Home Lighting

Abstract

This paper reviews developments in domestic lighting from 1928 to the present and endeavours to show some possible lines of future progress. The large range of materials used in the manufacture of lighting fittings designed for the domestic market is discussed.

The problems of lighting various rooms in the home are considered and the possible reasons for the lack of interest in fluorescent lighting are analysed. Suggestions for the developments necessary before fluorescent lighting can be introduced successfully into the domestic lighting field are made. A plea is made for an approvals system to be applied to lighting fittings designed and sold for domestic use to ensure adequate safety.

British, Continental and American practice is compared and the need for better collaboration between lighting engineers and architects is stressed.