david k warfel
And...it's a wrap. Two full years of writing for the residential focus in designing lighting comes to a conclusion with this month's Simplify, Simplify article. This is a beautiful magazine full of great projects and important voices, and it has been a huge honor to be a part of it. I hope to return someday,... Continue Reading →
I continue to explore the overlap of lighting business and lighting language in the April/May 2024 issue of designing lighting in an article on light, values, and stories. The article is based on writing from the blog, but each time I circle back to the same topic I make new discoveries and find new ways... Continue Reading →
I am continually grateful for the opportunities to write for magazines, including my longest-yet run with designing lighting.Randy Reid and the team at dl does a great job putting together this industry publication, and the results always look beautiful! My latest article is now live and revisits the promises that light can help us focus... Continue Reading →
I continue to enjoy and appreciate the opportunity to revisit some of my Light Can Help Us ideas in designing lighting Magazine. Coming back to a topic always helps me learn more and discover new ways of thinking. A big thanks goes out to Randy Reid for the invitation! Read the article in Designing Lighting... Continue Reading →
I do not like messy things. You might not believe me based on the usual state of my desktop, but disorganization and messes slowly sap my strength. A freshly organized and cleaned desk invigorates. My team never sees my desk, as we are a distributed workforce (also known as work-from-home or remote workers), but they... Continue Reading →
I just spent the better part of eleven months detailing how light can help us live better lives when we pay attention to the five (or six) promises of light. When I started the series in January, I imagined myself patiently exploring each promise and laying out a strong case for their use in guiding lighting design... Continue Reading →
It’s November! My 2023 Light Can Help Us series is nearing its end, the revisiting of my preferred language of light nearly complete. Or is it? Long before Light Can Help You was born, I began experimenting with a new language of light, a new way to talk about why light is important and how it... Continue Reading →
Writing a new series for designing lighting magazine is giving me a chance to revisit some of the material posted here earlier this year, repurpose for a professional audience, and refine my thinking. The creation of a new approach to lighting is never done...and I am grateful for the opportunity to keep working! Click HERE... Continue Reading →
I have always been me, yet everything about me- and around me- has changed. This is true of every human on the planet, in every nation: we are always changing. Some of these changes are inevitable: none of us can avoid growing older and encountering the changes that come with aging. Other changes are those... Continue Reading →
Light is so awesome that I occasionally need reminded that light is not everything. The human experience- in nature, in buildings, with others- is affected by so many variables from the particles in the air to the temperature around us to the views outside…and by what we ate, how we slept, who is nearby, what... Continue Reading →
the language of light 