Objects can be accentuated with great effect to turn them into real eye-catchers. The appearance of objects can be made to look unusual by selecting a strong grazing light. The opposite of such dramatic lighting is a uniform, large area lighting solution.

Object, free-standing

Observation

Objects in the room or area can be illuminated with spotlights or floodlights. When illuminating an object head-on with one spotlight in the direction of vision, the modelling effect is weak. Two spotlights, with sculpture accessories, shining from different directions create a balanced, three-dimensional effect. The brightness contrasts are milder compared to when using just one spotlight. Illuminating from below produces an interesting but mysterious effect since the light is coming from an angle which is unusual for the observer.

Narrow-beam spotlights place emphasis on the object alone, whereas floodlights show the object in the context of its surroundings. This reduces the modelling effect. Lighting from below can have the effect of making things look very strange.


Arrangement

Objects in the room can be illuminated with an angle of incidence of 30° to 45° to the vertical. The steeper the incident light, the stronger the shadows.

Applications

ERCO

Accent lighting for
- park and garden complexes
- sculptures

Preferred luminaire groups
- spotlight
- floodlights

Norwegian Aviation Museum, Bodo

ERCO, Lüdenscheid

Rhenish State Museum, Bonn

Let The Dance Begin, Strabane

object on the wall

Observation

Objects on the wall can be illuminated with spotlights or floodlights. Spotlights highlight the object and create a decorative effect. Due to their even illumination of the complete wall surface, floodlights accentuate the object less than spotlights.

Narrow-beam spotlights accentuate the object while floodlights show the object in the context of its surroundings.


Arrangement

Objects on the wall can be illuminated with an angle of incidence of 30° to 45° to the vertical. The steeper the incident light, the more three-dimensional the object appears.

Applications

ERCO

Accent lighting for
- facades
- entrance areas
- park and garden complexes
- sculptures

Preferred luminaire groups
- spotlight
- wallwashers
- uplights

ERCO, Lüdenscheid

Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC

Sinnet Tennis Club, Warsaw

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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