Understanding how to illuminate restaurant spaces is neither simple nor obvious. Many elements contribute to creating the feeling of a cosy space, and one of these is lighting. Lighting plays a fundamental role because it establishes the mood and, if used consciously, enhances a room’s positive characteristics.
Your restaurant's clients deserve the best
In a restaurant, one seeks comfort, in food, of course, but also in the setting that they experience while enjoying delicacies, perhaps in good company.
There are thousands of nuances and the aspects to consider to create the basis of an exceptional experience, right from the first time you enter the room.
Illuminate and decorate a restaurant at the same time
Knowing how to choose the right degree of light and correctly position lamps and knowing other technical factors are all important but not enough to make your stay memorable.
In a restaurant, good lighting is also decorative.
The first impression is the one that matters
The perception of the client’s experience is influenced by a light that decorates without being intrusive and that accompanies them on a journey of pleasant sensations.
As soon as they enter the room, people need to get an idea of the setting and have elements at their disposal that help them to adapt gradually to style and atmosphere.
The importance of furnishing decorative lighting for restaurants
Did you know that the decor of the room influences lighting, because it reflects or absorbs light?
Furniture, decorations, walls and light-coloured accessories allow greater diffusion of light and help to make the environment bright and welcoming.
In contrast, dark surfaces absorb light and, consequently, create a more intimate atmosphere. If the furniture in your restaurant is dark, it is important, however, to help the guests to see without straining. Therefore, it is fundamental to illuminate less but to make the light reflect more, avoiding annoying glares. So, that’s a no-no to glass, chrome metals and shiny surfaces in general, and yes to satin and matte finishes.
How to choose the right decorative lighting in a restaurant
Light helps to create the mood of the whole room.
To identify the most suitable solutions, you must keep these aspects in mind:
- Type of furniture and environment
- Sensations that you want to evoke
- Character and function of the restaurant
- Understanding lighting levels will help you choose the right type of decorative lighting in a restaurant. Here they are:
- Ambient lighting concerns the general lighting of the room and most often is installed on the ceiling, which can accommodate ceiling lights or recessed lights
- Task lighting illuminates tables and walkways, and they are usually suspension or table lamps
- Accent lighting enhances some specific points of the restaurant, such as art objects or architectural elements
Let's take a look at lighting solutions by Karman.
Basic elements for decorative lighting with an essential style in restaurants
If your restaurant has an industrial style, all you have to do is think about decorative lighting with a minimal style.
The lamps that we offer guarantee a regular and unobtrusive light: they illuminate and decorate, almost merging with the surrounding environment but offering great character.
They work well as both task lighting and accent lighting.
Mek, from reuse to the future
Mek suspensions will allow your guests to experience true industrial style.
They are composed of rings placed one above the other, with different shapes and sizes; they evoke the precise movement of the gears of assembly lines. The result is the production of new and futuristic constructions.
Perfect for a practical atmosphere, they are available in 3 different versions: white, black or white/bronze ceramic structure.
Nando, with only two elements, illuminates instantly
Ferdinando Innocenti, the creator of the tube-joint system, is revived in this lamp with a familiar name.
Nando is simple and direct; it does its job with two joined and inseparable parts.
Nando
Available in 3 colours, gold, white and anthracite, and 3 models, it is formed by an “Innocenti" metal joint and a lacquered micro-perforated tubular. You can choose the suspension or appliqué version.
Nando
Unforgettable ceremonies: the right decorative lighting for your restaurant
Ceremonies are parties at which your guests love to be the centre of attention and enjoy these moments in total well-being.
There is nothing better than helping guests have a unique and pleasant experience, where everything is designed to make every moment magical.
Discover these ambient lighting solutions with us, for rooms that host receptions made of style and happiness.
Notredame, the charm of the Gothic style
Pure and elegant poetry: Notredame is a lamp able to amaze.
Notredame
It recreates the rose windows of the ancient cathedrals, through which natural light radiates relentlessly and envelops every element.
Ancient emotions are evoked with this a gold or white technopolymer that has a three-dimensional texture, in a suspension, wall or ceiling lamp. The luminous core, at the centre of the lamp, explodes in all its splendour and enhances the joy of feeling good together in moments of grand celebration.
Déjà-vu, the contemporary that never tires
It does not forget the past or traditions; instead, it welcomes them and makes them fly: Déjà-vu is a lamp that surprises.
It is unexpected but known because it recalls ancient and friendly atmospheres.
Déjà-vu
The floral motifs rest on the curved arm and define its style, romantic but not cloying.
Déjà-vu
It challenges gravity, like a shower of light that travels upwards. In white, opaque or glossy ceramic, and a white linen lampshade, it is available in an appliqué or multiple-suspension version with 8 arms.
Snoob, fineness meets grandeur
Clean character and majestic lines, almost baroque: Snoob. The shape is reminiscent of the majestic chandeliers of opulent palaces.
It is a suspension suitable for any style of furniture, in black or white lacquered aluminium, with 16 or 8 arms.
This lamp, with light sources similar to candles, will give each party the taste of a fresh soul, full of personality.
Domenica, to illuminate the long-awaited and desired parties
Domenica creates an elegant and delicately refined atmosphere. The monotony goes away to make room for the desire to feel good together.
Domenica
Of particular fineness are the drawings, similar to embroidery, dashed on the white plaster structure. The shape encloses and envelops memories, then breaks and explodes into gold or white wire mesh.
Available in appliqués and suspensions, this lamp invites guests to sit down and enjoy the reception in complete relaxation, as in a game to participate in to understand that victory is nothing more than the renewal of their own, simple serenity.
Ceraunavolta, the lamp that never goes unnoticed
Ceraunavolta is a surprising lamp that gives colour to the spaces in the Tiffany versions and makes them bright because of their transparent models. Its forms are changeable and harmonious.
The festival halls take on almost fairytale traits thanks to the decorated blown glass diffusers that elegantly dominate the scene.
Ceraunavolta gives its best when it is arranged in a group; there are many possible combinations, and each one is able to transport, in its own way, clients to unexplored worlds.
Suspension lamps above the tables: direct and comfortable lighting
In this case, we are talking about task lighting.
Reading the menu, observing the disposition of the food on the plates, enjoying the course even before tasting it, are all actions that deserve the right lighting.
Let’s take a look at how to do it the best way possible.
Life, the common denominator of modernity and the past
Life takes inspiration from the fabric lampshades of the ancient chandeliers.
Made of denim, deliberately torn and damaged, it lives in the present and brings back a fascinating story from the past.
This suspension lamp, created in different models, gives the tables a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The light, through the amber fabric, helps to create a family atmosphere.
Braille, the value of friendship
A collection of shapes and signs etched onto glass: Braille, a spherical shape, simple but at the same time profound, like the bond that unites friends.
It is made of white satin glass, which makes the diffusion of light very delicate.
Life e Braille
It offers a multi-sensory experience and is perfect as a work light because it is available as a suspension or table lamp.
Sahara
The Sahara suspension lamp, with a green or white ceramic body, is a triumph of living and lively material. Each lamp is unique, and therefore original.
Sahara
It reminds us of the nature and comfort of a welcoming solace that suddenly appears in the desert, like an oasis.
It invites us to give ourselves to food and conviviality.
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Sahara
Refined solutions for surprising effects
Let's now look at some decorative lighting solutions for restaurants that can work well in premises that offer dishes of particular and refined gastronomy.
Different styles and models make these lamps suitable to meet every lighting need: ambient, task and accent.
Bacco
Bacco is a bottle in white frosted glass that, in its table version, illuminates its surrounding without wires and plugs, because it is powered by rechargeable batteries with 6 hours of battery life.
Bacco
It is also available in suspension, multiple or single. In both cases, it is a real little masterpiece of style and functionality, ideal when the character of the restaurant is particularly sophisticated.
Bacco
Gangster
Gangster is a vintage style lamp reminiscent of the old fifties casinos.
It offers a warm, direct and engaging light. It is able to create an intimate but playfully ironic atmosphere.
Gangster e Sahara
The external structure is always in white ceramic, while the interior is white or bronze.
Gangster
Available in two different shapes and sizes, it is a versatile lamp that can be used for multiple functions in rooms that offer particularly memorable taste and style experiences.
Choose between sensations and taste
Our journey to discover the solutions that Karman offers regarding decorative lighting for a restaurant ends here.
Be guided by curiosity, choose, based on emotions, the mood of the room and the style you want to define in the environment.
Light, in a restaurant, is, first of all, a visual sensation able to cross all the five senses, giving clients an intense experience, always full of charm.
