Light for more comfort
Recently, my fiancée and I were invited to dinner with a friendly couple in Prenzlauer Berg. We've known each other for a while, but never met them privately until this evening. The food was great, the white wine nice and cool and our hosts extremely accommodating. But the lighting was a disaster. Each room of the spacious old apartment was lit exclusively by a single ceiling lamp. It did not help that the "Leuchtmöbel"? from the manufactory of well-known designers, it was simply very uncomfortable.
Light for every mood
When we returned home, I went through all the rooms of our apartment (2 rooms, kitchen and bathroom) and counted the electric light sources. There are exactly 20, the standby light emitting diodes of the electrical appliances left out. That sounds like a lot, but does it give us the opportunity to adapt the light conditions exactly to our current moods and needs? from floodlight to dim light everything is in it. There are no neon tubes and all other bulbs generate light in the warm white range, ie between 2,700 and 3,300 Kelvin. In this unit, the so-called? Color temperature? indicated by light.
The death of the light bulb
Since the legal end of the classic light bulb on 1 September 2009, the choice of the right bulbs has become more complicated. Until this date, the average consumer could follow the Watt specification of a light bulb: the higher the wattage, the brighter the light bulb. With the emergence of LED bulbs, halogen and energy-saving lamps, however, a Babylonian jumble of concepts began: how many watts correspond to how many lumens and what does the Lord Kelvin have to do with it at all? But it should not be possible today for the technical details, since most of you will already have realized that by now. This is about the connection between the right lighting and the emotional well-being.
And God said, Let there be light
And there was light. Whether the sun of divine origin, or is a byproduct of the Big Bang, is a question of faith. The fact is: The centrally located star of our solar system is the most original light source of man. With the taming of fire around half a million years ago, the first controllable light source came into play. Even the stone-age housewives soon realized that their Stone Age cave looked much more comfortable in the flickering light of a fire. The archaic appeal of a campfire has not changed to this day. However, environmental regulations today make it difficult for people to light a fire with a clear conscience. Too bad, but of course ecologically correct.
From then on, mankind no longer groped in the dark, but thanks to the fire made a remarkable leap in evolution. Clever minds first invented the oil lamp about 4,000 years ago, and around 2,000 years later, the first candles appeared. Until the Middle Ages, the so-called "Kienspan", a resinous piece of pine wood, was one of the most commonly used light sources in this country. After that, after a brief interlude of gas light and arc lamp, Thomas Alva Edison applied for a patent on January 27, 1880, for the first truly usable electric light bulb. Until then on 01. September 2009 final ?. but we already had that.
The right light for more comfort
For a comfortable living atmosphere, the right lighting of interiors is extremely important. Crucial here is a balanced mix of high-contrast and low-contrast lighting. This mix is achieved through a combination of the three main light sources: work lighting, accent lighting and backlighting. Indirect lighting produces a very soft and unobtrusive light, but it quickly tires your eyes. Therefore, an indirect room lighting should be supplemented by light zones with work or accent lighting.
Ceiling lights or ceiling washlights are ideal for the background light as they provide the entire room with light. However, this type of lighting alone quickly becomes boring or uncomfortable (as with our acquaintances in Prenzlauer Berg) and should be broken through the use of additional spotlights or lights. With the setting up of so-called "islands of light"? you can emphasize individual areas or furnishings and thus set atmospheric accents. Prerequisite for this are, of course, sufficient sockets, or wall and ceiling outlets throughout the living area, which should already be carefully planned when building a new house.
After all, it is always the interplay of light and shadow that determines the effect of lighting. The more light sources in a room, the more individualized this interplay can be. Equally decisive for me is the choice of the right color temperature for the light sources. Who owns his living room with LED lights of the category? Daylight white? (> 5,300 Kelvin), you should not be surprised if the desired comfort does not want to set.With illuminants in the warm white range (2,700 to 3,300 Kelvin), which are dimmable at best, on the other hand, a true feel-good lighting can be achieved. Buy now 
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