Contributors in Interior design
Interior design
candle power
Art history; General art history
Also known as: candlepower or bougie. It can be abbreviated as cp. A unit for measuring the quantity of light. It expresses levels of light intensity in terms of the light emitted by a candle of ...
candelabrum
Art history; General art history
Also known as branched candlestick, candle tree or candélabre. A support for more than one candle. Plural: candelabrums or candelabra.
electrolier
Art history; General art history
Lit. a cluster of, or chandelier for, electric lamps. The word has become something of an anachronism and is not in general use in English today.
lighting engineer
Art history; General art history
It is the member of a profession based on the science of light (photometry) and its relationship to interior design. A lighting engineer is also can also be responsible for lighting in gigs and/or ...
perfume-burner
Art history; General art history
A small night-light that contains a phial or dish of, for example, cassia or ground cinnamon that, when heated by the warmth of the light source, emits a sweet fragrance: a decorative variation on ...
standard- or floor-lamp
Art history; General art history
A lamp to be positioned on the floor, the support for which would, therefore, be upwards of 4 feet in height.
lantern
Art history; General art history
Also known as: lanterne. Normally a small, rectangular, suspended lamp to illuminate a hallway or vestibule.