Lighting
The Importance of Bar & Restaurant Lighting
Think of the atmosphere in your favourite café, bar or restaurant. The tinkling of glasses, the smell of delicious food and the buzz of happy diners, it can make you feel relaxed, comfortable and hungry. But did you know so much of this vibe is due to the design of the lighting?
Poorly lit rooms can affect how satisfied customers feel. From carefully placed accent lights to stylish cable design, smart lighting can influence your mood and appetite. So if you’re designing your eatery, or want to feed your inner interior design geek; we’ve created a handy guide on the secret tricks of the trade, and end the piece with an interview with MasterChef winner Kenny Tutt. Learning more about Pitch, his new restaurant and why lighting design is crucial to him.
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Start With The Basics As much as looking stylish and on point, lighting has to first and foremost, serve its purpose. There’s no point in having beautiful lights that are so bright the coffee blinds the customer. Or too dim for the customer to see the exquisite food menu the chef has prepared. Ambient, or general, lighting is the essential base lighting that is spread around to provide a comfortable level for everyone to see and do their job correctly.
Think About Where You Are It’s very unusual to find two places the same. The shape of the room, the height of the ceiling or the style of the food and drinks served will make each eatery unique, and it’s a good thing to consider in your initial lighting plans. Consider how you want your space to feel, for example, light and airy, or warm and intimate. With our vast range of stylish lighting, you will always be able to find something that suits your space.
Our bulkhead lights can be paired with fluorescent lights to achieve ambience without affecting your stylish décor. The rustic finish will work with all colours to make them easy to strategically place. Heat lamps, while perfect for practicality, are also a reliable source of light. Consider building the food pass centrally to allow for the light to disperse evenly.
image: Strangers Coffee House
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20 September 2019
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Have A Focus Accent lighting is a smart way of using lights to highlight a particular area or object or even to illuminate the light itself. We love the trend for accent lighting as it can be used in all modern restaurant and café designs to provide spots of light in a dimmer room. For example, an appropriately placed hung light, like our Brooklyn Dome Pendant, can shine on a table to brighten it up in the evenings. Team with lush materials in a medium colour palette to stop them
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