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“All materials in nature, the mountains and the stream and the air and we, are made of Light which has been spent, and this crampled mass called material casts a shadow, and the shadow belongs to the Light.”
― Louis Kahn

Artifical lighting is a relatively recent development in the long history of human civilization. Human life and the ecosystem used to depend on the cycle of natural light and darkness. Electric light is a very recent invention, only emerged in the late 19th century. But in the last decades the development and distribution of electric light have been going massively and rapidly. On one hand it democratizes access to lighting but on the other hand it has also become invasive to how the human body functions, to the environment, and to the ecosystem. 

Now more than ever we need more people with understanding and sensitivity to regulate how we use artificial lighting. The brighter is not always the better. It is in the balance between light and shadow that we find value. 

We operate with this understanding to provide better experience on how human move and dwell in spaces with thoughtful and carefully planned lighting. For better individual comfort and for collective benefit. Qualitative design not just quantitative.