Best in class: Lighting-up time

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Lighting captures a mood; in this case, lounge. This space is part of Nike’s 45 Grand, an exclusive fitness studio in New York designed by Rafael de Cárdenas of Architecture at Large and art director Jen Brill for the sports brand. As well as a sleek studio, shopping and changing areas, this lounge offers a place to catch a minute after your workout or to have an informal meeting. Track lighting beneath furniture draws the focus in a room down towards the floor rather than upwards. It feels fresh and modern and is easy to implement. Photograph: David Allee architectureatlarge.com; 45grand.com

The Aria pendant is by the award-winning architect Zaha Hadid, who died this year. Pictured in a gothic black at the Ritz-CarltonResidences, Los Angeles, it also comes in a transparent or gold option. This is a technically gorgeous light, made from 50 layers of technopolymers and each layer is different. It might look like glass, but it weighs much less and boasts talking-point decorative qualities. It comes in three sizes and costs from ¤1,100. National Lighting currently stocks the transparent version but the other two colours can be ordered. nationallighting.com

These powder-coated aluminum wall lights provide decoration as well as illumination. The Nenuphar, designed by Kristian Gavoille for French firm Design Heure, comes in five colour options; mauve with a gold interior; beige with a mauve interior; mauve with a pink interior and pictured, brown with a turquoise interior and grey with an orange interior. The pendant and wall lights both start from ¤1,083 at Britelux Lighting in Dublin 11, or through Dlight Lighting in Tramore and Nirvana Lighting in Castlecomer. britlux.ie; designheure.com; dlight.ie;

Situated at an altitude of more than 1,550m overlooking the beautiful Rhone Valley, Chalet Janluke is a luxurious chalet in La Tzoumaz, part of the fabulous Verbier Four Valleys ski system. Designed by London-based Richard Mizman Architects, the property was fitted out by Mark Pashley Interiors, based in Doncaster, who installed this gorgeous central pendant sourced from DuLuce Lighting, in Leeds. richardmitzman.com;markpashley.co.uk; duluce.com; chaletjanluke.com

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 06:00

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