Interior Design Archives — Language of Light — The Intersection of Lighting, Efficiency and Architecture

A Practical Guide To Work and Office Lighting

By Alcon Lighting / December 29, 2020

The word office derives from the Latin term officium. This translates in English to “task performance.” For ideal working conditions on any given interior task, whether inside a building, gathering place or home, providing evenly distributed high-CRI LED light with the proper, human-centric lighting controls, is crucial for improved health, mood and quality of work.

Stealing the Show: Cats in Architectural Photography

May 31, 2018 by Katie Kailus

Contrary to their domesticated canine counterparts, cats don’t need constant attention. They generally lie low by lounging in the sun or trying to cram their bodies into small undersized cardboard boxes. In fact, most of the time, their humans are in the way. As proof, here’s a collection of architectural photographs where the photographers were inconveniently in the way.

First Looks: Candace Wong of cwA+D – The Sterling Cooper Remodel...

August 14, 2017 by Katie Kailus

Dubbed Sterling Cooper after the ad agency in AMC’s Mad Men — due to its vibe that “makes you want to pour yourself a cocktail and sit back and enjoy the house” — the home featured a unique late ’70s feel to it that Wong wanted to be sure to maintain during the remodel. As a residential architect and designer for three years in LA, Wong had worked on the design of many homes, but working on her own home turned out to be a bit of a challenge.