Home lighting has changed forever. Gone are the days where function was the only thing that mattered. Today lighting fixtures are part of a home’s décor and style. Technology that is equally beautiful Tisva understands this perfectly and it shows in every design in our collection. But before we tell you all about how incredible […]
Mixing and matching is good if you have no option. And if you are looking for something really casual. But there are areas in our homes where we need to be a little more planned. Home lighting is one of these much neglected areas.Check out our range here. Or visit our nearest store. Bring your […]
Have you ever wondered why candle light makes an evening romantic. Or how conversation becomes more vibrant when the place is bright. This is the magic of light. It creates moods and plays with them. At soft low levels it has a calming effect and as it get brighter it makes life more vibrant. Now […]
1.  Lighting is the last element to worry about Wrong! Light is the most important element in your home. It creates ambience, sets the mood and plays with spaces. Even before you start deciding on your furniture or colours play a little attention to how natural light fills the room. This then is your canvas. […]
Light is faint visual background noise: always there, only noticed when it’s bad. Beyond meeting many simple needs, lighting can improve work and enhance play. Effective ambient lighting subtly brings to light (pardon our pun) the tasks we grapple with, and can do so in nearly every area of our lives. Ambient lighting provides an […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that when there is light we see things and in darkness we don’t. This simple observation leads us to wrongly believe that our eyes perceive the world around us through the amount of light present. Whereas in reality our eyes perceive the world around us by the quantity of contrast […]
Colour is not a physical property of the objects we see, but the light that is reflected back by the surface/object. Colour results from light waves bouncing off an object; in the case of transparent or semi-transparent objects it would result from light waves passing through it. Therefore the material of the object/surface determines the […]
We all know what Brightness is. However, let’s get a bit technical: In the world of Lighting Design, specifying the direction and distribution of light in a space yields Brightness contrast. Simply put determining the intensity and spread of light over an area results in Brightness levels. Brightness vs Luminance We often use the terms […]
Emotional Impact It is easy to simply light up a place with general light; however with all areas equally lit, the space will lose out on its emotional value. Moreover it will create a dull and boring place, where people will tend to get depressed. It requires careful manipulation of light to create spaces that […]
The light produced by passing electric current through vapour or gas is of a higher intensity than light produced by passing electricity through filaments. Electric Discharge Lamps are more efficient and have a longer life than filament based lamps (Incandescent lamps). Fluorescent Lamps Fluorescent Lamps work by passing an arc/wave of electric current through mercury […]
