Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Iwag Festival, A Festival of Lights

Pototan, Iloilo, Philippines, known as the Christmas Capital in the Visayas because of the amazing display of lights known as the Iwag Festival never cease to impress visitors here and abroad. A group of excellent lighting designers gather their heads to ensure that they have some new lighting designs to display every Yuletide Season. (credit goes to the photographer)



Christmas Village

Soldiers

The Light House



Sunday, January 20, 2013

Lighting Innovations



Light is a very significant element in our lives. It signifies peace, purity, goodness, and hope. Without the light, our eyes meant nothing. What good will they do if all we can see is an ocean of nothingness? We are given eyes to see by Our Creator so we can enjoy the beauty of nature He created for us. He made the stars and the moon to light up the skies at night and the sun during the day.

Presently, we don't have to depend our lighting sources in the celestial bodies or torches anymore. There are other options such as the incandescent lamps, florescent lamps,   halogen lamps and LED lamps to name a few. These lights are either powered by electricity or chemicals. They are invented and innovated by lighting designers to meet our lighting needs. (Photographer: Arvin Tonogbanua)

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Nature's Display of Lights

by Arvin Tonogbanua

Nature has its own lighting designer. This amazing picture only shows how magnificent and amazing our Creator is.  Ad maiorem Dei gloriam!

Saturday, January 12, 2013

The Beauty of Plazuela de Iloilo


Florete Land Inc., did an incredible job in developing a place where you can dine, party and enjoy a good night stroll all together. Kudos to their team of architects for making sure that anyone who come to visit does not only enjoy the panoramic view but the lighting designs as well. They made sure that we both enjoy the beauty of the day as well as the night.



Friday, January 11, 2013

Moods and Lighting Fixtures


Experiments show that the color of lights has a huge impact in affecting our moods. The brighter the color of the lights the livelier and more active we are. Lighting designers has to ensure that their lighting designs capture the mood we want to create in every area of our homes and business establishments. For example the spa in Conrad Bangkok Conrad Luxury Hotels and Resorts is using lighting fixtures which has are neither too dark nor too bright. Such lighting fixture design makes a relaxing effect thus making it a perfect place to unwind after a long and tiring day at work.


13.5" Twigs & Leaves Ceramic Ceiling Light

At work, lighting fixtures should be bright to ensure that employees are active all day long. But it should not only be bright. It should also have an appealing effect. Lighting designers should never stop creating new designs that will capture not only our eyes but our hearts such as the  13.5" Twigs & Leaves Ceramic Ceiling Light which I found in one of the online lighting fixture' stores. This ceramic lamp makes a great decor and lighting fixture for commercial and residential complex. I like this lighting fixture because it is handmade. Handcrafted products are known to be expensive because you do not only sell the product. Artisans pour their heart and creativity to create such a masterpiece. These type of lighting fixtures are not mass produced thus making each lamp unique or one of a kind.

6" Lantern Pendant Light w/ Diamond Pattern


Lighting fixtures are part of our day to day existence. Business establishments, offices, residential spaces need these lights as they provide security, navigation and aesthetic beauty. But we should not use just any lighting fixtures. We should ensure that the lighting fixtures we have at home or offices must be safe and environmental friendly. If we can afford it, we should buy handcrafted lighting fixtures as it is one way of helping our artisans and their family. It is also one way of promoting our artisans' creativity and artistic creations.



Thursday, January 10, 2013

Importance Of Lights To Our Lives



Lighting fixtures has been one of man's greatest achievements. It's invention has paved the way towards economic progress. It has helped improved so many lives as well. Can you imagine living in a place without any lighting fixtures at all? We may survive a week or two without any lighting fixtures available. But a month or more without them is like living in Dark Ages.

However, not many of us are blessed with lighting fixtures. There are still some places here and abroad which are not yet blessed with lighting fixtures. It seems that the government does not have enough funds to finance a lighting project in these areas yet since. I understand that it will cost millions of dollars to finance these type of projects. Not only that these areas are remote. The terrain is also impossible. I suppose that the government should work on the the road projects and power plants first before they can start on the lighting projects. However if road projects and powers are still not possible then the government should settle on funding solar panels which will power the lighting fixtures in the homes of every member of the community. 

It actually takes a brave soul to pass the road without any lamp post or lamp to guide your way. But it takes a braver and strong soul to live in a 
place without decent lighting fixtures. The place is not only pitiable and lonely but spooky as well. You cannot do anything else but pray and wait patiently for the morning to come. I only wish that the government officials  of these communities will take action for the betterment of these communities. Lighting fixtures are probably just a small thing for us who has not experienced living in a house illuminated with lighting fixtures. But to the members of these communities they are everything