How do you get in the mood for work when the weather is overcast? With the right lighting! We’ll see that a table lamp can create the right mood, and how to choose the right one – tell the professionals.
Are you experiencing cloudy weather? It is urgent to create a comfortable environment.
Small changes in the interior can be made with the help of lighting.
Recently we devoted an article to the typology of lighting fixtures, today we will study such a lighting element as a table lamp and its modern functions.
It is possible to make an interior cozier, brighter in several simple ways.
Get the right lighting for your desk.
Natural light is scarce, but work and study are getting more and more.
And the desk requires good lighting, obviously with desk lamps.
Modern desk lamps – thanks to their strict shapes, clever design, and technical features – “sound” clear, rhythmic, and up-to-date, like techno music.
There are also stylized models.
For example, the “green lamp”, which refers to the beginning of the last century, represents an entire era and a completely different interior style! A recognizable item with a green plafond on a stable base.
How to choose a desk light. Konstantin Prokopenko, Creative Director:
– Buy a table lamp will help in addition to a successful design the presence of some elements:
- swivels and hinges. They allow you to adjust the position of the lamp with the light source. For example, three hinges will give freedom of movement of the lamp elements, allowing you to set the desired height and tilt; a design element for adjusting the position of the table lamp in working position; good heat dissipation – proof of the thoughtful and high-quality design. This will ensure long life of the luminaire and light source, as well as a comfortable temperature at the desk (any luminaire heats up in the process of work, even LED);
- Directional light – the main task of the luminaires for the desktop. The light should not spread in all directions, it is concentrated on the work surface; adjustability. If it’s still light outside the window, but you want to add some light (30-50%), use a dimmer. And when it gets dark behind the windows, the light flow can be added (up to 100%); A stable base. When you want to change the position of the luminaire, it should not sway or tilt.
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Despite the name “table lamp”, the lamp is not only placed on the table.
It can be placed on a cabinet, console, shelf, niche – on any horizontal surface, thanks to the small height – from 15 cm to 60 cm.
Models with large dimensions, despite their usual tabletop shape, can be placed on the floor, effectively becoming a floor lamp.
The choice of a suitable lamp is dictated either by the style of the interior or by the function it performs.
Better yet, both parameters should be fulfilled simultaneously.
Konstantin Prokopenko, Creative Director:
– A complete finished interior is impossible without table lamps.
They not only supplement it functionally, but also become a decorative component.
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Add diffused light to seating areas.
To do this, choose lamps with fabric lampshades in pastel colors and rounded base made of ceramic with an unobtrusive pattern.
Usually they are placed on the bedside table or on the table.
They provide a soft diffused light, relax, create comfort in the room.
Such a table lamp is like a slow, whirling waltz, preparing to dive into the kingdom of Morpheus.
In the daytime, night light fixtures perform a decorative function.
Make another level of general lighting.
Multilevel lighting is the basis of modern lighting design.
Table lamps, like chandeliers and sconces, should be present in every interior as a decorative element or as an additional mobile light source.
The “general purpose” light fixtures are a universal type.
Mounted on a coffee table or on a white piano, it will look amazing.
The room will become brighter, the space will gain volume and perspective.
Sphere lights are popular and convenient.
They give a soft, even light around themselves and solve the main task of organizing additional lighting.
You can read, write, watch TV, play and drink tea with them.
It is not possible to change the height and orientation of the light source, but it allows you to solve many problems and that is why it is so good.
Konstantin Prokopenko, Creative Director:
– There is a huge variety of table lights in the light store, with a new wave of functionality today that will allow us to always have enough light at hand wherever we are.
We are talking about mobile table lights, which are usually standing on desks, benches or consoles and are plugged in for recharging to 220V.
The main convenience of such devices is that as soon as you in some place of space will not have enough light (to illuminate a closet, read a book), you can take in your hand a mobile lamp and add light where it is necessary.
It’s almost like a hand-held flashlight, only brighter, with an original design and with a dimming function.
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Use designer light fixtures.
Designer table lights are a special group that is striking in its diversity.
These lamps are produced by well-known global brands with extensive experience.
New models are developed by industrial designers.
They carefully think through and work through all stages of creation, from the concept to implementation in form.
Designer fixtures are usually distinguished by the following factors:
- the presence of an original design or form; solving functional problems (lighting, visual comfort, quality of light);
- well-thought-out design;
- high quality of materials and the product as a whole;
- do not lose relevance over time.
Many fixtures by famous designers such as Gino Sarfatti or Paul Henningsen are still popular and in demand, even though they were created 40-50 years ago.
It’s just that every little detail has been thought out in them.
They were comfortable with them a few decades ago, comfortable now and will be so in the future, too.
Designer lights evoke deep emotion and admiration.
Ilya Nasonov, architect:
– Any light fixture serves its direct function first and foremost.
Otherwise, a sculpture or a vase will do just fine instead.
Once you are sure that the luminaire gives light, you can look at its shape, color, and lampshade.
And here it is not difficult to make the fatal mistake of mismatching the device and the room in terms of design.
Or another problem: a good, beautiful lamp is always expensive, and instead of reconsidering the choice of fixture, one buys a small, out of scale.
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Add accents in the form of art objects.
Art objects make an interior look stylish, complete and original.
Light fixtures that are art objects are multifaceted and interesting, they embody the idea without words, tell about the high skill of the creator.
Consider the specifications of the lights.
When selecting a table light source, you should also consider:
- to the required light level. Organizing work at a desk or children’s play area requires more bright light than a console in the hallway; the safety level of use, which shows the IP protection class that provides protection against contact with current. In rooms where there is no high humidity, IP20 is sufficient; suitable light temperature. Lamps with cold light help to concentrate on work, makeup application requires white neutral light, and night lamps soothe and create a cozy environment thanks to the warm glow.
Maria Nasedkina, interior designer:
– Lighting, like textiles, can both beautify and ruin an interior.
Table lamps are rarely given the attention they deserve.
And it’s not enough to put an unsightly lamp for night reading! With the use of lamps as a complete element of the interior is created beautiful interiors with a good organization of lighting.
Table and floor lamps should be included in the overall composition.
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Ilya Nasonov, architect:
– As for their application and combination, everything is quite simple.
In any room where you need local lighting (study, bedroom) or where it is appropriate for decorative reasons (hall, living room), you should be guided by existing chandeliers and sconces.
And select a co-scale: as a rule, the living room and halls need larger chandeliers than in the bedrooms.
Sometimes you can play around, choosing strange colored lampshades, or in the form of Kalashnikov rifle (Ferrucio Laviani), or cats.
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The color solution also affects the perception of space.
Even the simplest and monochrome interior can be enlivened with juicy colors of elements, including fixtures, and this will help cheer up the body.
Konstantin Prokopenko, Creative Director:
– Each element of the interior, including the table lamp, should correspond to a certain functional task and be harmoniously combined in style with the environment of the room and complement it.
For example, the color of the lamp gives the room a unique character: juicy orange colors add sun and cheerful mood, the noble green reminiscent of English classics, and universal black “will outline” a clear graphic room for purposeful natures.
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Table lamps are a powerful weapon in the hands of the designer and an indispensable item in the interior.
A large selection of lamps gives you the opportunity to buy exactly what suits your personality.
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