Are you looking for inspiration for the lighting of a modern home? Discover the project of a designer villa in Saint-Tropez with Karman lamps!
With its range of proposals from elegant suspensions to playful wall lamps, without forgetting more technical solutions and pieces with timeless shapes, Karman is a flexible ally for every lighting design project.
Among its most recent works, the lighting project for a modern house in Saint-Tropez stands out. This Marche company supplied lamps to this large villa with a sea view to give character to the spaces.
With a few precise interventions, the light points are capable of making the terrace and patio safe and welcoming. In this way, the owners and their guests can spend pleasant summer evenings outdoors, enjoying the sea breeze and relaxing as if in an outdoor living room.
The right lighting helps generate a feeling of well-being and gives each area a domestic and welcoming style. The lighting interacts harmoniously with the construction materials and architectural finishes.
The lighting of a modern home cannot ignore the values and universal rules for the success of the project, but above all, it must speak the same language as the building, appearing harmonious and pleasant in the context.
In this article, we will explore:
- Modern home lighting: how to enhance spaces
- The project of a modern villa with a swimming pool in Saint-Tropez
- How to illuminate the interior and exterior of a villa
- Why you should choose Karman for the lighting of a modern home
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Modern home lighting: how to enhance spaces
First of all, we should clarify a fundamental point: the lighting of a modern home must be designed in a precise and calibrated manner.
Gone are the days when a light point in the center of the room could solve the problem of lighting in a room. We used to use solutions such as table lamps for reading or so we wouldn't have to sit in the dark relaxing in front of the TV.
Home lighting needs to be thought out in advance, preferably with the help of a lighting designer, to guarantee uniform and diffused light everywhere.
Choosing products that go well with all the furnishings is fundamental, and it is important to provide accent lighting to enhance the materials or the most particular details.
In addition to "fixed" light points, it is advisable to have floor lamps that can be repositioned when necessary, and, if the spaces are very large, uplight wall lamps can support the main chandeliers. The keyword here must be flexibility, which is achieved by providing separate switches for each light fixture. Where possible it is advisable to install dimmers to vary the intensity and color of the light as needed.
The project of a modern villa with a swimming pool in Saint-Tropez
Karman supplied some of its decorative products for the lighting of a modern house in Saint-Tropez.
This two-storey villa designed by the architect François Vieillecroze, with interiors by Jeanne Vieillecroze, is a residence nestled among the green hills of the French Riviera that opens up towards the sea.
The project of a modern villa with a pool speaks a minimal and dry language, betting on an essential style with simple luxury that never appears aseptic. The home is made up of open spaces, where the sun's rays penetrate through thanks to the large windows and glass portions that "break through" the facades.
The functional areas follow one another, connecting seamlessly to the outdoor spaces. The terrace on the first floor and the covered patio on the ground floor are real extensions of the living room, and are designed to be lived in freedom.
The color palette plays on natural tones, those of wood and stone – the guiding materials of the project, combined with cream, white, and gray and beige with light blue accents for the furnishings and upholstery.
The Mediterranean taste, with portions of dry stone walls and stone floors, is updated in a contemporary key: there is a minimalist twist that does not give way to superfluous decoration, but lets the surfaces and volumes speak, lit up at night by precise and well-calibrated lighting.
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How to illuminate the interior and exterior of a villa
The lighting project of this modern villa in Saint-Tropez is a perfect example: it demonstrates how a decorative touch, if well positioned and calibrated, can give an extra twist to essential environments, without distorting their minimalism.
The intervention of this Marche brand focuses on well-defined areas, the outdoor areas that extend the living room and, in fact, are proposed as indoor-outdoor hybrids. Following the trend of the moment, which uses terraces and patios as outdoor living rooms, upholstered furniture and the dining area are arranged like their indoor counterparts.
Because of this, outdoor lighting design follows the logic of home lighting: there are suspensions that concentrate the light onto the long table designed for receptions and onto the generous sofas that invite you to chat with friends.
Outdoor lighting at a modern villa with a swimming pool
With a long green-blue pool and deck for sunbathing, the pool area lights up when the sun goes down thanks to soft lighting which combines functionality and safety.
The area, surrounded by English lawns, tall palm trees, and the typical Mediterranean vegetation, is the backdrop to the first of the outdoor environments created with Karman products: the covered patio with a kitchen. The patio is designed for evenings with friends and furnished as a large open space living area with a sofa area and a long table.
Right above the floor is a spectacular waterfall where the outdoor lamp, Ginger, is positioned at different heights and in different versions, all in smoked coated glass. Designed by Edmondo Testaguzza, they have an adorable retro design; for this reason, they are perfect in combination with the standard geometric canopy in light wood.
Ginger
On the first floor, the large terrace is instead treated as an informal conversation area: there are generous furnishings and coffee tables; while remaining seated, your gaze extends into the distance and you see the sea, thanks to the transparent balustrade strategically chosen by the architects.
Here the Karman touch is noticeable in the suspensions and the Cell floor lamps by Matteo Ugolini, which are light metal cages inspired by Chinese lanterns that protect an opalescent plexiglass lampshade.
Cell
Indoor designer lamps for home lighting
The lighting of a modern home can be solved in different ways. Some opt for traditional looking lamps with imposing dimensions, capable of grabbing your attention. Some, on the contrary, prefer recessed spotlights and track systems because they want to have good lighting without the products being too visible.
But the most loved solution of all is undoubtedly when the designer lamps become the protagonists. These lamps are objects with a strong character capable of being beautiful and aesthetically pleasing even when turned off.
The designer lamps proposed by Karman will give you the possibility to choose according to your tastes, and you will be able to mix multiple styles following only your instincts.
Why you should choose Karman for the lighting of a modern home
Karman is the ideal ally for solving the lighting of a modern home. Its vast catalog includes proposals for all tastes and made of different materials.
Our offer ranges from technical and minimalist solutions to chandeliers, without forgetting the more playful proposals such as the fun and particular animal-shaped lamps.
These designer objects take on various shapes from every style and are products Made in Italy that combine aesthetic beauty with quality light sources. They are often also available in an outdoor version to give aesthetic continuity to the spaces.
Karman, ultimately, offers a harmonious combination of refined design and luminous functionality, helping to make every room in your home unique.
