littlebigdetails A Blog by Floris Dekker littlebigdetails.com Little Big Details is a curated collection of the finer details of design. As Charles & Ray Eames put it: “The details are not the details; they make the product.” This is intended to be a source of inspiration. Created and curated by Floris Dekker. Alumni: Andrew McCarthy. Essential vs. nice to have detailsmicrositeswhimsydesign
Desired qualities of light In today's architectural practice, light is regrettably often treated merely as a quantitative phenomenon; design regulations and standards specify required minimum level of illumination and window sizes, but they do not define any maximum levels of luminance, or desired qualities of light, such as its orientation, temperature, color, or reflectedness. Robert McCarter & Juhani Pallasmaa, Understanding Architecture Obsessed with absolute numbers lightarchitecture