I don’t know about you but I always find that showing visitors around my home town reminds me why I love it so much – and the questions people ask always make me think again about the things I take for granted. It’s the same when I am invited to speak about light and health – […]
Rediscovering your ‘home’ territory – and making friends with your body clock Read More »
I’m involved with a number of projects for Residential Healthcare at the moment, so health is on my radar. Every time I speak to M and E consultants working in the sector. I am shocked to learn that they use the same basic criteria when shopping for lights for long-term care facilities as they would
Lighting on Residential Healthcare and our homes Read More »
“We all become disabled at some point in our lives”. A quote from the brilliant Kat Holmes, author of Mismatch- an excellent read – Mismatch (Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life): How Inclusion Shapes Design Paperback One in five working age people report a disability in the UK UK disability statistics: Prevalence and life experiences Your visual acuity falls
Designing for your future self – and surprising facts about my favourite birds Read More »
Whenever I hear a phrase, I always wonder what the opposite would be…. Human-centred lighting v. ‘Inhuman’-centred lighting? After all, buildings don’t need light. As Houser and Esposito point out (Human-Centric Lighting: Foundational Considerations and a Five-Step Design Process ) you evolved to thrive in the electromagnetic field of the sun dynamic patterns of bright days dark
World play – and brilliant bumble bees Read More »