david k warfel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnjptgwYHP8 Wipliance is rolling them out fast and furiously! Their second video in the series showcases the main interior living area of the ProSource Lighting Technology and Learning Center in Dallas, Texas. It was fun filming with Lee Travis of Wipliance, though I confess it does get a little embarrassing watching myself on camera. All... Continue Reading →
There is a popular story that ties the Space Shuttle technology to the width of Roman horse's backside, and it just occurred to me that there is may be a parallel in lighting. The first story goes something like this: the booster rockets on the Space Shuttle were a certain diameter because they had to... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4nvyCJduaU Lee Travis, owner of Wipliance in Seattle and Scottsdale, recently visited the ProSource Lighting Technology and Learning Center (LTLC) in Dallas, Texas. Our Light Can Help You team designed and delivered the unique experience center as a training space for integrators and we stuffed it full of great lighting (and some bad lighting, too,... Continue Reading →
If the idea of ripping into a finished ceiling, pulling new wires, installing fixtures, repairing drywall, and repainting is discouraging you from improving lighting in your home, I sympathize. When I was a tad younger (okay, twenty years younger), I thought nothing of crawling through my attic, hacking away at decades old plaster, and pulling... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzveLblY98 Every so often I am invited to talk about light or the tools we use to make homes beautiful. Proluxe, one of our favorite linear lighting brands, recently released this great video highlighting their engagement with the custom integration industry (think home technology professionals). There are a few quotes from yours truly, greetings from... Continue Reading →
Satellite image from NASA via Blue Marble. Can you find your town? When it comes to light, it is hard to tell exactly how much we throw away. The International Dark Sky Association estimates that 35% of lighting energy is wasted making the sky glow. This is energy that has no discernible positive effect on... Continue Reading →
Sketch by LCHY designer Will Wermerskirchen. In retrospect, perhaps I should have saved this post for Halloween. Why? Because I attempted to illustrate light on the human face and ended up creating ghosts. I was never very good at drawing faces, well, honestly, I was never ANY good at drawing faces. But since faces are... Continue Reading →
the language of light 