Lighting Your Home Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Lighting has the ability to transform a space, but it can be daunting task when doing up your own home. This 5-week evening course aims to demystify the process and teach students how to confidently create a simple lighting scheme which can be communicated to building trades.
The course covers all the essential information including how to use natural and artificial light sources, how to layer lights and achieve effects, how to control lighting, and how to draw a lighting plan and choose fittings.
Students build their knowledge through a combination of visual lectures and practical exercises and complete a one roomed project to practice their new skills. Much of the project work will be completed in class but students will be required to finish tasks every week.
Please note that students will not be able to use their own plans during the course but will be encouraged to apply all the elements learnt in their own time.
Who this course is for
This 5-week evening course is aimed at those who are planning a refurbishment or want to improve their existing lighting at home. Students should be interested in learning and want to transform their home. No previous knowledge or experience is required, and students will not be expected to use digital tools.
Key information
Topics covered
- The basics of lighting design in the home
- How to use lighting to create effects
- Using light for wellbeing and sustainability
- Tips on how to light all rooms
- Drawing a simple lighting plan and choosing fitting
Learning outcomes
- Be able to design a simple lighting scheme
- Understand all the basic knowledge
- Have learnt how to layer, choose and place fittings
- Have learnt about the regulations required
- Know how to design sustainably and to a budget
- Be able to talk and communicate with trades
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance.
Materials
- Notebook and pen
- A3 pad of tracing paper
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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