Lighting for Residential Interiors Short Course
Course description
Course overview
From first considerations to calculating lighting levels, positioning fittings and creating the required atmosphere. By designing a lighting scheme for a specific space, you will learn all the fundamental principles. You will also learn how to draw up a lighting plan and specify the required fittings.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for design professionals who want to improve their skills, along with existing or potential students keen to design a lighting scheme.
Key information
Topics covered
- Planning a lighting scheme from first fix to final specification
- Working with natural light
- Artificial lighting, technologies and controls
- Lighting effects and how to achieve them
- Light, colour and materials
- Working with regulations
- Lighting all areas of the home including gardens
- Drawing lighting plans and communicating ideas to clients and contractors
- Writing a specification
Learning outcomes
- Develop and understanding of the language and technology of lighting design,
- Ability to use natural and artificial lighting within interiors
- Build confidence to speak to contractors and lighting designers, and take briefs from clients
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Notebook
- Pen
- Technical 'clutch' pencil (size 0.5)
- Circle template 45 degree set square
- Eraser
- Pair of scissors
- Glue stick
- Scale ruler with scales 1:50, 1:20, 1:25
- Coloured pencils (3 colours of your choice and yellows)
Tutor
Debbie Blandford
Debbie Blandford has a Masters Degree from the Royal College of Art and 28 years experience working as design consultant to architectural practices and individual clients. She has a passion for working collaboratively and globally, resulting in a truly eclectic career. Projects have included hotels, bars and restaurants, aviation design, exhibitions, and high end residential interiors.
Clients have included the government of Saudi Arabia. Debbie also designs Furniture offering a truly bespoke interior service as well as developing products with Ross Lovegrove.
Alongside her professional career she has taught part time across all educational levels in both the public and private sectors as well as delivering specialist courses for companies including British Airways, The Foreign Office and the Victoria and Albert Museum. Currently Associate Lecturer at The University of the Arts London & Professor at Syracuse University.
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