became of a singular and familiar language," Cochrane said. Similarly, an original lantern light in the roof, which had been boarded up for many years, now takes centre stage, amplifying the impressiveness of the space.

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10 of the best products designed for users who are deaf or hard of hearing

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Light, vibrations, and devices designed to be discrete – all of these elements can influence and inspire communication for deaf and hard of hearing people. Light Bell by Ian Bok. Korean designer Ian Bok has designed Light Bell to inform hearing-impaired users when there’s a visitor at the door. Vibeat by Liron Gino.

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