Sally Storey

With over thirty years in lighting design, Sally Storey is one of the UK's best-known architectural lighting experts, working on luxury residential and hotel projects around the world. She is the author of three acclaimed books on lighting, a regular contributor to national and international press, and a keynote speaker at design forums including the Monaco Yacht Show.

Leading British lighting expert

Course

Learn The Art of Lighting Design

Learn the techniques of professional lighting design from celebrated lighting designer Sally Storey. This course breaks down the techniques of architectural lighting design and is for anyone wanting to understand how to achieve best-in-class lighting for their homes or professional projects. Sally combines her expertise in working across commercial and residential projects to unpack the importance of balancing ambient, accent and task lighting room by room. The course features Sally’s home as well as the demonstration lighting pod at John Cullen Lighting in London to help equip you to create successful lighting to enjoy at home or in the garden after daylight fades.

21 Lessons

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Lesson plan — 21 lessons

01 Introduction to Lighting

01 Meet Sally
02 Introduction to lighting
03 Creating with light

02 Fundamentals of Lighting Design

04 Ambient, accent & task lighting
05 Planning your lighting design
06 The lighting plan

03 Lighting Exterior Spaces

07 The fundamentals of exterior lighting
08 Lighting structure & sculpture
09 The facade & entrance

04 Illustrations from John Cullen Lighting

10 The lighting pod
11 Colour temperature & colour rendition
12 The living room set
13 The kitchen set
14 The bathroom set

05 Lighting Examples from Sally's Home

15 The kitchen
16 The living room & TV room
17 The bedroom

06 Lighting Design Case Studies

18 Case study 1 - Lighting a contemporary house
19 Case study 2 - Lighting a traditional house
20 Case study 3 - Lighting a penthouse
21 Closing remarks

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