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Learn how to make your space look amazing with the right lighting. We'll give you ideas and simple tips to get started.

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3 tips to ensure efficient lighting for a hairdressing salon

Remember your last hair appointment: you're in the waiting room. Perhaps you're reading a book or magazine while you wait your turn. You're watching the hairdressers as they cut, style and dye your hair. Have you ever wondered about salon lighting? Indeed, all these activities entail specific lighting requirements: hairdressers need to be able to see very well to be able to make an impeccable cut and choose the right color for dyes; customers need to be able to consult hairdressing magazines, choose the right cut and color and, finally, appreciate the final work. Three lighting elements are particularly important in these conditions: illuminance level, color rendering and color temperature.

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LED and its Possible Health Effects – Part 2

Read the first part of this article to understand how the research was conducted and which population groups may be at risk. In this second part of ...

LED and its Possible Health Effects – Part 1

A recently-published report concludes that LED lamps and displays appear to pose no direct adverse health effects among the general healthy ...

Lamp Bases in All Shapes and Sizes

On an incandescent light bulb, the component that supplies electrical current is called a “base”. There are several types of foot lamps, and each has ...

A short guide on what colour temperature is

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin and varies from warm, for a cozy atmosphere, to cool for a clean and modern look. Choosing a colour ...

The Difference in Lumen Intensity – HID vs LED

The modernization of lighting systems has generated a significant improvement in energy efficiency. Thanks, in large part, to our industry’s ...

The advent of the light bulb – Let there be light!

This article originates from Luminaire & cie‘s blog We seldom stop to think about it, but today’s common light bulb and other fixtures are ...