A Pavilion of Light

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 44, 16 May 1930, Page 25

A Pavilion of Light

An English Scheme At the Ideal Home Exhibition, now in progress at Olympia, London, a Pavilion of Light has sprung into being as the result of a. £1000 competition, open to British architects, decorative ‘artists and electrical contractors. The aim is to show the important part lighting plays in the home, and the relationship it bears to architecture, furnishing and decoration. The suite consists of six rooms, @ lounge, diningroom, bedroom, nursery, kitchen and bathroom. It is said that nothing quite like the dining-room has ever been seen before. The walls and ceilings are of black glass, with a narrow rose-coloured mirror glass strip as a cornice, and as part of the architraves, with stainless steel skirting. The threshold of the doors. is lighted from below, and an etched panel lighted from behind forms a dado between the two doors. The central feature of the room is an extremely novel dining-table, fashfoned entirely of glass, the top being illuminated by light, which is also projected downward upon a_ rectangular tank containing goldfish and aquatic vegetation. : In the bedroom is a dressing table which is surely the last word in luxury, or at least, lighting luxury. The lady who is beautifying herself sits on a stool placed on glass, from beneath which comes a flood of light. The side tables are illuminated their full length by other concealed lights, and overhead is a wide umbrella-like arrangement which sheds another flood of opal light upon the occupant of the seat. Thus there are no shadows thrown on the occupant, and none reflected from the full-length mirror before her.