Soft light supremacy

Orange lamps, the instant conversation starter

Now imagine if the interior lighting of [anything your retinas might be exposed to] was also warm, ~ 2200K.

A <n>7-Eleven</n> at night. Photo by <n>Simon</n>.

2am. I wandered into the conbini onigirily

<n>ForestBank™️</n> furniture by <n>Yuma Kano</n> with an <n>Akari 1A Lamp</n> by <n>Isamu Noguchi</n>. Photo by <n>Saiko Kodaka</n>.

A UI concept for state-aware product cards by <n>jhey</n>.

This is what happens when someone genuinely loves their work.

Blue lights suppress melatonin and harms our sleep. The societal damage is unironically, immeasurable. It's not just aesthetics. 

There are some headlight regulations coming. But it's not enough.

We can save energy with LEDs, and still have warmth. 

All it takes is our will.

A living room corner with an <n>Akari Light Sculpture</n> and <n>Panton Wire</n> shelving.

Kissed by the sun. Photo from <n>COUCH Magazine</n>.

The <n>Lighting Alignment Chart</n> meme.

I hope this helps clarify things for the confused

Bellingham's <n>high-pressure sodium</n> streetlights (left) vs. <n>LED</n> lights (right). Photo by <n>City of Bellingham</n>.

I'm a single issue voter, I want the warm lights back. 

Streetlights are too blue. Headlights are too bright. It's a crime against nature and God.

We need to demand 2800K or below color balance for all outdoor lights. Some cities regulate 3000k max, that's still too damn blue.

Lighting from the <n>Stilio: Spiral pt.1</n> event by <n>Stilio</n>, <n>Anthony Linell</n>, and <n>Northern Electronics</n>.

A nighttime cityscape of <n>Los Angeles</n>, associated with the 2011 film <n>Drive</n>.

If “Drive” (2011) feels dreamlike, it’s because that Los Angeles no longer exists.

As Ryan Gosling drove under streetlights, the city was on the edge of change.

160,000 lamps had been swapped for white LEDs. By the 2020s, 98% of those lights gone cold.

Your nights should feel like a sanctuary, not an operating theatre. Cold blue overhead light in the evening forces the body into stress physiology: cortisol, adrenaline, inflammation, cravings, terrible sleep, insulin resistance, metabolic dysfunction, anxiety and disease.

<n>Grid lighting</n> by <n>MARIO TSAI</n> at the <n>Light from Architecture</n> exhibition in Shanghai.

When you toggle the lights, the entire page dims to create a more immersive sense of the lighting 

Such a great design detail 💡

<n>Sversfields Jewelers</n> at the <n>Century City Shopping Center</n> in Los Angeles, 1986.

Westfield Century City Mall, Los Angeles, 1986.

<n>Rachel Rose</n>'s video installation <n>The Last Day</n> (2022) at <n>Gladstone Gallery</n>. Photo by <n>David Regen</n>.

The <n>Smart Wi-Fi LED Sunset Light</n> from <n>Kmart</n>, controllable via the <n>Mirabella Genio</n> app.

<n>Heretofore Hanging Light</n> designed by <n>Kelly Wearstler</n>.

The <n>Chrome Hearts Aoyama</n> retail store.

The limited edition <n>Daylight Incandescent Bulb</n> by <n>daylight</n>.

we vehemently disagree with the prohibition of sale of incandescent lights for energy efficiency

they are the closest thing we have to natural firelight...warm + infrared-rich

cold LEDs are disrupting humanity

it's time to take a stand.

Daylight filament bulbs are now live💡

Jute rope with warm white LED lights from <n>Kwestia-Gustu</n>.