Accent light emphasises individual objects or architectural elements using narrow beams of light. Bright points in dark surroundings attract attention. They separate the important from the unimportant, allowing individual objects to come to the fore.

Accent lighting enables good appreciation of form and surface structure. The focused light produces pronounced shadows and good modelling ability, as well as brilliance. A narrow beam and a high brightness contrast to the surroundings give the object particular emphasis.


Accentuation

Applications

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Accent lighting creates points of interest and improves the local visual performance, e.g. at the work place. Structures and textures of objects are clearly emphasised by the directed light.

Accent lighting for:
- exhibitions
- museums
- sales and presentation areas
- restaurants, cafés, wine bars
- working areas

Preferred luminaire groups:
- spotlights
- contour spotlights
- directional downlights
- directional recessed floor luminaires
- task lights

Neue Wache, Berlin

Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón, Bilbao

Issey Miyake, Paris

Pinakothek Vatikan, Rom

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Guide
The comprehensive Guide provides suggested solutions for different lighting tasks.

Basics

Perception as the basis for lighting design

Designing with light

Light makes objects visible and influences the mood of a room

Indoor lighting

Principles and methods of indoor lighting

Outdoor lighting

Principles and methods for outdoor lighting

Lighting control

Dynamic lighting effects and optimisation of energy usage

Lighting technology

Lamp and luminaire technology

Simulation and calculation

Methods, data and examples for visualisation

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