Lighting Techniques for Interior Design
Direct Light
A course by Mónica Vega , Designer
About the video: Direct Light
Overview
“Direct lighting is the one we use to perform precision tasks. I will start by explaining what it is and what we use it for. ”
In this video lesson Mónica Vega addresses the topic: Direct Light, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lighting Techniques for Interior Design. Learn to design lighting for different rooms in a home to create cozy, versatile, and functional spaces.
Partial transcription of the video
“direct light To begin with, I would like to talk to you about lighting basics. The first thing I want to show you it's about direct and indirect lighting. Direct lighting is lighting that travels directly from the light source to the work surface. You have to take into account that direct lighting can be focal or diffuse. direct lighting It is the one we use to perform precision tasks. such as drawing, eating, cooking or reading. We know this as a "task light" and we must place it right where the activity will take place. It is also the lighting that we use, for example, to highlight an obj...”
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Course summary for: Lighting Techniques for Interior Design
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Areas
Architecture, Digital Architecture, Interior Architecture, Lighting Design, Spatial Design

Mónica Vega
A course by Mónica Vega
After graduating in architecture, Mónica Vega founded LumLum in 2014, her own studio in Mexico City devoted to architectural lighting design for interior spaces, primarily restaurants, offices, and stores.
Through extensive research and documentation, LumLum seeks to convey emotion using light as a medium. Most of her projects are located in the capital, but she also works all over the country, providing tailored solutions to each client and building.
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