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On Monday it was National Tea Day in the UK
So what’s that got to do with light and sight? beyond the benefits of taking a break from the screen from time to time – Digital Eye Strain- A Comprehensive Review.
Drinking more than two cups of tea every day can reduce your risk of developing cataracts by up to 16%. Non-fermented and semi-fermented teas (green and oolong) are better for your eyes than the full-on fermented black ‘builder’s’ brew I love, perhaps because the fermentation process reduces the proportion of active ingredients in the tea – Habitual Tea Consumption and Risk of Cataracts: A Longitudinal Study.
Notes from Euroluce
My first visit to Euroluce…a crowded affair!
A few things I noticed –
Lots of suspended constellations modular matrices.
Plenty of bling, playing with scale and masterful making.
Introducing kinetics, movement through material through mesh, and through the gaps…
A burst of colour, fresh eyes meet serious engineering, inviting connections.
Looking forward to continuing the conversation. Thank you Milan!
Night time feeds
My beloved niece is expecting her second child any minute now and pinged me a request -‘I’m planning to get a little battery-powered light for next to my bed for nighttime feeds. Would a warm, red light be best for this?’
She had one for the first one – our wonderful Wilf, but had to scroll through the settings each time, waking everyone up in the process.
The choice online is bewildering.
So I chose three to test –
1. A dimmable touch-operated USB bedside lamp with a memory function – so it comes on at the same level you left it.
2. A dimmable clip-on with a star-shaped shade and extra-long gooseneck for flexibility
3. A simple bedside lamp with a dim, warm bulb and a fabric shade
The USB chargeable one said ‘warm’ on the promo and although it measured 2,700K on the meter, it felt much cooler – not helped by that spike in the blue. At around 60 lux on the dimmest setting, it was too bright for that setting too,
The dimmable clip-on is sturdy and well-built. But the chip is basically the same as the USB chargeable one -and even on the dimmest setting, way too bright for this setting,
The best one in my book is the trusty bedsid lamp with a 4W antique warm bulb from my local lighting shop (Bridport Lighting). Environmentally friendly, easy on the eye and on the budget too.