Journal
How to Choose: Lighting and Lampshades for the Home
Lighting shapes how your home feels to live in, from the soft glow of a bedside lamp to the warm welcome of a dining pendant. The right lampshade doesn’t just diffuse light; it defines atmosphere, enhances décor, and makes every room more intentional. In this guide, we share room-by-room advice on choosing lampshades for living rooms, bedrooms, dining areas, and beyond. With tips on fabrics, proportions, and layering light, you’ll learn how to create spaces that feel both functional and unforgettable.
For both homes and hospitality spaces, choosing the perfect lighting or lampshade is about style and storytelling. Our guide and compilation of posts to help you choose the perfect one for your home or business.
Choosing the right fabric is key to crafting the perfect lampshade. This guide explores cotton, linen, silk, velvet, and printed textiles, explaining how each affects light, mood, and style so you can select materials that complement your space and express your personal design vision.
Bespoke doesn’t mean rejecting technology. This Journal piece explores how Iberian Lighting fuses traditional craftsmanship with modern precision tools to create lampshades that honour the hand while embracing innovation, proof that artistry and machinery can work hand in hand.
Commissioning is more than procurement; it’s collaboration. This Journal piece explores why the most successful interior designers work directly with makers to create meaningful, enduring spaces that celebrate craft, sustainability and design intent.
Hard or soft lampshade? Learn the difference between structured and fabric-stitched shades, how each shapes light and mood, and which is right for your interior.
In a world of convenience and disposability, bespoke design offers meaning and endurance. Tom Acciarini explores how Iberian Lighting champions craftsmanship, collaboration, and emotional durability in an era of fast interiors, creating lighting that is built to last.
At WOW!house Chelsea Harbour, Tom Acciarini reflects on Iberian Lighting’s collaboration with Pirajean Lees. Exploring soul in design, mindful finishing, and the tension between efficiency and craft, this Journal piece examines how light, care, and collaboration shape timeless interiors.
