Notes on light

The journal.

Perspectives from the atelier on designing with light—scale, material, warmth, and the decisions that make a room.

Design perspective · 6 min

How to light a double-height room

Volume is a gift and a problem. A tall room flatters everything except its own light—here is how to think about scale, drop, and placement before choosing a fixture.

Materials · 4 min

The living character of hand-blown glass

No two gathers of molten glass cool into the same object. Why the small variations in hand-blown glass are not imperfections, but the entire point.

At home · 5 min

Choosing warmth: a guide to color temperature

2200K or 2700K? The single number that most decides how a room feels—explained without the physics degree.