Do you have trouble with shadows on your face when you "admire" yourself in the bathroom mirror?
Lighting researchers in the United States advise against placing luminaires above the mirror in the bathroom, because this arrangement will, 99% of the time, cast shadows on the lower part of the face.
The ideal solution is to place them on either side of the mirror, so that the light falls flat across the surface of the face.
After all, as they pointed out, this is the only method that make-up artists in Hollywood use.
Manos Lianopoulos is a Content & Digital Strategy Specialist, founder of INTRIGUE Digital and creator of FLASHLIGHT and Tripment. He believes good design and the right light change the way we experience a space, and here he writes about architecture, lighting and the ideas that make everyday life better. When he isn’t shaping content strategies, you’ll find him on the road on his motorbike, filming new episodes of Tripment.
American designer Paul Foekler creates minimalist sculptural lights.
Markos Vouzounerakis talks about light and its importance in our homes and in shaping our daily mood.
A new range of ceiling fans from FANAWAY for every room in your home
