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| Professional interior designers are expertly trained in | | | | enunciated designer style, as the photons shave the |
| the use of lighting features to create breathtaking | | | | surface and build to form sturdy optical patterns, |
| results. In this four-part series which I call | | | | including top-level arcs and dramatic textures. A |
| âColour Me Brightly: Understanding Light in | | | | sharper, more laser-like focus will only make the |
| Interior Design,â I draw on my experience in | | | | pattern more conspicuous â recreating a |
| Londonâs interior design community to | | | | look that is popular in many trendy London nightclubs. |
| explain this fascinating subject. This third article talks | | | | The direct counterpoint to this interior design |
| about how to create patterns using opaque materials. | | | | technique involves the use of close-offset uplighting. |
| The second way for an interior designer to create | | | | With this approach, floor-level filaments cause the |
| light-based patterns involves opaque surfaces, which | | | | eye to move up vertical columns of light which dance |
| reflect light back into a room. This pattern creation | | | | across the wall to form puddles of dappled reflected |
| process is more sophisticated and can be fine-tuned | | | | light on the ceiling. Professional London interior |
| for stunning interior design effects. Light portrayals | | | | designers often work alongside colour consultants to |
| impact how we understand a surface and its texture. | | | | make sure that the result has practical rel evance as |
| For example, the âstandardâ | | | | well as aesthetic appeal. In particular, some newer |
| technique often seen in London residences simply | | | | London residences often have uncomfortably low |
| involves casting a gentle play of light across a wall. | | | | ceilings. Interior designers can use this lighting |
| The light brushes the fittings, causing the wall to | | | | approach to draw attention to the vertical plane of |
| appear even, flat and two-dimensional. Some top | | | | the wall, thereby counterbalancing the hemmed-in |
| London Interior Designers know that their clients | | | | feel of the low ceiling. |
| crave more drama and stylistic nuance. In such cases, | | | | In the next and final article in this series called |
| placing lightwell fillings very close to the wall and | | | | âColour Me Brightly!â I will finish by |
| angling them downwards can be really striking. Using | | | | revealing some top lighting tips from |
| this technique, interior design consultancies can | | | | Londonâs interior design community. |