https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-anatomy-of-a-picture-light 2026-08-04T21:27:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/caspen_journal_picture_light_2000x1000_74592fb2-a55b-4479-9045-f1f294183dc0.png?v=1780411074 The Anatomy of a Picture Light https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-decade-that-designed-the-way-we-now-light-a-room 2026-08-04T21:27:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_2_2026_03_44_07_PM_6d6e4d8a-5c8f-4f97-afb1-19189d1daa13.png?v=1780412496 The decade that designed the way we now light a room https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-quiet-architecture-of-the-cove-light 2026-08-04T21:27:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_2_2026_04_08_15_PM.png?v=1780412961 The quiet architecture of the Cove Light https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/alabaster-why-a-stone-older-than-lighting-is-suddenly-everywhere 2026-08-04T21:27:57+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_2_2026_04_17_05_PM.png?v=1780413456 Alabaster: Why a stone older than lighting is suddenly everywhere https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/hand-patinated-brass-why-two-identical-fittings-look-nothing-alike 2026-08-04T21:27:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_2_2026_04_22_30_PM.png?v=1780413793 Hand-Patinated Brass. Why two identical fittings look nothing alike. https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/mouth-blown-opaline-the-quietest-material-in-lighting-and-why-designers-are-returning-to-it 2026-08-04T21:27:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_2_2026_04_32_03_PM_da117e1b-48a5-47cf-a3d6-3f7f82eff458.png?v=1780469567 Mouth-Blown Opaline. The quietest material in lighting - and why designers are returning to it https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-five-layer-lighting-scheme-a-designers-working-reference 2026-08-04T21:27:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_3_2026_09_54_32_AM_b09e79ee-d3e1-4e83-91c5-f62b80996cea.png?v=1780477664 The five-layer lighting scheme - a designers working reference https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/colour-temperature-why-a-house-lit-at-4000k-is-a-house-nobody-wants-to-live-in 2026-08-04T21:27:56+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_3_2026_10_18_09_AM_3d7169c7-893e-4105-8db7-2d05af9dd361.png?v=1780478395 Colour Temperature: Why a house lit at 4000K is a house nobody wants to live in https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/dimming-compatibility-the-problem-nobody-wants-to-talk-about 2026-08-04T21:27:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_3_2026_10_33_14_AM_11c095e9-5da8-431e-aa71-dce7c49ab988.png?v=1780479293 Dimming Compatibility: The problem nobody wants to talk about https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-terzani-made-light-move 2026-08-04T21:27:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_3_2026_11_21_52_AM_6a388768-327b-42fe-9290-2599eadec2d3.png?v=1780485934 How Terzani made light move https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-foundry-in-the-hills 2026-08-04T21:27:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_11_2026_12_30_12_PM_39cf2573-275a-4d4e-bef1-62c829c3be08.png?v=1781178182 The Foundry in the hills https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/masiero-and-the-tailoring-of-light 2026-08-04T21:27:55+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_11_2026_02_57_06_PM_5894935b-52ba-466b-b4a9-4deb400b46b5.png?v=1781187752 Masiero and the tailoring of light https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/italamp-the-padua-house-that-tests-every-light-for-a-day 2026-08-04T21:27:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_11_2026_04_00_19_PM_1e1fc9f1-b11c-4eb7-b1dd-20bc19f204f5.png?v=1781190089 Italamp, the Padua house that tests every light for a day https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/what-machine-glass-cannot-do 2026-08-04T21:27:54+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/ChatGPT_Image_Jun_11_2026_04_30_27_PM.png?v=1781191860 What machine glass cannot do https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/what-a-bespoke-chandelier-costs-and-what-you-are-paying-for 2026-08-17T13:29:53+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/what-a-bespoke-chandelier-costs-and-what-you-are-paying-for_d55f4291-f480-43d1-ae5f-8f9df0fbcec0.png?v=1786969793 What a bespoke chandelier costs, and what you are paying for Watercolour illustration of a single large chandelier hung alone https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/what-happens-in-the-twelve-weeks-you-are-waiting 2026-08-17T13:29:38+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/what-happens-in-the-twelve-weeks-you-are-waiting_23832856-308b-447c-a209-61e8224ce9ea.png?v=1786969778 What happens in the twelve weeks you are waiting Watercolour illustration of a single freshly blown glass shade resting alone on a workbench https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/lighting-a-listed-house 2026-08-17T13:30:31+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/lighting-a-listed-house_781ab610-80c7-4d33-add3-21b29af7c858.png?v=1786969831 Lighting a listed house Watercolour illustration of a single wall light on old lime plaster https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-lighting-decisions-that-come-before-the-plaster 2026-08-17T13:31:03+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/the-lighting-decisions-that-come-before-the-plaster_fd2217bc-ac54-45e9-9a10-1db29024b00c.png?v=1786969863 The lighting decisions that come before the plaster Watercolour illustration of a bare lampholder hanging on its flex from an unfinished ceiling https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/who-owns-the-chandelier-once-it-leaves-the-workshop 2026-08-17T13:32:15+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/who-owns-the-chandelier-once-it-leaves-the-workshop_cb906812-3451-469e-9e16-85c2e56c78de.png?v=1786969935 Who owns the chandelier once it leaves the workshop Watercolour illustration of a chandelier resting in an open timber crate https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/how-to-judge-a-lighting-house 2026-09-21T11:48:00+01:00 weekly 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house, and that is not an insult Watercolour illustration of three identical spun metal shades stacked one inside another on a bare surface https://caspen.co.uk/blogs/journal/the-most-important-thing-happening-to-lighting-in-2027-is-a-regulation 2026-09-21T12:07:07+01:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0916/5186/6998/articles/the-most-important-thing-happening-to-lighting-in-2027-is-a-regulation_10e3da88-e04d-4f00-ba5f-e392f9ecfac6.png?v=1789988827 The most important thing happening to lighting in 2027 is a regulation Watercolour illustration of a single bare filament lamp resting on its side