Fold:A modern lighting line that explores ways to meld energy efficiency and health benefits into essential elements of interior lighting
Class
Article
Graduation Year
2017
College
Caine College of the Arts
Department
Art and Design Department
Faculty Mentor
Darrin Brooks
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Abstract
This thesis explores and identifies the key elements of modern lighting in interior spaces, and explores these elements through the creation of a full-range lighting line. Modern lighting, particularly in the past ten to fifteen years, has focused on energy efficiency and the environmental factors of lighting, but has this focus pulled lighting away from its most important factor, human health in the interior? As individuals spend a majority of their time indoors, interior lighting can have a significant effect on emotional and physical health, and is often overlooked in innovative lighting design, as the focus has been on creating lighting that uses very little energy. Through the use of new technology, namely quantum-LEDs, human health and energy efficiency can both be explored and become benefits in interior spaces. A modern lighting line was created as part of this thesis to explore the flexibility and opportunities that can happen with the use of QLED lighting in interiors through analysis of modern lighting designers work, and the need for multiple levels of lighting within a space. This thesis will discuss the health benefits of lighting and the essentials of a modern-day lighting system, analyze the works of prominent modern lighting designers, and explain the process of applying these elements to a new line of lighting.
Location
North Atrium
Start Date
4-13-2017 1:30 PM
End Date
4-13-2017 2:45 PM
Fold:A modern lighting line that explores ways to meld energy efficiency and health benefits into essential elements of interior lighting
North Atrium
This thesis explores and identifies the key elements of modern lighting in interior spaces, and explores these elements through the creation of a full-range lighting line. Modern lighting, particularly in the past ten to fifteen years, has focused on energy efficiency and the environmental factors of lighting, but has this focus pulled lighting away from its most important factor, human health in the interior? As individuals spend a majority of their time indoors, interior lighting can have a significant effect on emotional and physical health, and is often overlooked in innovative lighting design, as the focus has been on creating lighting that uses very little energy. Through the use of new technology, namely quantum-LEDs, human health and energy efficiency can both be explored and become benefits in interior spaces. A modern lighting line was created as part of this thesis to explore the flexibility and opportunities that can happen with the use of QLED lighting in interiors through analysis of modern lighting designers work, and the need for multiple levels of lighting within a space. This thesis will discuss the health benefits of lighting and the essentials of a modern-day lighting system, analyze the works of prominent modern lighting designers, and explain the process of applying these elements to a new line of lighting.