Beam me up

At last, help is at hand for anyone blinded by the byzantine complexity of architectural lighting

- Giles Kime

WHEN Giles Redman launched Corston to eliminate the headache that faces anyone planning a lighting project, his instinct was to distinguish between decorative lighting and architectural. The two do very different things; decorative lights, such as table lamps, floor lamps and pendants, don't merely illuminate a space with a warm, often low-level glow, they also create mood and interest, as well as lending symmetry and focal points to a scheme when required. In many cases, its manufacture requires craftsmanship that might otherwise have disappeared and materials that would otherwise rarely see the light of day, such as gilt, alabaster and bronze.