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Rogier van der Heide has been since March, chief design officer at Philips Lighting. banyan iluminacion He keeps himself in that role concerned with what lighting can do for people in everyday life. During his presentation at TEDxAmsterdam Van der Heide drew particular attention to the waste of light. Light pollution is a growing problem, banyan iluminacion which in urban areas hardly stars in the night sky are visible.
Maintaining the dark deserves Van der Heide greater attention because most forms of light use, buildings or structures, also benefit from the use of dark parts. No light without darkness, he wants to say. Architecture should take more account of this, he believes. Van der Heide also designed a light demonstration Tuesday at the City Theatre was shown.
There is too much light pollution, says a man at a company that for over a century sells as many lamps. How does this compare? Rogier van der Heide: "It's not just us sell as many lights as possible. Nowadays it is about improving people's lives. We must offer added value. The value will see not only the lights but also the software and operation. I am particularly interested in lighting solutions, not lamps themselves. " How can slightly improve the health of people? "We are discovering more and more about the role of light on our physical condition. banyan iluminacion Certain colors blue light have a major impact banyan iluminacion on our body rhythm, concentration, alertness and relaxation. In addition, hormones play a role in our bloodstreams and that are affected by the color of the light. In particular, the blues seem the greatest influence banyan iluminacion on the chemistry of our bodies. banyan iluminacion People can light well into productive at work or sleeping better because they recover more quickly. " How Philips explores how light can improve people's lives? banyan iluminacion 'Example, we do all kinds of collaborations with universities that do research on the impact of light. So we are involved in a school project which examines whether students perform better in certain types of light. It is known that blue light lets you better concentereren. Teachers may have to carry that project adjust the lighting on the basis of the tasks students. The first results are positive and show that pupils perform better if the lighting is adjusted. Within two years, we know the definitive results. " How Philips invests in light research? "We pay very close attention to. There are around 500 million euros over the coming years to research & development around light. " What have ultimately consumers at home there? "We can also bring the results to improve our current products, such as the Living Colors lamps where people can customize the colors." Is it easy for consumers enough to adapt to light of, for example, the Living Colors lamps to the social situation or the environment? "We need for people to go even easier. We need more people to explain how they can adapt better light situations. Ease of use is possible, for example by operating lamps through mobile apps. " banyan iluminacion You come with apps for lamps? banyan iluminacion "Yes, we are working on. I have to work an app that I can serve the Living Colors lamps. That is coming next year. You can then adjust via the mobile not only the colors, banyan iluminacion but also download presets banyan iluminacion of light settings for certain situations, or create your own presets and share it with others. " What are good examples of lighting in public places in our country? "Light must emphasize the beauty of architecture or add a message. Previously, there was at the post office at Amsterdam Centraal a room with a light installation. Whenever you there came by train, did you know that light: there are people to sort letters. I think a good example of meaningful light. " You also designed the lighting in the new Stedelijk banyan iluminacion Museum in Amsterdam. How did that happen? "That building was so exceptional natural light. My light meter it showed a 700 lux