david k warfel
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 →
This blog is dedicated to changing the way I think and talk about light, perhaps helping a few others along the way. In the February/March 2024 issue of Fine Homebuilding, just released as I write this post, I was given the chance to push my language of light one step further. I have spent much... Continue Reading →
On a recent Sunday evening I checked my email to discover a number of inquiries from prospective clients. It is not unusual for me to see those inquiries come in, but the quantity was far higher than usual. I chalked it up to a fluke. The fluke continued the next day and I asked my... Continue Reading →
It's been a solid six weeks or so since my last traditional post, an unusually long stretch that may continue for a bit longer as I struggle to complete a few more projects and clear space for more creative writing. I My proverbial pen has not been entirely neglected, however, and I will post a... 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 →
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 →
CEPro, a leading custom integration magazine, is increasing its coverage of lighting and adding content designed to help integrators grow in the business. It is an honor to be included from time to time in that effort, such as the recent article on task lighting. Read it HERE!
https://youtu.be/DFeTEIYohzs?si=H3NRhMN_kg9VayTg It's great to see our work on camera! Legrand made this great video of a project in Atlanta showcasing their LHuman control solution from Vantage, and I got to be there for the event (and ended up on camera, too). This is a good looking project that needed everything to work together: a forward-thinking... Continue Reading →
A big shout out to CEPro for covering a recent project featuring Vantage's LHuman control paradigm that shifts colors of the course of a natural day. This was a fun project to design with a great client, and one of of the earlier full-color daylight projects we've seen completed. Read more about it HERE.
the language of light 