All the colours of the rainbow
Lighting is an extraordinarily expressive medium, it reveals, caresses and evokes. This dreamlike dimension is so intangible yet able to provide so much - for without it we could not live.
Coloured light is a relatively new concept particularly to the world of residential interiors and gardens. Traditionally seen as brash or gimmicky I believe there is now a real place for it in our lives.
Light as we know it, often described as white, includes the light from the sun, a pendant or lamp. However, what is most noticeable in both interior and exterior spaces is that what we illuminate is rarely white and never static. Even in a white room, the sun penetrates and creates a myriad of shadows, some of which would be deemed 'grey'. My point is that a 'white' light in a 'white' room rarely creates a 'white' space but a hundred contours and shadows all with differing intensity.
To take this one step further daylight creates ever changing conditions, this white light becomes a series of movements, dances, flickers and shadows across our world. This symphony of light plays against architecture, or skips across our landscapes - it is I believe the 'movement' of light which is primarily of interest and that which captivates us.
And so it is with the use of coloured light. We get bored very quickly so a static colour will not provide enough interest or hold our attention for long enough. But a change in colour, or a palette through the rainbow, now that really is another story.
Coloured light is a relatively new concept particularly to the world of residential interiors and gardens. Traditionally seen as brash or gimmicky I believe there is now a real place for it in our lives.
Light as we know it, often described as white, includes the light from the sun, a pendant or lamp. However, what is most noticeable in both interior and exterior spaces is that what we illuminate is rarely white and never static. Even in a white room, the sun penetrates and creates a myriad of shadows, some of which would be deemed 'grey'. My point is that a 'white' light in a 'white' room rarely creates a 'white' space but a hundred contours and shadows all with differing intensity.
To take this one step further daylight creates ever changing conditions, this white light becomes a series of movements, dances, flickers and shadows across our world. This symphony of light plays against architecture, or skips across our landscapes - it is I believe the 'movement' of light which is primarily of interest and that which captivates us.
And so it is with the use of coloured light. We get bored very quickly so a static colour will not provide enough interest or hold our attention for long enough. But a change in colour, or a palette through the rainbow, now that really is another story.
To dance in the sunshine is to sparkle.
RW.
posted by Light IQ @ Wednesday, February 13, 2008 
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