david k warfel
My latest Houzz article shares four ways to brighten up these long, dark nights at home. I forgot to add that wearing an LED headlamp might also help, but anyone who lives with you will get very annoyed. On second thought, stick with the four options in the article. Click on the image below, and... Continue Reading →
It is winter, between Christmas and New Year's, and a perfect time to write about lighting and darkness. All around town, otherwise nondescript homes are festooned with thousands of tiny lights. Twinkle lights on downtown trees add glow to the sidewalks and storefronts, and in many living rooms are even more trees and more... Continue Reading →
The stars of stage and screen spend a good deal of time in their dressing rooms in front of the mirror, checking to make sure they are ready for the literal spotlight. You may not be going onstage, but that is no excuse for poor lighting at your vanity. Leave the film noir to the... Continue Reading →
Lighting design is a pretty good job- most of the time. But when it comes to picking out a light bulb for my table lamps, everything goes wrong while costing a great deal of money. Last week, I decided I would buy a 60-watt equivalent LED light bulb. Instead of standing in the light bulb... Continue Reading →
*Some exclusions apply, like if you want light after sunset. UPDATE: I'm not giving up! Stay tuned for Part 2. If you found yourself befuddled trying to buy a light bulb lately, as I often have, this post is for you. It is also for the architects I was swapping "light bulb aisle war stories"... Continue Reading →
I am delighted that Houzz.com continues to publish my stories in their news feed and newsletters. This week I pulled together information from several of my languageoflight.blog posts and a handful of images from the vast photo library on Houzz to simplify chandelier/dining room pendant purchasing. I made use of common wisdom and a few... Continue Reading →
Another one just came across my desk: a kitchen where the plans call for lighting placed precisely in the wrong place. Chopping with large knives and dealing with hot pans is no place for poor lighting and obscuring shadows, and this is just one reason kitchens have the most at stake when it comes to... Continue Reading →
T Brand, the paid content arm of the New York Times, recently launched a post on cutting-edge lighting in cars. Paid for by Audi, the relatively short post has fabulous graphics and quotes from experts across the country on how light affects us. About half-way through the article there is a quote from an architectural... Continue Reading →
Lighting Design never goes on sale. Or does it? Black Friday sales flyers have been filling my inbox and mailbox for days. Later this week millions will push back from the Thanksgiving table and rush to the stores to pick up doorbuster deals. We will buy Christmas gifts for family and friends and big screen... Continue Reading →
Adolescence happens, and it is a miracle any of us survive to adulthood. After a childhood filled with light (see earlier posts) both indoors and out, I began to encounter the opposite: darkness. At the same time I also took the “light as a toy” theory to heart and began manipulating human emotions with my... Continue Reading →
the language of light 