david k warfel
What makes a pretty good house? My first exposure to the Taunton Press was as an avid reader of Sarah Susanka's The Not So Big House books. Taunton is also responsible for Fine Homebuilding (to which I subscribe and for whom I have written) and Fine Woodworking, among others. Now Taunton has published a new... Continue Reading →
What happens when you get a couple of opinionated lighting geeks into an unscripted conversation about light? I never know where the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast will go, but each time it is good rollicking fun. Wow. I just used rollicking in a sentence. It's all downhill from here, friends! Check out my... Continue Reading →
https://youtu.be/mf44j1iTiGU In the fourth and final SMART LIGHTING SERIES video from Wipliance, Lee and I take a quick bathroom break to explore the Light Can Help You approach to lighting. We push back against common trends like downlights over the sink and vanity lights over the mirror to deliver a better experience. We also use... Continue Reading →
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr0kg0PGIvE Lee Travis and his team from Wipliance released their third video shot in the ProSource Lighting Technology and Learning Center in Dallas, Texas! Lee and I discuss layered lighting in kitchens in this short video. We designed the Learning Center to share good lighting with others, and I am thrilled with this shoot join... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
https://youtu.be/XkyjKxRkKZM What do Royal Caribbean cruise ships, Apollo mission control, and lighting designers have in common? The convergence happened before the pandemic, but it wasn't until recently that I found out a promotional video had been made and posted on Youtube. It can be hard to see the results of our work, as so much... Continue Reading →
And...we're back. The conversation around my first BS* + Beer guest appearance was so, er, illuminating that we found ourselves together just a few weeks later. This time the focus of the conversation was on lighting for the rest of us, or practical strategies we could apply on our own projects. Once again the hosts... Continue Reading →
*BS = Building Science When Green Building Advisor and Fine Homebuilding friends asked me to join an episode of the BS* + beer show, I was honored and a little scared. Why? Because builders and lighting designers do not always get along. In retrospect, I need not have feared. BS* + Beer is a weekly... Continue Reading →
the language of light 