Light and Life

We see things every day, from the moment we get up in the morning until we go to sleep at night. We look at everything around us using light.

We appreciate kids' crayon drawings, fine oil paintings, swirling computer graphics, gorgeous sunsets, a blue sky, shooting stars and rainbows. We rely on mirrors to make ourselves presentable, and sparkling gemstones to show affection.

But did you ever stop to think that when we see any of these things, we are not directly connected to it? We are, in fact, seeing light -- light that somehow has left objects far or near and reached our eyes. Light is all our eyes can really see.

The other way that we encounter light is in devices that produce light -- incandescent bulbs, fluorescent tubes, lasers, the sun. Each one uses a different technique to generate photons.

Heat is the most common way we see light being generated -- a normal 75-watt incandescent bulb is generating light by using electricity to create heat. However, there are lots of other ways to generate light, some of which are listed below:

• LED (Light Emitting Diodes) – LED lights are called semiconductors. They can vary in characteristics of their light and achieve nearly the full spectrum of colour. Unlike traditional light bulbs, LED’s emit very little heat, consume little power and have a much higher light expectancy.

• Halogen lamps - Halogen lamps use electricity to generate heat, but benefit from a technique that lets the filament run hotter.

• Fluorescent lights - Fluorescent lights use electricity to directly energize atoms rather than requiring heat.

• Gas lanterns - A gas lantern uses a fuel like natural gas or kerosene as the source of heat.

• Lasers - Lasers use energy to "pump" a lasing medium, and all of the energized atoms are made to dump their energy at the exact same wavelength and phase.

• Glow-in-the-dark toys - In a glow-in-the-dark toy, the electrons are energized but fall back to lower-energy orbitals over a long period of time, so the toy can glow for half an hour.

Living rooms and work spaces are more unique than ever before. The expectation of functionality and comfort in furniture, furnishings and buildings is growing steadily. The design of interior lighting now plays a key role in determining the ambience and overall quality of a room.

Additional lights in cabinets, compartments and suspended ceilings can enhance and supplement the light from traditional wall and ceiling light fixtures effectively. The planning of light in furniture puts a multitude of demands on architects, designers, electricians and contractors. And now at Häfele we can offer a comprehensive collection of ideas.

Häfele’s lighting technology range highlights new and innovative solutions for residential, commercial, outdoor, caravan, RV and marine applications. To suit these applications, we offer the very latest in low and high voltage lighting trends allowing you to choose from a broad and highly design driven range of surface or recess mounted lights covering furniture and shop fitting.

With specific concentration on energy and cost saving alternatives to incandescent and quartz halogen lights, Häfele has sourced a variety of LED lighting solutions.
The LED lights are supplied in aluminium and silver coloured anodised. These stylish lights emit minimum heat, saving energy – while the diode has an approximate lifespan of 50,000 hours, which is equivalent to 5 hours per day for 20 years.

With such a diverse range of solutions, Lighting technology and installation flexibility is now in your hands.