The importance of lighting – a conversation with Farbad Rasam (designer and decorator)
Biography and beginning of professional activity
From the lighting and decoration of the Kenzo restaurant (located in Vanak, Tehran) to the stage design of the movies Ceasefire, Rais, Superstar, Refrak, Settlement, etc., from various penthouses, towers and business units of Elahia, Gladys, Afra, Parsa, Gallery interested in villa construction and furniture design are parts of “Farbad Rasam” activity, of course, the only Iranian designer Hermes and the only Iranian designer in the Apple Store should be added to this long list. He was born in 1358 and completed his education in the field of stage design and is also familiar with architecture.
He has been doing carpentry, mechanics, welding and electrical work since he was a teenager and is familiar with mechanical principles due to studying at Azadi Conservatory in Tehran. For some time, he has also designed and produced bed sets and metal furniture in his personal workshop, which, of course, is very different from common wrought iron. Also, the design of storefronts of various stores, the design of the concert stage of artists such as Rouzbe Nematollahi, Maziar Fallahi, Babak Jahanbakhsh, etc. should be added to the collection of his professional activities.
From the importance of kitchen lighting to Chinese style Feng Shui!
According to Rasam, the importance of lighting in space design is very high, the lighting of a space can make a building look ugly or beautiful, maybe that is why lighting is known as an academic discipline. He goes on to discuss kitchen and room design and says: Most of the designs related to kitchens are boring, that’s why I try to design a space as a kitchen that can be considered as home furniture and people can communicate with other family members while cooking. be, while this space is not exclusive to cooking or eating and the spirit of life flows in it.
Regarding the design of the rooms, I also pay attention to the age of people, it is quite clear that the design of a teenage girl’s room is very different from a young girl, and I even carefully pay attention to the location of the bed, the type of bedspread and other bedroom decorations.
In general, I must say that home design has more details and a designer must go step by step with the wishes, tastes and needs of his audience on the one hand and convey his opinions and views to them on the other hand. The next thing that many customers refer to Chinese feng shui in the field of home design, but I believe that the principles in feng shui have many differences with the culture and geographical location of Iranians.
A scenario for lighting
In the design of a residential space, I do not use hidden light in the ceilings because the roofs of Iranian buildings are short, and the use of hidden light makes the viewer quickly notice the shortness of the ceiling. In the lighting, we fully comply with this and I consider the lighting in such a way that the lighting is different at different times of the day and night, in other words, a detailed scenario using different lights.One of the important parts of the scenario is that the decorative light should not be the main light, otherwise the entire home will appear as a shadow. I must also point out that the importance of lighting is much more than the chandelier because the chandelier is not the only provider of light in the space of a building. We should note that one of the important centers that attract the attention of new arrivals is the lobby of the building, which makes the space more impressive, stylish and attractive by using attractive and large chandeliers all over the world.
In this context, ceiling lighting is particularly important because other parts of the building can be overshadowed by curtains, flooring, tables, televisions, etc., but practically nothing can be done about the ceiling except for accurate and professional lighting and the use of suitable lamps. In the design of the space or the house and the lighting project, I don’t want to use moonlight and low-power light because it makes the space look very dull and even causes double vision and headaches for the residents, without removing the switch and socket assembly from the house using From the smart panels that are placed on the residents’ phones or tablets, I give them the opportunity to have real images of their homes on their mobile phones.By connecting to the Internet, whenever they want to turn on or off the light of the building, they can even manage the lighting of the building in order to prevent theft (when they are traveling domestically or abroad) so that others do not notice that the building is empty. In this system, you can even change the temperature of the building as desired.
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