(c) 2026 | http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/ http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/ Recent Posts from John Bullock Lighting Design en alacrify simple cms (c) 2009 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:16:39 +0100 1 The Bathroom: 1 - the washbasin There's no reason to flood (pardon me!) a bathroom with loads of light, unless that's what you want to do, of course - and unless you NEED loads of light (lighting designers - like everyone else - often forget that other people ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/79 2011-05-27 Lighting the Kitchen: 1 - the workshop of the world It doesn't matter whether you're turning out gourmet offerings or turning out TV dinners from a foil tray - the kitchen is a workshop and you need to be able to see what you're doing. One of the ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/80 2011-06-02 A Few Words on Lighting Controls for the Home One of things that's surprised me over the past few years is the number of times that a new client has said to me: 'I don't have to have one of those control systems, do I?' Clearly, the lighting ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/83 2011-06-06 Something I'd just like to share with you, because its something that's come up a few times recently and has caused a bit of consternation at jb-ld headquarters. Its about what 'lighting design' really means .... which I thought was pretty clear, ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/84 2014-09-16 Bathroom Lighting 2 Once you've sorted out the lighting around the wash-basin, you can be as playful as you like around the rest of the room - one client is contemplating an illuminated dog on a shelf above the WC (no - please don't ask). Its the ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/86 2011-06-29 No Need To Be Embarrassed!   There has always been an aura of mystery surrounding lighting design. In fact, back in the heady days of the 1980s, when it really kicked off, there was one lighting designer who always went around in a cloak; only the pointy hat ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/90 2011-08-04 Once Upon A Scheme This how it goes: you've briefed your lighting designer, s/he's gone away and thought about stuff for a bit, and now s/he's back with a brimful of ideas of the What-Could-Be! Because this is The Moment, a confluence of ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/91 2011-08-07 Comparing lamps for use in the home Tungsten filament lamp: The least efficient of all electric lamps. Phased-out over the past few years, with government looking for a shift towards low-energy lighting. A 60W lamp could be bought for less than £1.00, but the ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/112 2013-01-23 Let's look at the fundamentals of what we need to look for in our lighting: It all comes down to: how much light / where is the light / what does the light say: And these three things are seriously interwoven into our lives. A note on the text: There is general ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/128 2013-11-25 The Kitchen - a balancing act My previous post about lighting for kitchens was deliberately short and to the point - kitchens are workshops and should be treated as such. But let's develop that theme a bit further, as a few commentators have expressed the opinion that ... http://www.jb-ld.co.uk/feature/HOME+LIGHTING+CONSULTANT/130 2014-02-04