Successfully illuminating an interior may not be as straightforward as it seems at first glance. Often, you may encounter rooms where the light is directed towards your face, or there isn't enough light on the work desk. Another separate issue is design – what can be done to ensure that the lamps and lights chosen for the home will look stylish and tasteful even years later. We posed some questions to Kadrin Kalvet, an experienced interior designer who dares to recommend solutions that always work and draws attention to common mistakes that can easily be avoided.

In our latitudes, there are many hours of darkness that must be compensated with artificial light. Not only the backyard and garden path, but also streets, parks, playgrounds and running tracks need additional lighting all year round. Since creating an external lighting solution is an expensive and time-consuming proposition, it is important that the quality of the lighting meets the harsh weather conditions found in the Nordic countries and that the lighting should last for years.

Each luminaire is designed to operate in a specific environment under certain conditions. In order for the consumer to have an overview of the requirements that a particular luminaire meets, all luminaires have labels that include all important information about the luminaires and operating environment. Below we give an overview of what the labels on the luminaires are and what they actually mean.