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 moreOh that Scandinavian Trend
When looking for the right decorative lights for this Scandi style, focus on lights that hide the globe completely, or at least shield it behind a texture glass. Scandi design is not about sparkle, it's about beautiful light, where and when you need it.
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.
Read moreOliver and Ryan the Makers of SØKTAS
Meet award winning lighting designer Duncan Ward - Satelight
I had a dome shade that once fell off the shelf and gave me the opportunity to play with it, I folded and heated and bent it into what became the Vessel pendant, I then started to play with the different metal and stuck with the amazing effects of the copper with heat to give it amazing natural colours.
Read moreReducing Energy Costs with Professional Lighting Design
Home Owners Andrew and Brigid were looking to update their LED Downlights to make the most of the energy savings this new technology offers, but after much research discovered that although there are many options in the market for LED downlights, none of those options provided them with the advice and design potential they wanted to re-invigorate their ground floor apartment.
Read moreYour Musical Instruments 'Up in Lights'
We've been chasing inspiration this week for a musical client, and we've found the most amazing array of unique, musically inspired lighting - which just goes to show - anything you imagine can be created and improved upon with light!
Read moreMelbourne Airport Forecourt Enhancement
Mint Lighting Design's Director, Adele Locke, designed for 12 individual sites, each of which had to be linked to the others both visually and via an incredibly complex programming system that runs a 24/7 show of dynamic lighting across the entire forecourt area. Special shows have been designed for important days in the multicultural calendar: Diwali, Remembrance Day, Christmas, ANZAC Day, Australia Day and Chinese New Year.
Read moreGreat Hall: University of Newcastle
Our solution was to develop a custom built luminaire using high powered LED to suspend along the spines and provide fully controllable light to the general space. Hunting through old drawings, I also located the original specifications and so was able to replace halogen feature lights which had long since failed and been forgotten.
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