Installing light inside your cupboards is fantastic for functionality, and also means you need less light in the room overall because any “detail work” you do is task lit. Brilliant! If you plan for this early enough in your project, it’s also a very cheap, simple solution. Forget to plan for it however, and you might find it costs a bit more to get the cables to the right place. Never lose that favourite pair of shoes, or tin of soup again!
Read moreUP-Lighting at HOME
Throwing light up onto your ceiling is a spectacular way of making your rooms feel larger and more open. Instead of having all that light screaming down at you from downlights, if you select a high performing, minimal wall light, you can fill an entire room, that may have taken 6 downlights, with beautiful light from one or two uplights.
Read moreThe carbon obsession...
Over the last few years, we've seen the "Carbon" or "Edison" lamp explode into the marketplace. Whilst we understand the attraction, there are a few things worth knowing about this style of light globe (lamp) to make the best selection for your home or project
Read moreAUTHENTIC LIGHT LAUNCH
MINT Lighting launched Adele's first book - AUTHENTIC LIGHT - Made in Melbourne (you can buy a copy here now) to a crowd of over 60 designers and design lovers with live music and champagne. It was a fantastic night all round, and a wonderful display of the talented designers of Melbourne.
Read moreAmbience for Function or Function for Ambience?
The difference between lighting that is designed for your home and light which is installed purely for function (downlights) is the exquisite combination of beauty (ambience) and function that you can achieve with crafted light.
Read moreEasy Ways to Fix that Gloomy Room for Winter!
Of course, if you want beautiful pieces that add to your interior style as well, there are as many styles, shapes and designs for table and floor lamps as there are lighting shops. Some will be a beautiful piece of art in your home that makes a little light, others will have been designed to produce as much light as possible and have a dramatic impact on your room. The choice is ultimately yours.
Read more5 Lighting Trends for 2017
Decorative Lighting trends come and go - at the moment I'm reliably informed that natural materials - stone, marble and rare metals are appearing in catalogues everywhere.
Read moreMeet Jan Flook, Melbourne's Milan trained maker!
I decided to go it alone and pursued my love of all things recycled. I made some light fixtures that were a bit cheeky out of kitchen utensils and chopsticks and had an exhibition called 'Sleeping on the streets'. A piece was bought by someone and seen by the late great Geoffrey Mance (bless him too). He said come and make lights for me and I said .......err ok.
Read moreThe Future of Light
The next stage will be the data captured and stored by our lighting - registering our patterns and using that information to intuit our needs. We've seen it in movies - and it will become part of our reality.
Read moreWhat do you want to see?....HOME LIGHTING
What do you want to SEE in your home? It's an important question, and one worth considering...
Read moreHow to Choose the Right Light - PART 1 SIMPLIFICATION
We think and talk, long and hard about light, and lighting design, to find the core elements that matter, and make them accessible. From our design process to the language we use, it is all considered for maximum simplicity and to make the wildly technical topic of light and lighting something that everyone can enjoy and discuss.
Read moreLighting Design for a Sustainable Passive-Solar Home
This project is a great example of technical ingenuity and understanding of light in collaboration with talented interior design creating a beautiful, homely and ecologically sound home. Which just goes to prove – the right team can build the perfect results in any environment.
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