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    How to manage light in a reading corner

    Choosing the right light is essential in creating your own relaxing corner at home.

    Intensity, position and kind of lighting can make the difference when in the evening, you relax by dedicating yourself to the noble art of reading.

    Imagine coming home after a long work day. The only thing you want is to relax, letting yourself be pampered by the embrace of your favorite armchair, with your reading lamp as a silent companion, immersing yourself in the imaginary world of your favorite novel.

    What could be more relaxing than a reading corner made to measure for you, with extreme care and attention? The color of the walls, the furnishings and of course the light, which accompanies you at all times of the day, changing according to your needs.

    When you think about relaxation, the first words that come to mind are tranquility, serenity and comfort. How to concretely transfer them to your reading corner? Start with the piece of furniture on which you will relax with your book. It could be a comfortable armchair, perhaps with a retro taste and near the window overlooking the garden, or a soft and comfortable sofa. Once you have found the perfect place, customize it with objects that talk about you, it will make you feel at ease. The choice of light will be crucial, since the lamp will choose at the same time a functional piece of furniture and will be at your reading, providing you with the right light to give you pages and pages of adventures without straining your eyes.

    Which reading lamp to choose? The alternatives are essentially two: the floor or table lamp. The first generates a more diffused light, which descends from the other to illuminate the pages. If you have a tea table next to your reading corner, you can opt for a table lamp that creates a more intimate atmosphere.

    If you have opted for floor lamps, you can choose between Blake, with its minimal and captivating design, it will also give a touch of grit to the environment. The black frame and the diffuser in Venetian glass plates make this lamp easily combinable with different colors of furniture.

    If you are a lover of softer and more captivating shapes, Eva is the perfect product for you. The wide range of colors offered in the catalogue allows you to choose the one that best fits your room.

    If you are a fan of retro taste, Horo with its glass diffuser available in different finishes and colors will illuminate your readings with the eye of light which, by turning the lamp, you can direct it towards you.

    Design will enter your home thanks to the Sound floor lamp, an iconic product of the Dimore Masiero catalogue. If you choose the LED version, you can modulate the light thanks to the dimmer according to your needs and moods

    For your reading table, on the other hand, a lamp like Marco Zito’s Cupole is the design solution that will bring a touch of Venetian style to your home. This product is also available in the floor version.

    If you are a lover of the classic revisited in a modern way, the Darshan table lamp is your perfect choice. Entirely covered in leather, it is available in 3 colors.

    Author of the article
    Alessia D’Alesio
    Global Marketing & Communication Manager, Masiero

    Entrance lighting

    The entrance of the house is the point of union between inside and outside, it represents the space of conjunction of two different worlds.

    The lighting of the entrance is particularly important and difficult to do, having to respect a precise balance, the existing one between the outside world and a space shared with everyone and your personal space. The space dedicated to you and the people you love begins on the doorstep, representing a moment of familiarity for you and your loved ones and the prelude to what awaits.

    If you are lucky enough to own a large foyer, rich in natural light and space, it is easy to create a wow effect, ranging between different styles depending on your taste.

    You can choose a rain of color with the Vollee composition, a collection born from an idea of the duo of designer Lorenz+Kaz. Your foyer will be the theater where a representation of design and color will be staged.

    If you’re a glass and metal lover, Vegas designed by Marc Sadler is the perfect light sculpture for you.

    You can light up your space playing with different size elements, creating compositions similar to the sparkle of Las Vegas.

    Different is your choice of solutions offered by Masiero if you are an admirer of classical chandeliers.

    You can visually illuminate your entrance with an iconic piece of Venetian tradition, the Maria Teresa, the classic chandelier built with arms covered in glass and dressed with pendants.

    Another solution is represented by Raqam, a led modular lighting system, born from the creative genius of Marc Sadler, that lends itself to infinite shapes combinations.

    Raqam will allow you a perfect customization of your entrance lights, which no one else in the world will own.

    For an optimal result create the lighting of the entrance in continuity with the style of the next space.

    If you love modern style, the lamps with a contemporary taste are the right choice for you.

    If you are an admirer of the timeless classic you can choose between icons inherited from the past.

    Author of the article
    Alessia D’Alesio
    Global Marketing & Communication Manager, Masiero

    Lighting ideas for open-space kitchen and living room

    The open space kitchen and living room was born in American architecture and is increasingly popular in Italians homes. It is a focal space of the house, the one where the family comes together to spend time together and share conviviality thanks to the large spaces reformulated on a human scale.

    Within the space it is appropriate to delimit the areas, distinguishing the kitchen from the dining room and the living area. To do this in addition to the furniture you can use the lighting design to emphasize this distinction.

    The search for lighting solutions of an open space should start from the study of space. The most important lighting points should also be chosen according to the type of lighting you want, recessed spotlights, LED spotlights or chandeliers.

    The furniture plays a primary role in the choice: a suspension in the middle of the room integrates perfectly with an elegant and classic space, while minimal solutions such as spotlights or design suspensions illuminate better a minimal space. In the choice it is to consider that straight and geometric lines follow the verticality of modern furniture, while the rounder shapes can soften the whole.

    Thanks to the creation of separate areas within a single space the family will have the areas suitable for every moment. A very important light point is the one that will light up the dining table, where the moments of conviviality are spent.

    The relax area, with its sofas and armchairs, is the most relaxing heart of the house where you can spend your free time having long evenings chatting, reading books and watching movies with friends and it needs a dedicated lighting.

    The ideal is to establish more points of light in this area, perhaps using floor lamps next to the armchair, rather than a chandelier that lightly illuminates the room or spotlights that are the ideal solution in the darkest corners. To light up a dining table or the island in the kitchen, it is ideal to choose a suspension with a straight and clean line.

    You can range from the Olà collection, choosing the oval suspension, perfect to illuminate the kitchen island giving a touch of preciousness

    to the billiards of the Sound, which is characterized by the characteristic shape and minimal at the same time.

    The living area needs a more intimate atmosphere, to be illuminated with the elegant crystal pearls of Cristalis

    or with the captivating design of Blink


    or with Crek and its precious handmade glass plates.

    You can add a touch of color with soft light by choosing Cupole.

    If there are areas of particular interest for architecture or furniture elements to enhance, you can use wall lamps that allow you to light up even the most narrow areas as corners and niches. Among Masiero’s various proposals in terms of wall lamps, Palm stands out for its originality and flexibility, being a modular wall decoration system.

    If you need to renew the lighting of the open space kitchen-living room, but you do not want to undertake a whole path of lighting design, you will simply replace the suspension of the room with something special.

    You can choose Olympya: changing even a single detail so important will give new life to the entire room.

    Author of the article
    Alessia D’Alesio
    Global Marketing & Communication Manager, Masiero

    What is dimmable light?

    What is dimmable? Dimmability is a LED technology that allows you to adjust the intensity of light. It represents an innovative way of managing light in domestic spaces and beyond.

    The adjective dimmerabile comes from the Anglo-Saxon language and means “lower”. Thanks to this technology, the intensity of light can therefore be adjusted, ensuring maximum luminous comfort in domestic and public spaces, all managed through analog or wireless solutions.

    It’s enough a touch to have a light more or less intense: the space adapts to your needs changing shape based on your wishes and needs.

    The use of dimmable integrated LED lamps is perfect for areas such as the living room, the relaxation area, the study or the bedroom, as well as for the dining room of a restaurant or a lounge bar. The whole mood of the room changes as the intensity of the light changes, creating new light and shadow effects.

    Masiero has used dimmable light technology in different collections, whether in suspension and ceiling lamps, wall lamps or floor lamps, allowing full autonomy in the management of ambient lighting

    For example, with the suspensions and wall lamps from the Honicé collection by Oriano Favaretto, the simplicity of the lines is reflected on the walls, creating different reflections based on the intensity of light. Honicè is an illuminated sculpture perfect for the living room, to which it will give preciousness and refinement.

    Cupole design by Marco Zito is also part of the led dimmable suspension lamps. This chandelier that recalls the domes of the bell towers of the Venetian churches, creates a play of light thanks to the construction that provides a double light source, one in the lantern and one in the dome.

    The light emanating from this lamp recalls the glimpses of light coming from the churches and becomes even more soft and romantic lowering the intensity, until it becomes a halo of light that warms the corners of the home.

    You can also choose the dimmable light for the reading area, close to your favourite armchair.

    Sound floor lamp design by Giovanni Battista Gianola, will be an elegant piece of furniture that will guide you in your favourite readings.

    If you love to read in bed, Horo’s table lamp design by Pierre Gonalons will bring a touch of design to your room, making the atmosphere elegantly restful.

    Author of the article
    Alessia D’Alesio
    Global Marketing & Communication Manager, Masiero

    How to manage living room lighting

    Choosing the correct lighting for the living room is very complex and requires special attention, because very different activities take place in this area of ​​the house. This space is in fact used for leisure, conviviality, relax, sometimes for work and must therefore be welcoming and comfortable.

    There are several factors to consider when choosing the lighting in the living room, such as the size of the room, the natural light present, the furnishings style and, last but not least, how you intend to use this area of ​​the house.

    When managing space, it is essential to identify the activities that take place there, in order to choose the most functional light. As far as style is concerned, it is essential that the design of the lights integrate with that of the furnishings, playing with the same leitmotiv or with contrasts, as long as they are studied.

    The choice of the type of lighting is wide, it can range from suspensions to retractable spotlights, from wall lamps to floor lamps and table lamps, with classic or contemporary style, country, vintage or shabby chic, made in the most varied materials and shades of infinite color.

    In order to better illuminate the living room it is essential to ensure the right light throughout the space, creating:

    • General lighting through a central chandelier
    • An intermediate lighting, ideal for emphasizing a specific area, such as the bookcase
    • Accent lighting, with a purely decorative purpose

    Masiero offers a wide range of products suitable for lighting the living room.

    Se hai una stanza di grandi dimensioni e sei amante del classico rivisitato con il colore, il Maria Teresain vetro colorato è perfetto per te.

    If, on the other hand, you are a lover of the classic revisited in a modern way, you can choose between Darshan in its different colors

    Vertical view of contemporary main room

    and Olympya, where you can use a mix of suspension and wall lamp to light up your home.

    Are you looking for a chandelier that has a different allure between on and off? Horo with marble effect glass is perfect for you.

    If there is a dining table in the living room, you will need to think about adequately lighting it, to see well during dinner and chat pleasantly with the diners. Vegas will make your table sparkle providing the functionality of illuminating evenly.

    If the living room is small, you can make it welcoming by choosing wall lamps, such as the Palm, a real wall decoration system.

    Ceiling lamps that radiate light evenly are also an excellent choice.

    Depending on your taste, you could choose a piece from the Impero&Deco collection, such as the VE 760 available in different shapes and sizes.

    Vertical view of contemporary main room

    If you want to create a reading corner, it is appropriate to use a floor lamp to be placed next to an armchair. The floor lamp will guarantee the correct light to read without straining the eyes.

    Ideal for highlighting the room, the Sound floor lamp will give character to your living room, just like the Horo floor lamp.

    Lighting is really essential in the living room, as it can be a functional and decorative object at the same time. Our proposal is really wide, suitable to satisfy the most varied style and size needs. Our proposal is really wide, suitable to satisfy the most varied style and size needs.

    Author of the article
    Alessia D’Alesio
    Global Marketing & Communication Manager, Masiero

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