New Pharmaceutical Office Makes Wonderful Redesign

When pharmaceutical company Roche, based out of Auckland, New Zealand, decided it was time to revamp their office space, they made sure to keep their European roots in mind.

Interior design company STACK made sure to take full advantage of the building space Roche offered.

The architectural geometry of the reception desk, lighting and other furnishings is inspired by the chemical structure synonymous with Roche medical science. The coral inspired feature installation to the waiting area, utilizes the same geometry with a decidedly more organic appearance. This look really drives the aesthetic and feel of the workplace.

Utilizing natural light and interesting and innovative fixtures, along with bold colors, really ties the final look of the office.

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WONDERFUL BOOKSTORE DESIGN ALL STORES SHOULD ASPIRE TO HAVE

As we move into 2016, numerous businesses are looking to improve on their pervious year. While not every business is ready to make a big design change, there are a few who are looking into expansion of a new location, or maybe a remodel of an old store. Despite what many think, the design of your store has a huge impact on your companies perception, the length of time spent in store, and even how much is purchased. With that said, here are a few store designs that we think deserved to be highlighted.

“Carousel of Light” Bookstore in Bucharest – Romania

Honor Store in New York City

Yan Ji You bookstore in Beijing – China

Aiva bookstore in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil

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Bar Designs From Around The World

In case you haven;t noticed, there are a lot of bars out there. In our modern age, there are more choices for your local watering hole than have existed before.  If you are looking for a high end modern establishment that specializes in hand crafted cocktails, it exists. If you want a bar made of ice the exclusively serves vodka and allows everyone to wear parkas, it exists. With so many options at a designers disposal, it's not hard to see why standing out from the crowd can be good for business. Here are a few of City Lighting Products favorites from around the globe.

Meltino Bar & Lounge: Braga

Tazmania Ballroom: Hong Kong

CHAMBERS eat + drink: San Francisco

Zebar: Shanghai

Divino Wine Bar: Budapest

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FIVE SMART USES OF LIGHTING IN RETAIL DESIGN

Wonderful store design can be found all over, but not every store utilizes lighting in smart ways. Here are five examples selected by City Lighting Products.

Chicago Blackhawks Flagship Store

To obtain a high-end look, the design team sourced materials that looked authentic, but would provide extended durability and fit into their limited budget – for example, the porcelain tile that forges the crisp white flooring that resembles the sport’s signature icy rink. Fixtures and sculptural elements, including an ice-skate chandelier, were custom made to create one-of-a-kind memorable features.

YOGASMOGA Store

Translated as “the burning of Japanese cypress (sugi)” or yakisugi, and traditionally used in Japan as exterior siding, this ancient technique is gaining new life as a unique and modern interior and exterior wall cladding. The charcoal barrier created through this process preserves the wood, and is fire, rot and insect resistant. The burning process accentuates the wood grain and creates varying colors when viewed from different angles and in different light.

Euromar From the Future Showroom

In the showroom, training shoes and sports equipment, which were manufactured with injection technology, are on show. The place, looks like manufactured with injection mold pressing. In the manufacturing method of the place, pieces of furniture as if it were come together with manufactured in injection mold in order to generate the whole. The ceiling with oblique and circular form, which is focus on the middle of the ceiling, was generated with barrisol and led lighting systems.

Barçın Store

As being an essential part of the design concept, open ceiling system is used with a black paint. Lighting in the store is designed to be dimly lit yet product-oriented. General artificial lighting is track system and some decorative pendant lighting is chosen to create the aimed atmosphere. Concrete is the major flooring material through-out the store. With its plain and monolithic look, it helps display units and products to stand out. To soften the rawness of concrete flooring slightly, a double-smoked parquet is used at some spots in the store. Additionally, applied painted lines and writings on flooring refers to tartan tracks and help dynamize the overall scene.

Timberland Specialty Store

Timberland has planted roots in Philadelphia opening its newest location on Walnut Street this past October.  The new store brings to life the industrial heritage of the brand with its use of reclaimed and repurposed materials like factory windows, woods and metals. The original brick walls, steel beams and oversized skylight and repurposed tables/fixtures are all authentic details used to highlight the brands footwear, apparel and accessory collections for the season.

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Favorite New Lighting Fixtures By City Lighting Products

Here are a few of City Lighting Products favorite lighting fixtures for both home and commercial spaces.

 

Drop & Droplet Pendant Lights by Stuart Fingerhut

The Drop pendant features a double curved-surface arrangement which frames the bulb used for illumination. Drop features three sets of double-looped surfaces arranged around the center axis, while Droplet features five sets.

The Book Stork Lamp by Cristina Bulat

The Book Stork Lamp is the winning project of the Romanian design contest organized by ROD Cărturești, in the search for a fetish object created for avid readers.

Giffy 17,7” Table Lamp by Leanter

The design light project started from my own wish to get a desk lamp that I could use regularly and that would also truly stand out on my table. And because I also have always liked to create things I decided that I will create the lamp that I want.

Pendant Lamp Collection by Karman for Global Lighting

Global Lighting is introducing a new collection of lighting from manufacturing company Karman, that has been designed by a diverse group of Italian designers. Furthermore, each piece is fabricated in Fossombrone, Italy.

Oslo Wood Floor Lamp by Northern Lighting

With its sleek contemporary profile, streamlined tripod base and multi-directional shade, it’s easy to see why Oslo Wood has become Northern Lighting’s best-selling design so far. The shade is poised to project light upward, yet also diffuses it through the fabric to create a soft glow.

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5 Unique Ways to Design a Hair Salon.

Just as there are multiple styles of hair, there are multiple styles of salons. From boutiques to high end luxury operations, each one can represents a certain style and brand recognition. Here are five salons from around the globe that do a good job of standing out from the crowd.

MOSS Salon by FAAB Architektura, Kraków – Poland

MOSS hair, nail and beauty salon is the compilation of two spaces, previously separated and located on the different levels. The lower level, accessible directly from the street, consists of main entrance/reception, hair salon and manicure/pedicure zone. The upper level, accessible via bespoke stairs, houses beauty salon/spa and relaxation zone.

Roji Salon by Craig Tan Architects, Canberra – Australia

Located in the celebrated NewActon Nishi development and affiliated with the award winning Hotel Hotel, this design attempts to celebrate the nature of the haircut ritual, and to heighten the revival of the senses.

Murdock Soho Salon by Erik Munro, London – UK

Murdock London, the British gentleman’s grooming brand, opens its new London flagship store this Autumn 2015 in the heart of the West End in Brewer Street, part of the popular shopping district of the Crown Estate’s Regent Street Quarter.

Hair Stylist Salon by STUDIO 06, San Maurizio – Italy

This project is a redesign of an existing hair salon. The project is characterized by a big open space. Some elements as bamboo or different false ceiling create different work spaces without divide the salon.

Black Beard Barbershop by B&V Studio, Moscow – Russia

The space of barbershop is open and separated on three zones: there are working area, chilling zone and stuff. Materials and elements of decor are unusual and unconventional for use in hairdressers at all. The accent is on untreated surface’s beauty, for example, rusty metal ceiling, factory floor tiles with texture concrete, unevenly painted walls with graffiti.

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Deloitte Releases Energy Report For Business Owners

Business owners have fallen in love with the advances in lighting technology, and it's not hard to see why. They are increasingly embracing energy efficiency as a way to improve their bottom line. Reducing their energy and operational costs not only helps them monetarily, but they have an added side benefit of  reducing their carbon footprint. This is a great promotional tool to use, just ask your PR and marketing friends, 

Recently, Deloitte (a major financial consulting firm) published a study on these exact findings. The goal of the report was to provide insights that can be useful in helping businesses make energy related investment and business decisions. The numbers themselves shed new light onto how many companies see lighting as a way for them to compete in the marketplace. Of the sampled businesses, 79% view reducing electricity costs as critical to maintaining a competitive advantage over their competitors. Additionally, cost cutting was cited as a motivation for 59% of respondents, and more than 55% of businesses now generate energy on-site.

Like many other aspects of business, these upgrades are now a necessity. In the 2015 study, Deloitte saw a significant increase in the formation of the corporate energy vision, and a larger emphasis on an energy management strategy. More than half of the businesses sampled stated that they have an energy plan in place, many others are working on putting one together.

While this might not be news to us at City Lighting Products, many of you might be new to the idea of an energy plan. You may also have questions on how to approach the subject, and would like some advice. We are happy to help. City Lighting Products works with single stores all the way up to national wide organizations. Feel free to pay us a visit at our local branches, or pay us a visit here: http://www.citylighting.com/

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OUR FAVORITE OFFICES- IMPACT HUB BELGRADE

Office spaces are some of our personal favorite spaces, especially when it comes to lighting them properly. No matter where you work, each individual office has different wants and needs. A conference room is going to be different from a personal office. Even the separate offices within your team may have different lighting solutions based on the space and work that needs to be accomplished there. Simply picking a cookie cutter mold for your office is not always what is best, and there are so many wonderful office designs that incorporate wonderful lighting products. That is why we wanted to show off some of our favorites at City Lighting Products. These offices have been hand selected by our team, and we will show off why we think they are so amazing. Our first selection is the wonderful office of Imapct Hub in Belgrade.

The reason we selected this space, was due to the wonderful way they incorporated light into their space. While traditional lighting would have worked, it would have covered up the curved ceiling, and made the space feel much more cramped compared to the open office concept. Their solution is great. They added bright flood lights on each of the pillars to cascade the ceiling with light, and allowed the space to be covered with a nice reflective light.

Overall, we feel like this space is a wonderful example of how a little creative thinking can give you a custom look and still maintain the functionality of the office space. We understand that every space is different, and that your lighting needs need experienced hands and innovative thinking to be perfect. If your space needs an update, feel free to give City Lighting Products a call.

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