Light is one of the life’s necessities. We would not be on this planet if there was no light. When there is no natural light, we need artificial. And that’s how it is from the beginning. Some 400,000 BC Homo erectus finds the fire, most likely by accident when a lightning hit a tree or a bush. Human development was born from that accident.
Lighting is not just about the source itself. There is always some sort of fixture or luminaire to house the light source and there must be a way to control the light, either by turning it on or off or adjusting the output. Those ancient shells, rocks, pottery, and terra cotta from which flames emitted were actually the first crude light fixtures or luminaires.
Later, throughout the 19th century and the early 20th century when gas lighting was popular, there needed to be ways to house the flame for aesthetic, visual, and safety reasons such as controlling the flame and the resulting brightness.
Good lighting is a lot like a pair of shoes. Get it wrong and your whole look will suffer, but get it right and everything is ramped up a notch or two. Lighting is a personal affair - whatever you choose should suit the look of your space, but the level of illumination needs to be practical for the way you intend to use it. In bigger living rooms, a medley of spotlights works wonders because you'll need ambient light for atmosphere, and focused light for reading and work.
In 1860, English inventor Sir Joseph Wilson Swan created the first electric light bulb. The inventor's the bulb could not really be used yet because the filament burned up too quickly. Swan periodically improved his invention and gave the world's first bulb light demonstration in 1878. Unfortunately for him, the bulb was still not practical because of the short life of the filament.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
Lighting is not just about the source itself. There is always some sort of fixture or luminaire to house the light source and there must be a way to control the light, either by turning it on or off or adjusting the output. Those ancient shells, rocks, pottery, and terra cotta from which flames emitted were actually the first crude light fixtures or luminaires.
Later, throughout the 19th century and the early 20th century when gas lighting was popular, there needed to be ways to house the flame for aesthetic, visual, and safety reasons such as controlling the flame and the resulting brightness.
Good lighting is a lot like a pair of shoes. Get it wrong and your whole look will suffer, but get it right and everything is ramped up a notch or two. Lighting is a personal affair - whatever you choose should suit the look of your space, but the level of illumination needs to be practical for the way you intend to use it. In bigger living rooms, a medley of spotlights works wonders because you'll need ambient light for atmosphere, and focused light for reading and work.
In 1860, English inventor Sir Joseph Wilson Swan created the first electric light bulb. The inventor's the bulb could not really be used yet because the filament burned up too quickly. Swan periodically improved his invention and gave the world's first bulb light demonstration in 1878. Unfortunately for him, the bulb was still not practical because of the short life of the filament.
However, there is a barrage of cheap lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and lightings offered a special edition of lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
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