Ambience 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.

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5 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.

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Meet 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.

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The 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.

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What 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...

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How 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.

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Oliver and Ryan the Makers of SØKTAS

Oliver Höglund and Ryan Roberts are the creative minds behind SØKTAS, and the company’s inception began in Oslo, Norway where they first met.

Oliver focuses on creating and designing the unique pieces, while Ryan operates the business. 

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Cascade Wall Lights: More light, More Sparkle, More Flexibility

Taking the original architects design, plus the original hand cut glass made in the 50's for this project, we designed a modern take on these original wall lights, bringing more light, more sparkle and more flexibility to the sympathetically renovated lounge room in this clients home.  Using local expertise, the new lights were built in Melbourne, with high quality locally made light sources and for less than you'd pay for a standard high end wall light.  

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