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Why You’ll Be Glad to Replace Halogen Lighting with LED Alternatives
Although it may be perceived that the considerable lower wattage of an LED may mean that it will not be as bright as a halogen bulb, this is not the case. Most of the power consumed by a halogen bulb is released as heat, to the extent that often retailers used to turn...
A Lighting Specialists Guide To Colour Temperatures
When you’re lighting your home or workplace, the chances are that you never paid too much attention to colour temperature, yet as lighting specialists we know all too well what a key factor it is when choosing your lighting source. Here, we give you our expert...
Lighting Specialists Make Working From Home More Productive
2020 was a particularly unique year, and all of us have had our challenges to face. From lockdowns to social distancing, we have all had to make changes and adapt, and one change that has caused more problems than most has been the switch to home working. Countless...
Is Lighting Design Really Important?
When decorating a home or giving a property a makeover, there are many elements to consider. However, one that should never be overlooked is lighting design. Many people fail to realise the importance of professional lighting design and often ask why it’s necessary....
What is Lighting Design?
Although the Lightmaster team are specialists in the field of residential, commercial and historical building lighting design, we have come to realise that surprisingly few people know what lighting design truly is, much less how to use it to its best effect in a...
An Expert Guide To Using LED Downlights To Improve Your Property
As they become increasingly popular, we take a look into the Recessed Integrated LED Downlight and why it’s a superior choice for such an array of spaces. Integrated LED (or Light Emitting Diode) downlights are designed to be energy efficient. Created to replace...
A Guide to Lighting Control
These days, there has been a shift away from halogen lighting towards LEDs, and that means there’s a greater focus on ways of controlling both artificial and natural light. Unfortunately LED dimming is much more complicated than Halogen dimming. Luckily, with the help...
An Expert’s Guide To The Do’s And Don’ts Of Lighting Design
When it comes to expert lighting design, there isn’t much that the Lightmaster team doesn’t know, and we love to share that knowledge. Lighting should be a complementary feature in any room, highlighting its assets while disguising its negative points. Yet,...
The Control of Natural and Artificial Light
Lightmaster is a multi-disciplinary design and supply company having a holistic approach, specialising in the control of natural and artificial light. 3 Technical Disciplines Lighting Direct Supply Over the last 20 years our knowledge allows us to procure lighting...
Lightmaster Design Working from Home
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to ongoing disruption among businesses everywhere. Up and down the country, companies have been adapting to working from home. Employees have had to make changes to their lifestyles as they get used to no longer physically going to work –...
Lightmaster Are Lighting the Way
One of the UK’s leading lighting specialists, Lightmaster has over the last twenty years built up a formidable reputation for its design know-how and technical expertise. The company is renowned for its exacting implementation of all kinds of lighting solutions, from...
Professional Light Specialists
Lightmaster Direct is a consultative lighting design and supply company for residential, historical and commercial projects. We are experts in both natural and artificial light, with specific expertise in LED. We’re split into two different departments - Lightmaster...
3 Key Things to Consider with Kitchen Lighting
The kitchen is, typically, the heart of the home. It's your very own Michelin starred restaurant if you're so inclined, or even just where you keep the microwave. Most guests entering your home will migrate towards the kitchen and they'll more than likely stay there...
Our Cotswold’s Showroom
Lightmaster Direct is based in the village of Blackwell, right on the edge of the Cotswold's. From here we are able to take on work in Warwickshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. We also do a lot of work in Devon and the South West. Our showroom has been designed...
Modular Lighting Instruments
Architectural lighting with an attitude - http://www.supermodular.com/na/home Modular is one of Lightmaster’s most innovative partners. We first visited their headquarters in Belgium at the end of 2017 to see their showroom and get a better understanding of their...
Clifton College Bristol
The main dining hall at Bristol’s Clifton College is Lightmaster’s latest completed project. We were initially approached by Nichols Brown Webber Architects, who we had been involved with a few years ago while working on the retail space at Blenheim Palace- they felt...
7 Tips for Great Bathroom Lighting
Bathroom lighting is a beautiful thing when done right. It all depends on your specific requirements. For example, do you want to make a feature of your bath using uplights behind it? Or are you after a simple lighting scheme that can be dimmed to create a relaxing...
Lighting Do’s and Don’ts
Here at Lightmaster we love to share our lighting know-how. We do this through open days, seminars and client meetings. We like leaving a project knowing that someone is more knowledgeable about lighting than they had when we arrived. Another way we share our wisdom,...