Application
This record was written for layout review, so the application template can be seen with every field filled. Picture and wall lights for rooms where objects are displayed and looked at closely: the light has to reveal the surface without putting the source in the viewer's eye.
What goes wrong here
Each of these is something a fitting has to survive in this space, and each one removes some of the range.
Conditions
These three are checked before a recommendation is made, because they cannot be changed afterwards.
Rooms are usually taller than domestic interiors, with masonry or plaster walls and a ceiling high enough that mounting above a work is possible. Frames vary widely in depth, and glazing is common, which changes how the light behaves at the surface.
A permanent supply at the mounting position is the first choice where the wall is being worked on, because it removes the cord and the battery from the operation of the display. Where the wall cannot be opened, the rechargeable build is what makes the installation possible at all, and the display has to be planned around taking the head down to charge.
Levels are usually kept low and warm, and the light is aimed rather than spread, because the objects are seen close up and a bright pool in a dim room reads as glare. Where a work is shown in a frame with glazing, the reflection of the source is the first thing to test: a head set too far forward will be visible in the glass whatever the output.
Selection
The guidance below is the same advice we give on an enquiry, written down so it can be checked before you ask.
Start from the width of the largest work and the height the viewer stands at, then choose the arm length and the beam, and only then decide the finish. A fixture that matches the frame nearly disappears; one that contrasts becomes part of the display, which is a curatorial decision rather than a technical one.
Power types that suit this space Hardwired Rechargeable
Technical tips
Points that come up during installation rather than during selection.
Records
The list is generated from the records themselves: a product appears here because it names this space, not because it was entered twice.
Sample record for layout review: an 800 mm twin-head picture light for wide artwork, shown here in the hardwired build. Specifications are sample values, not a real product data sheet.
Model specificationsSample record for layout review: a 1000 mm picture light published in two lengths, shown here in the hardwired build. Specifications are sample values, not a real product data sheet.
Model specificationsSample record for layout review: a 350 mm rechargeable wall light for positions with no supply, shown here in the rechargeable build. Specifications are sample values, not a real product data sheet.
Model specificationsSend the models, quantities, finishes and target market you are working with. We reply with availability, lead time and the next step.