"Casting Light" on the Design Process
Illumination is a 100% essential element in the work of London's interior design experts today. And for our most opulent design schemes, computerised controls are just the ticket. Some designers refer to these as "pre-sets" - simply beautiful lighting contexts that are pre-loaded by the interior design team in order to supply the client with a selection of ready-made scenes for a variety of scenarios.
Not too long ago I was supervising the work of a London interior design trainee who was quite keen on lighting. I demonstrated for her the use of dimmer controls in an interior design concept so as to allow our client to create their own atmospheric changeovers to match daypart transitions from afternoon into dusk. My London interior design trainee got the hang of it quite quickly. She grasped the most critical concept, namely that illumination design is both about building and metamorphosing drama. As an interior design consultant myself, I work hard to design interiors that can start out feeling like airy and crisp task-orientated workspaces by day but that transform into dramatic, atmospheric venues of repose and tranquillity after dusk. Illumination concepts really are such an important element of my interior designs.
Design for Schoolchildren
Just the other week, an acquaintance of mine who is a nanny in London shared with me an article that suggests young kids exhibit enhanced brain development if they play or work in engaging interior design spaces. I decided to blog about the critical take-aways for interior design mavens who often need to design kid-approved interiors."It's not me, it's HUE!" Experts have shown that, when incorporated into interior design colour schemes, the primary colours can speed up the development of nerve cells in children's brains. I was amazed to learn that it just requires that the interior design expert include a handful of key items in primary colours. It's totally unnecessary to overdo it by asking the interior design team to recolour all four walls in luminescent yellow!
"Rough, smooth or wrinkly - FEEL counts for heaps!" Kids love to experience the universe through a good fairytale, and to be honest I find that the majority of top London interior design mavens are storytellers themselves. Adhering various swatches of fabric or flexible plastic to the walls in the form of caterpillars, London streetscapes and cartoon characters is really effective in connecting kids with the interior design process.
"But Miss, I need somewhere to put my STUFF!" London's schoolboys and schoolgirls naturally have to be at school many hours, but it's essential that the brain development keeps going even back home with the parents. Interior design mavens need to provide creative storage solutions with built-in icons or lettering to explain where things belong. This can help even the youngest kids to discover organisational skills - valuable life lessons that I count on all the time as a busy interior design professional!
An Amazing Design Scheme for a Spa
A while ago I enjoyed a rejuvenating sauna session with a colleague at her highly acclaimed London spa. And as soon as I got out of the hotroom I was astonished to see a high-class illumination concept that had quite obviously been inspired by a hugely capable London interior design team. There was an extended tunnel that connected the washrooms with the sauna suite, and along that passageway the interior design professional had created a variety of different special FX and illumination levels that totally metamorphosed the dimensions of the space. And this interior design concept had a centrepiece at the very end of the passageway - a theatrical on-wall mosaic with a set of beautiful up/down-lighters that created a sensation of pure drama and completely drew me in! For after dark, the interior designer had included lighting presets that would switch on a set of beautiful feature illumination elements in a closed-off cloisters surrounding the traditional London-style city garden.... the light swells up and spills enchantingly into a Perspex-enclosed post-spa wellness area. Breathtaking! Another splendid example of how interior design can enhance our health and wellness in even the most unexpected ways!Lighting Up a High-End Designer Bathroom!
I often enjoy taking some time away from the bustle to reflect on how my favourite London interior design stars implement feature illumination schemes in bathrooms. Not so long ago I worked on a project in London for which the client asked our interior design team to include a bespoke lighting scheme that would morph the bathroom from a morning-crisp, high-efficiency interior just after dawn to a harmonious and serene haven after dusk. Thank goodness for my clever interior design lighting team and their superb imagination! We selected a wide-angle halogen illuminator set that showcased a set of delightful miniature rocks on the sill of the extra-broad handwash basin. For the ultimate in flair, my interior design team installed a spotlighting grid above the bathtub.... that pure snow-coloured light will guarantee a real sparkle across the water's surface at bathtimes!
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