Any experienced hotelier can tell you that every extra dollar invested in proper lighting will make it appear as if ten dollars had been well spent on flowers and luxury decor. Unless you are running a budget service of beds without breakfast, hospitality is a business beyond mere practicalities, and atmosphere and comfort are key factors in providing your guests with an experience of quality.

1. LIGHTING DESIGN FOR INTERIOR & HOSPITALITY

2. LIGHTING DESIGN FOR INTERIOR & HOSPITALITY
• Any experienced hotelier can tell you that every extra dollar
invested in proper lighting will make it appear as if ten dollars
had been well spent on flowers and luxury decor. Unless you
are running a budget service of beds without breakfast,
hospitality is a business beyond mere practicalities, and
atmosphere and comfort are key factors in providing your
guests with an experience of quality.

3. Aesthetic Appeal
• The first thing to consider is the aesthetic of the product, does it look the part and
fit in with the overall design concept? Interior designers are pushing the boundaries
more than ever before, always looking to create unique interior schemes for hotels
that offer something different and inevitably lighting is an essential part of that.
It’s often asked whether table or floor lamps can make a difference in a guestroom
or are they surplus to requirement. Well they most certainly can by adding ambient
lighting and creating atmosphere in what has become an increasingly
multifunctional space.

4. Let there be enough light
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lighting is more than just about creating the ‘wow factor’ and needs to rank
higher up the designer’s list of priorities. One of the biggest complaints to
concierges is that guestrooms are insufficiently lit to work, put make up on or
to simply see so it’s our job as lighting specialists to work with the designers
and hoteliers to light guestrooms and public areas successfully. A hotel room is
no longer just a room to sleep in, it has become multifunctional, a place to
eat, sleep, work and relax and the lighting scheme needs to reflect the
variety of uses and generate the correct light levels to meet all those
functions.

5. Functionality
In design, the basic rule of thumb is that form follows function. This means
any design must first accomplish functional goals. It doesn’t matter if
something looks great if it doesn’t serve its intended purpose.
• First and foremost, lighting design must strive to ensure safety and visibility
for guests. That said, a variety of lighting options can be used to provide
different levels of brightness and illumination in guest rooms, common
areas, and event spaces. Functionality need not be the only consideration.
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6. LIGHTING DESIGN FOR INTERIOR & HOSPITALITY