“Welightfeatures,notspaces,”BenHarrisonsays.“Ratherthanspreadaroundalotofambientlight,welightwallstohighlightarchitecture,somet imes with spotlights on
the mullions. Twenty five per cent ofVanish’sceilinglightsarepositionedtohighlightafeature,acurtain,someartwork.Inthediningroom,tinyspotlightsarepositioned
tohighlighteachplacesetting.”Harrisonexplainsthatsomeofthepublicspacesonboardcanhaveasmanyas10lighting“loops”tocreatemood,atmosphere and task
lighting.Individuallightsmaybeonseveralprogrammesasnecessary.“VBHprovidedthecomputerisedlightinginterfaceforusandittooktwoofusthree full days to set
it up,” he says. “The large windows on this yacht don’t negate the need for light, rather they add to the levels we need to create sufficient lighting day tonight.”
Light fantastic
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