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.
Read moreOliver and Ryan the Makers of SØKTAS
The Truth about your Home Lighting
One of the greatest challenges in lighting your home is deciphering the vast amount of conflicting lighting advice available online. In many cases, information portrayed as fact is simply not.
The 5 Fibs, Furphy's and Fakes below are unfortunately just the tip of the iceberg, however, with knowledge comes power, so read on to arm yourself against bad lighting in your home...
Read moreBefore you get the "blues" with LED, read this.
A new report into negative health effects of LED "Blue Light" has been released, by the American Medical Association. It's a street lighting focused report, however it has some valuable information for everyone that lives with LED lighting - and is likely to spark some marketeers imaginations, so before they run with it - find out how simple it is to make the right choice about your LED lighting, without losing any sleep.
Read morelight laughs and learning... if you like this kind of thing...
youtube is home to a lot of clips, lots of it sadly quite uninspiring. Every now and then I take the time to trawl through and try and find the good stuff... here is a collection of some of the best lighting youtube clips I've found, to save you the time of trying to find them for yourself. Making the science of light fun, and sometimes pretty hilarious (if you like this kind of thing).
Read moreNew Year... New light!
After completing 28 home lighting designs in 2013 and developing our studio from a shabby old factory into an exploration of lighting effects, here we share with you a review of the unique tools Mint Lighting Design has on site to help you both understand lighting for your home and share in our joy of light by playing with it for yourself.
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