The most distinctive feature of contemporary lighting is that the designs and styles adopted try to blend in to the general home décor. The use of geometrical shapes with clean cut lines defines most contemporary light fittings.

Contemporary lighting is a practical approach to the lighting needs of a house. Task lighting is one of the main lighting needs attended to by contemporary lighting fixtures. Pendant lighting fixtures are the popular choice for task lighting solutions. Fixed over a particular area, pendant lights provide focused lighting for that particular area. Work desks, breakfast nooks and counter tops in kitchens are the usual places where pendant lights are used. Colored glass pendants are one of the most popular types of contemporary lighting fixtures used.

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Stage lighting, as can be inferred by the name, refers to the lighting of a stage used for performances like theatre, dance, opera and other art forms. Stage lighting is not a matter of mere illumination. A person in charge of stage lighting needs to understand style, balance, aesthetics and also human emotions and psychology. His skills should encompass a thorough understanding of the science of light, optics, vision, perception and lighting technology.

The earliest stage performances were held in open air theater in daylight making use of natural lighting. In fact Greek performers were known to have presented their plays at different times of the day to take advantage of differing types of natural light.

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Pendant lighting fixtures are suspended from the ceiling and get their name from the jewelry accessory of the same name. Pendant lighting has a distinctive appeal and is considered perfect for places like kitchen islands, desks, breakfast nooks and the like. Pendant lighting can be either a single pendant lighting fixture or two or three different ones teamed up to provide a dramatic effect. Generally when two or three pendant lighting fixtures are teamed up, mini pendant lighting fixtures are used. The area of pendant lighting provides a lot of scope for the use of creative designs and ideas.

It is advisable to mount pendant lighting fixtures at least 24″ to 30″ above the area to be lit. When mini pendants are used, the ideal height would be 18″ to 24″ above the surface area to be lighted. When two or three pendants are used, an adjustable pendant bar can be used to fix them at different heights. This makes it possible to adjust heights from time to time, varying the overall lighting effect in the process.

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A variety of lighting fixtures can be used in a kitchen to optimize space utilization while being aesthetically appealing. One can choose from ceiling light fixtures, pendant light fixtures, recessed lighting fixtures and the like to light up different areas in the kitchen.

Under cabinet lighting fixtures are very popular in kitchens. The use of such lighting fixtures ensures that a work area is lighted up directly by a light source being focused upon it. Under cabinet lighting fixtures are also known as under valence lighting and are used to light up counter tops and eating areas.

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