Description
PROGRAMME STATS
COURSE OVERVIEW
Acquiring the skills needed to understand and work with lighting is essential when designing an interior. Even the smallest detail can make a space inviting or make it unappealing. Knowing how to look for and add these details is crucial not only for an interior designer or decorator, but for anyone who enjoys bringing spaces to life.
This 9-week online short course on lighting design is packed with indispensable information and is the fundamental resource that interior designers and decorators already in the industry or budding interior designers and decorators can use to elevate their lighting skills and knowledge. The course is also suitable for those at home who wish to educate themselves in lighting design and don’t know where to start.
The course covers the topics of natural and artificial lighting, the effect light can have on it’s environment and the different light fittings to start. It then moves on to the history of lighting and what we commonly name light bulbs, how we measure light and then contemporary lighting. After that the course looks at the practicalities of lighting, from where the lighting is located and what a ceiling plan is to what the requirements of layouts are. Industry involvement, communication and documentation for sourcing and installing lighting rounds off the course to ensure that every fundamental aspect of lighting is covered.
Even if you are not aware of the effect lighting can have on an interior, learning about and understanding the foundational elements of lighting design can have a huge impact on how we emote with and relate to a space. If elevating an interior to showcase its best qualities is something you want to achieve, this course is for you.
Earn 2.0 category 1 CPD points through The African Institute of Interior Design Professions, enriching your professional profile.
MODULE BREAKDOWN
Welcome and Introduction to the Course
Introduction to Lighting
The Effect of Light and Light Fittings
The History of Lamps and the Measurement of Light
Contemporary and Sculptural Lighting Designers
Your interior: Site Requirements and Possibilities
General Layouts and Ceiling Plans
Industry Application, Involvement and Communication
Schedules, Sourcing, Budgeting and Costing
Wrap up & Conclusion
IS THIS COURSE FOR YOU?
This course is aimed at those that wish to know more about the world of lighting in decorating and design and get to grips with the fitting, fixtures, specifications and communication mediums used in the industry. Whether you are an interior designer or decorator already in the industry and want to learn more about lighting an interior or someone who is renovating an interior and would like to understand which light fitting to use, how to create emotion in a room using light, or even how to read a ceiling plan, this course is for you.
The course caters for those who wish to study online while they are still working or studying. The 9-week format ensures that you get to grips with the carefully curated content week-by-week in an environment where you are guided and supported by industry experts.
If you are seeking a course with flexibility, the number of hours allocated to each module and the freedom to choose when you review the content, allows you to plan your 9 weeks to suit you and your lifestyle.
The course does not have any entry requirements or requires you have any prior knowledge about lighting, so is perfect for beginners, but is in-depth enough to enrich the knowledge of those already in the industry.
This course is for you if you are passionate about bringing interiors to life using lighting and eager to understand how to communicate this. Contact us if you want to find out more about how this course is structured and if it is for you.
SKILLS YOU WILL DEVELOP
VISI MASTERCLASS
Join us as we learn through this dynamic, special edition masterclasses led by Steve Smith, Editor-in-Chief at the renowned VISI Magazine as he chats with leading Industry Experts Ploy Phiromnam and Guy van der Walt, owners of Hoi P’loy.
With these specialists in the lighting field, you’ll learn the latest in trend forecasting, principles and elements as well as expert tips and tricks to ensure your future career in lighting in design is a success.
MEET YOUR LECTURERS
JAIMIE CORBISHLEY
With a passion for education, Jaimie has her P.G. Dip in Higher Education along with other qualifications including interior design. She has been a lecturer since 2007 and has been in the interior design industry for several years. She enjoys enriching minds and inspiring students and loves seeing the spark in student’s eyes when the penny drops. Her dedication to nurturing students and providing quality education can be seen in the care and attention she gives to each student.
NICA MAREE
Nica was welcomed back to BHC in 2022 to assist with concept and presentation design. Her favourite part of being involved as a lecturer is getting insights into young, creative minds and being able to feed off their untainted energy. Nica has her Diploma in Interior Design and has gained valuable experience in the field having run her own Interior design company since 1998. Her company, Nica Design, is renowned for honesty, reliability, and unique creativity and specializes in lighting in a variety of interiors. In between work, lecturing and being a mom she is also studying for her BA in psychology.
BENEFITS & DISCOUNTS
Enroll in this course and receive a 20% discount for the Deckle Edge online store when you purchase the recommended stationary kit.
