david k warfel
Are interior designers and lighting designers competitive or complimentary? I am on my way home from my first trip to High Point Market and the relationship between interior designer and lighting designer is at the forefront of my mind, a direct result of the interactions I had at Market. Interior designers were everywhere – in... Continue Reading
The Simple Gift of Light Series #11 PPE, or Personal Protection Equipment, is a term learned quickly by everyone who works even occasionally in hazardous jobs. Going to a construction site? Grab your safety vest, protective eyewear, and hard hat. Hanging out fifty feet above a stage? You’ll need your safety harness. Headed to the... Continue Reading
Over the past decade, I have been asked countless times how can we learn more about lighting? and even how can I become a residential lighting designer? My answers were always rambling and long, mentioning CEU s, IES, ALA, conferences, RMLA, and others. Mostly what I was saying was you kind of have to string together... Continue Reading
The Simple Gift of Light #10 There is a part of me that wants lighting design to be so complicated, technical, and artistic that no one else tries it, leaving all of the opportunities to me. In this fantasy world- the one where lighting is too complex for ordinary citizens to grasp- I get to... Continue Reading
Giving the Simple Gift of Light #11 We spent an entire post exploring how to illuminate the Comfort Zone in dining rooms and discussing the difference between beam angle and field angle. The Comfort Zone, while very important, is not the only place we need to consider when planning out lighting. We also need soft,... Continue Reading
The Simple Gift of Light #9 Comfort. Work. Safety. Three of our lighting zones have names that invoke ideas that most of us want: few would say “no comfort, please.” The Glare Zone, however, has a much different ring to it. Perhaps every human eye should come with a READ ME FIRST! warning, every home... Continue Reading
Giving the Simple Gift of Light #10 As I sit down to write about dining room lighting fixture placement, it occurs to me that most people would consider an entire post on this subject a bit excessive. What is there to write about? Just hang a chandelier of some kind over the table, right? This... Continue Reading
2026 is going to be an epic year. The first of several major announcements is coming soon. Stay tuned .
Giving the Simple Gift of Light #9 You might think that crafting lighting designs for hundreds of homes would get boring after a few years. How many ways can you light a kitchen before it all starts to blend together? As it turns out, thankfully, the answer is “to infinity, and beyond!” Creativity is tough... Continue Reading
Would you rather invest in expensive electrical equipment or your quality of life? Recently one of our custom integration partners asked me why homeowners should choose digitally controlled lighting over panelized dimming systems. As a lighting professional, the choice is so clear to me that it can be difficult to imagine why anyone wouldn’t want to go... Continue Reading