Object
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
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
Objects 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.
Products on this guide topic

Lightcast
Introduction
Product overview

Powercast
Introduction
Product overview

Grasshopper
Introduction
Product overview

Parscoop
Introduction
Product overview

Tesis IP68
Introduction
Product overview

Focalflood
Introduction
Product overview
Projects on this guide topic
US Air Force MemorialArlington VA
Spreitenbach CentreSpreitenbach (bei Zürich)
Hotel NixeBinz
Indre QuayHaugesund
Vin ContoretTidaholm
Lufthansa Aviation CenterFrankfurt am Main
ECE Center Thier-GalerieDortmund
ERCO Light GardenLüdenscheid
New York Times BuildingNew York City
Private residence near DüsseldorfDüsseldorf
Benrath CastleDüsseldorf-Benrath





Coburg Palace, Hotel Residenz
Centenary Hall
Brandenburg Gate
Ernst-August-Carree / Brasserie Bruxelles
Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, Ceylon Road
Palace of International Forums
Yellow Fog, Olafur Eliasson installation, Verbund AG
Xanadú leisure and shopping centre
NORVEG Cultural Centre and Coastal Museum
Sheikh-Zayed-bin-Sultan-Al-Nahyan Mosque
Humboldt University, Cour d'honneur
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design (Museum of Architecture)
Nicetoile shopping centre
STADE DE SUISSE Wankdorf
Chiesa Dives in Misericordia
Expo Shanghai 2010 - German Pavilion






